Tag: #Egypt

THE MYTH OF AN ISOLATED ERITREA

By Auet Melache, May 2026 ETN NEWS24 EDITORIAL DESK: For over two decades, Eritrea has repeatedly been described by activist-academic...

Eritrea’s Blue Economy: 35 Years of Marine and Freshwater Development

By David Yeh Eritrea’s Hidden Wealth: 35+ Years of Development Achievements, Pre-Independence Foundations, and the Rise of Marine and Freshwater...

Michael Rubin: Outdated assumptions, and the Persistence of a Failed Coercive-Policy Framework

By Alula Frezghi Michael Rubin’s latest warning against U.S. engagement with Eritrea is not an outlier. It is the continuation...

The Anatomy of Africa’s Continental Failure: Expanding the Case for a “Radical Fix”

by Aaron Abraha Sixty three years on, the African Union stands less as a testament to continental aspiration and more...

The Potemkin Maritime State: Ethiopia’s Red Sea Delusion and the Politics of Make-Believe

By David Yeh There are moments in geopolitics when ambition crosses the line from aspiration into farce, when a state...

Eritrea and Red Sea: Littoral States, Not Foreign Fleets

By Debessai Tsegai The Red Sea is not merely a waterway. It is one of the world’s most indispensable arteries,...

How a Manufactured Crisis Threatens the Horn of Africa’s Future

Is the Prosperity Party Committing Political Suicide? By Alula Frezghi Just after midnight, cargo vessels move slowly through the narrow waters...

Potemkin Governance and Its Consequences: Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa Under Threat

By Debessai Tsegai Since Ethiopia fell under the rule of the Potemkin Party and Colonel Abiy Ahmed, the country has...

The Potemkin Party’s Politics of Deception: The Red Sea as a Cover for Ethiopia’s Internal Crisis

By Debessai Tsegai The Prosperity Party regime currently ruling Ethiopia has embraced a politics of deception, distraction, and manufactured chaos...

The Port of Adulis: Awakening an Ancient Giant as a Modern Theme Park Marvel

by Ezra Musa A couple of months back, we made a family trip to Universal Orlando, a facility visited by...

Narratives, Influence, and the Red Sea Question:

Why Analytical Evasion Undermines Regional Stability By Alula Frezghi When external commentary sidesteps Ethiopia’s declared maritime ambitions, it risks normalizing coercive...

Veiled Promises and Hollow Transformations: Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia, and the Politics of Autocratic Recurrence

By David Yeh Political change is frequently sold as a rupture, a departure from repression toward freedom, from autocracy toward...