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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

          US President Donald Trump, walks through the Congress Center following a news conference on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Bloomberg

          US President Trump would rather have a long impeachment trial

          WorldJanuary 22, 2020
          Earlier this month, foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Djibouti, Sudan, Somalia, Egypt and Yemen met in Riyadh as part of a new initiative to improve co-operation in the areas bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Reuters

          The new Red Sea alliance has been borne out of an urgent necessity

          CommentJanuary 18, 2020
          US Ambassador to the UAE JJohn Rakolta speaking at the UAE Security Forum 2019: Reshaping the Future of the Horn of Africa. Photo Courtesy of AGSIW

          UAE trade is a national security priority for US, says new envoy

          December 12, 2019
          Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces with Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian prime minister, in Abu Dhabi this year. Emirati diplomats have gradually developed closer relations with Ethiopia. Ryan Carter / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

          UAE and Saudi Arabia are bringing the Horn of Africa closer to the Gulf

          CommentDecember 12, 2019
          Ethiopia's Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Abiy Ahmed Ali speaks after receiving the accolade in Oslo. AFP

          Ethiopian PM awarded 100th Nobel Peace Prize

          WorldDecember 10, 2019
          Eritrean painter Noah Mulubrhan, 35, is portrayed in local gallery in Addis Ababa on December 6, 2019. Art can be a vehicle for Eritreans and Ethiopians to celebrate all they have in common, from language to religion to culture. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION / AFP / EDUARDO SOTERAS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

          Eritrean artists profit from peace to make their mark on Ethiopia

          AfricaDecember 10, 2019
          Migrants rescued by the Libyan coastguard come ashore in Tripoli on July 26, 2019. Reuters

          Libya’s coast guard intercepts more than 430 migrants

          November 23, 2019
          Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Tiksa Negeri / Reuters

          Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed is facing the greatest test of his leadership

          CommentNovember 06, 2019
          US aircraft carriers have long been a common sight in Gulf waters, but changing priorities after the election could see them sail home. AP

          Global political structures permanently fragmented, warns IISS Strategic Survey

          WorldOctober 29, 2019
          The construction site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba in the North West of Ethiopia, seen in November 2017. AP

          Egypt accepts invitation to meet in US over Ethiopia dam dispute

          October 23, 2019
          Kenya's central bank governor Patrick Njoroge backed demonetisation, saying 'you don’t wait until the house is burning before you use the fire extinguisher'. Reuters

          Kenya's demonetisation drive exposes corruption – but fails to eliminate it

          CommentOctober 20, 2019
          Migrants on an overcrowded wooden boat wait to be rescued in the Mediterranean Sea earlier this month. AP

          Seventy migrants rescued from Mediterranean and flee after boat capsize

          September 29, 2019
          The global rules-based order's regulations and institutions, such as the UN, need to be reformed drastically to reflect the world of the 21st century. AFP

          United Nations General Assembly 2019: keynote speeches to look out for

          The AmericasSeptember 23, 2019
          A migrant waves his hand in the air from on a blue rubber boat some 14 nautical miles from the coast of Libya in Mediterranean Sea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. AP

          Hundreds of refugees held in Libya to be relocated to Rwanda

          September 10, 2019
          Italy's Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese attends the new Cabinet's first meeting, on September 5, 2019 at Palazzo Chigi in Rome. AFP

          Italy’s new interior minister to shift migration strategy

          EuropeSeptember 05, 2019
          Arabic can be colourful, fun and full of possibilities, says our writer. Alamy

          Why we need to make learning the Arabic language fun and cool

          CommentAugust 31, 2019
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