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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

              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
              The hulk of a tank, purportedly belonging to the Eritrean Army, sits on a road in Dansa, south-west of Mekele in Tigray region, Ethiopia. AFP

              African Union calls for Ethiopia ceasefire and peace talks

              AfricaOctober 16, 2022
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