Aggregated
What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.
These are headlines published by other newsrooms, not Hornafrika reporting. We show the headline, a short extract and a link; the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it, and copyright in each headline and extract remains with that publisher. How the wire works
Filtered to The Guardian — Africa · Eritrea · clear
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said his country will not take sides in disputes between Ethiopia and Eritrea, stressing that Mogadishu maintains relations with both governments.
Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa doonayn inay ku lug yeelato khilaafaadka u dhexeeya Itoobiya iyo Eritrea, maadaama xiriir wanaagsan la leedahay labada dal, sida uu shaaciyay Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud.…
Is there a similarity between Assad’s Syrian Baath Party and Isaias Afwerki’s PFDJ? Was the Baath Party Islamist and sectarian? Was the PFDJ sectarian, as many perceived it to be from the 1970s to the 1990s? Will the PFDJ face a…
Addis Abeba -- Russia has reiterated its readiness to facilitate dialogue between Ethiopia and Eritrea, offering Moscow as a neutral venue for talks as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives in the Russian capital to attend the…
Source: ADF The nation is now one of the only stable countries in the troubled region Eritrea is seeing its strategic value to regional security and the global economy rise as conflict affects traffic on the Red Sea. Houthi rebel attacks…
Growth with Equity The renewed tensions currently shaping political discourse in the Horn of Africa serve as a reminder that questions of peace, sovereignty, and regional stability remain as consequential as ever. Yet even as attention…
Addis Ababa, October 27, 2026 (FMC) — Assab Port was once a bustling gateway connecting Ethiopia’s vast hinterland to the Red Sea, a city of port operations, maritime transport, banks, transit businesses and industrial activity. Its oil…
Okt 26 (Jowhar)-Dagaalkii socday tan iyo bartamihii bishii Febraayo ayaa keenay in la qabto “hub laga yaabo in loo gudbin lahaa ciidamada Tigrayga,” kaas oo la soo marsiinayay dhanka dekedda Massawa, sida uu sheegay Field Marshal Birhanu…
Addis Ababa, October 27, 2026 (FMC) — The Cairo–Asmara-backed Tsimdo campaign against Ethiopia has suffered the fate of a reckless scheme built on arrogance, miscalculation and the fantasy of a rapid national collapse. Its architects…
It has become customary for the Isaias’ regime to invoke mekhte whenever it seeks to mobilize Eritreans in defense of national sovereignty. Time and again, Eritreans have responded. They have done so not because they love the regime, but…
Source: Euro Asia Review Key Takeaways: Eritrean troops reportedly crossed into northern Ethiopia near Zalambessa around 7 October, prompting Ethiopia to accuse its neighbor of a 60-kilometer incursion and to launch drone strikes on…
Author’s note: We condemn Eritreans in sweeping categories yet often treat the very individuals behind those labels with patience and respect. Why does political judgment become harsher when its target is an imaginary public? This essay…
Source: FMC Addis Ababa, October 21, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has laid bare the stark contrast between Eritrea’s promise of becoming “Africa’s Singapore” after independence and the economic decline that has engulfed the…
አዲስ አበባ፣ ጥቅምት 12፣ 2019 (ኤፍ ኤም ሲ) ኤርትራ በ1983 ነፃነቷን ስታወጅና በ1985 በይፋ ስትመሰረት፣ በብዙዎች ዘንድ በአፍሪካ ቀንድ የዲሞክራሲና የኢኮኖሚ ዓብነት ትሆናለች የሚል ግምት ነበር። በምዕራባውያን ዘንድ የሀገሪቱ መሪ ኢሳያስ አፈወርቂ ከፖል ካጋሚ እና መለስ ዜናዊ ጋር “አዲሶቹ የአፍሪካ መሪዎች“ ተብለው የተወደሱ እና በአህጉሪቱ ዴሞክራሲንና ልማትን…
