Tag: #Horn of Africa

The Alibi of False Equivalence: Eritrea, Ethiopia and the EU’s Failure in the Horn of Africa

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The EU Must Name Ethiopia as the Source of Chaos in the Horn by David Yeh Whether it is the U.S....

Barking at Eritrea While Ethiopia Unravels

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Addis Ababa Can Expel Diplomats. It Cannot Expel Geography. By Alula Frezghi Ethiopia has closed its embassy in Asmara, expelled Eritrean...

Complicity and Duplicity of External Entities Will Only Deepen the Crisis in Ethiopia and Across the Horn of Africa

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By Ahferom Thomas The announcement of the formation of the Coalition of Ethiopian Popular Forces for Survival, on September 20,...

The Red Sea Is Not Abu Dhabi’s Chessboard

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Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and the Limits of External Power in the Horn of Africa By Alula Frezghi The most important question...

ERITREA: THE POLITICS OF ENDURANCE

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by Ahmed Ibrahim A People, a History, and the Discipline of Resilience Some nations have histories told primarily through empires, treaties,...

Ethiopia’s Current Narrative as a Cover for a Much Older Ambition

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By Alula Frezghi The most revealing aspect of Ethiopia’s Ruling Party pundits is not what they say about Iran or...

The Red Sea Should Be a Bridge, Not a Battlefield: Sovereignty and Sea Access in the Horn of Africa

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Ahmed Ibrahim The history of a coastline cannot be rewritten simply because a neighboring country has become landlocked. For Eritrea,...

The Potemkin Party: Historical Obfuscation and Geopolitical Compellence

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Weldu Gebrselassie (PhD) & Amleset Negash G.Hiwet Over the last three years, the Potemkin Party (PP) has made concerted efforts...

Always Betting on the Wrong Horse: America’s Myopic Policy in the Horn

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The Sanctions Theater Washington’s latest visa restrictions on so-called “hardline TPLF” leaders are being sold as a contribution to peace....

After the Ship Has Sailed: Ethiopia’s Myth of 3,000-Year Ownership of the Red Sea Coast

Fiction vs. Facts & Reality Red Sea Beacon -
By Simon Zecharias Introduction: Ethiopia did not lose Assab in 1993. It lost an occupation. It lost the temporary possession of...

The Myth of Foreign Military Bases In Eritrea

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Eritrea is not for Sale! by Ghidewon Abay Asmerom Few accusations reveal the dishonesty of anti-Eritrean propaganda more clearly than the...

Beyond GDP: Why Real Development Is Measured in Human Progress

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By Alula Frezghi Across Africa, political leaders frequently celebrate gross domestic product (GDP) growth as the ultimate measure of national...