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Eritrea

A highly militarised East African nation with strict governance and ongoing human rights concerns. It shares borders with Ethiopia and Sudan

Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. AFP

US envoy rejects claims of 'secret' Eritrea deal

NewsAugust 05, 2026
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. Reuters

Egypt deepens Eritrea ties as it seeks to isolate Ethiopia in Horn of Africa

MENAMay 17, 2026
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile. AFP

Egypt open to supporting Ethiopia’s Red Sea access if Nile water dispute softens

MENAFebruary 23, 2026
The Doraleh port in Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti. Xinhua via AFP

Egypt finalises deal to develop Djibouti's port in bid to pressure Ethiopia over Nile dam

MENADecember 31, 2025
Yonas Kibreab at the UK premiere of Disney and Pixar's Elio. Getty Images
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Who is Yonas Kibreab, 14-year-old Filipino-Eritrean star of Pixar's Elio?

Film & TVJune 21, 2025
From left, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. AFP

Egypt builds up military mission in Somalia before Ethiopian troop withdrawal

MENAOctober 15, 2024
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is formally received by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi at Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo. X

Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea vow to bring peace to Horn of Africa at summit

MENAOctober 10, 2024
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki embrace after signing a peace agreement in 2018. Reuters

Egypt and Eritrea explore possible military deal amid regional tension

MENASeptember 16, 2024
Sudan army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan has visited Qatar, South Sudan and Egypt in recent weeks. AFP

Sudan's Al Burhan heads to Eritrea to shore up regional support

MENASeptember 11, 2023
Israeli security forces detain an Eritrean protester in Tel Aviv. AFP

UN warns Israel not to deport Eritreans en masse

MENASeptember 05, 2023
An Israeli police officer and an Eritrean demonstrator in Tel Aviv on Saturday. EPA

Netanyahu vows to 'immediately' deport Eritrean asylum seekers after Tel Aviv clashes

MENASeptember 02, 2023
Police stand near burnt-out cars after riots at an Eritrean cultural festival in Stockholm on Thursday. AP

Sweden cancels protest permit after riots at Eritrean festival

WorldAugust 04, 2023
Saito Ene Ruka (R) who said he had lost 100 cows to drought, and his neighbour Kesoi Ole Tingoe, who lost 40, near Lake Magadi, Kenya. AP

Worst drought in more than a decade facing Horn of Africa

WorldFebruary 23, 2023
Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam was arrested in Sudan on January 1. Photo: Netherlands Police

UAE arrests head of major human trafficking network

UAEJanuary 05, 2023
Lorries sent by the World Food Programme head for Ethiopia's Tigray region, where aid delivery has increased since a ceasefire deal was signed. AFP

Reports of kidnapping and looting in Tigray despite truce

AfricaNovember 27, 2022
Chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat meets UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. AP

Ethiopia 'spiralling out of control', UN chief warns

AfricaOctober 17, 2022
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