Eritrea

How national, regional and international competition over ports is shaping political alliances and enmities across the Red Sea zone.   This is the second part of The Thin Red Line, an African Arguments series focusing on dynamics around the Red Sea. For over 25 years, maritime strategy and...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and the Eritrean Foreign Affairs Minister , Osman Saleh Mohammed held productive discussion with President of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on how to strengthen trilateral, regional and international cooperation commenced among the sisterly countries. Moreover, both...

Horndiplomat-On 19 October 2018- President Isaias Afwerki met and held talks today at the State House with Russian delegation headed by Mr. Mikhail Leonidovich Bogdanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. At the meeting, President Isaias underlined Eritrea’s readiness to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in...

By: SHABAIT The Heads of State and Government of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia met in Asmara, on 27 January 2020. The three leaders held candid and extensive discussions on the situations in their respective countries, their tripartite cooperation and developments in the Horn of Africa region. The...

By:Hassan jama, Horndiplomat Contributor Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus. Horndiplomat reports Takele Uma Banti, the mayor of the capital Addis Ababa, tweeted that a Japanese citizen was the person affected. "We should avoid meetings and hand contacts," the mayor wrote on Twitter. According...

By: Mohamed Duale Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday confirmed new cases of the coronavirus. Somalia Ministry of Health confirmed the third case of Coronavirus disease 2019 (#COVID19). The affected person is UN commercial contractor engaged by the United Nations has been diagnosed with the novel...

By: AFP Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of the body, Information Minister Yemane Meskel said Monday.

By Eleonora Ardemagni The Horn of Africa is currently playing a pivotal role in the U.A.E.’s security interests at a time of international uncertainty, regional conflicts, and demanding domestic transformations. The U.A.E. is expanding its foothold in the region, with Eritrea to host its first...

Djibouti's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of occupying a disputed territory along their border shortly after Qatar peacekeepers left the location this week. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said on Friday Djibouti's military was "on alert" and that it has lodged complaints to the United Nations...

Horndiplomat-According to Xinhua Net, East Africa's two long-time rivals, Ethiopia and Eritrea, are mulling steps to strengthen cultural and people-to-people links between the two countries. A cultural symposium held on Friday here brought together 500 participants drawn from both countries, including senior government officials from...