Recent tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have revived fears of another regional conflict. Yet history offers a clear lesson. Decades of attempts to resolve political and strategic disputes through force have produced immense human…
አዲስ አበባ፣ ጥቅምት 11፣ 2019 (ኤፍ ኤም ሲ) የኢትዮጵያና የኤርትራ ታሪካዊ ቁርኝት በዘመናት የተሸመነ፣ በደም፣ በቋንቋ፣ በሃይማኖትና በሥነልቦና እሴቶች የተገነባ ውህድ የጋራ ታሪክ ነው። የዛሬዋ ኤርትራ በታሪክ ማህደር የኢትዮጵያ ጥንታዊ የስነመንግሥት አካል ነበረች። ሁለቱ ህዝቦች ለዘመናት ታሪክ ተጋርተው የኖሩ ሲሆን፤ የኢኮኖሚና የስልጣኔ ማጠንጠኛው በቀይ ባህር እና…
Addis Abeba -- Eritrea's Ambassador to the United Nations, Sophia Tesfamariam, has told senior US diplomats that there is no "crisis" between Ethiopia and Eritrea, while urging Washington and other international actors to…
Addis Ababa, October 21, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has laid bare the stark contrast between Eritrea’s promise of becoming “Africa’s Singapore” after independence and the economic decline that has engulfed the country over the…
Addis Abeba -- In early October 2026, Ethiopia and Eritrea took their quarrel to the UN Security Council by letter. Addis Abeba told council members that Eritrean troops had advanced up to 60 km into Tigray, which Eritrea…
አዲስ አበባ፣ ጥቅምት 10፣ 2019 (ኤፍ ኤም ሲ) ኤርትራ በ1983 ዓ.ም ከኢትዮጵያ በተለያየችበት ወቅት የሻዕቢያ አገዛዝ ኤርትራን “የአፍሪካ ቀንድ ሲንጋፖር” እናደርጋታለን ብሎ ነበር፡፡ ይሁን እንጂ የኤርትራ ከኢትዮጵያ መነጠል ከልማት ይልቅ ጦርነት፣ ከትምህርት ይልቅ ውትድርናን ያስቀደመው አገዛዝ ኤርትራን ሲንጋፖር ከማድረግ ይልቅ በድህነት እና ኋላቀርነት የምትጠቀስ…
October 20, 2026 (ENA)
Addis Ababa, October 19, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on Eritrea to embrace peaceful relations and shared development with Ethiopia, contrasting Eritrea’s former industrial strength with what he described as the…
Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Eritrean people have lost much of its industrial capacity and urban vitality since secession, urging good neighborliness and development cooperation as the path forward.
አዲስ አበባ፣ ጥቅምት 9፣ 2019 (ኤፍ ኤም ሲ) የኤርትራ ሕዝብ ‘ከነጻነት በኋላ’ ኤርትራ የኢትዮጵያ አካል በነበረችበት ጊዜ የነበረውን ሁሉ አጥቷል አሉ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ (ዶ/ር)፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ በትግርኛ ቋንቋ ባደረጉት ቆይታ እንዳሉት፤ ኤርትራ የኢትዮጵያ አካል በነበረችበት ወቅት ያበቡና ያሸበረቁ የነበሩት ከተሞቿ አሁን ላይ የመንደር ያህል ሆነዋል፡፡…
Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has warned Eritrea of "extremely severe" consequences if its government continues to reject Ethiopia's calls for peace and regional cooperation, accusing Asmara of aligning itself…
Addis Abeba -- Eritrea has urged the United Nations Security Council to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia, describing Addis Abeba's accusation that Eritrean forces invaded Tigray as a "declaration of war," a day…
Source: Horn Review Ethiopia’s expulsion of ten Eritrean diplomats from Addis Ababa marked the culmination of more than a year of steadily worsening relations. It is characterized by formal accusations of interference and subversive…
Addis Abeba -- Eritrea has urged the African Union (AU) to take urgent measures to restore its representation at the organization's headquarters in Addis Abeba, saying Ethiopia's expulsion of 10 Eritrean diplomats has…
Source: Eritrean Embassy UK Press Release The Embassy of the State of Eritrea wishes to categorically reject the statement made by the UK Home Secretary on 14 October 2026 yesterday, alleging that Eritrea has “abruptly” withdrawn…
When leaders repeat the mistakes of their predecessors, nations pay the price, and the Horn of Africa bears the burden. For the umpteenth time, the shadow of death and destruction is hovering over the Horn of Africa. Once again,…