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Eritrea Urgently Calls on UN to Take "Deterrence Measures," Warns Ethiopia Has "Declared War" in Tigray
According to Africanews, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh on Saturday sent a letter to the United Nations requesting the Security Council adopt "deterrence measures," accusing Ethiopia of having committed an act of "declaring war" in the Tigray conflict that would bring "catastrophic calamity" to the peoples of both countries. Asmara denied Addis Ababa's accusation of a "full-scale invasion" claiming Eritrean forces had advanced 60 kilometers deep into the Tigray region. The Tigrayan city o
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsEthiopia and Eritrea Accuse Each Other of Aggression; Red Sea Corridor Dispute Pushes Horn of Africa to Brink of War
Ethiopia and Eritrea have accused each other of aggression at the UN Security Council, with Eritrean forces reportedly penetrating 60 kilometers into Tigray; the Red Sea corridor dispute and a new round of fighting in Tigray are pushing the Horn of Africa back toward the threshold of war, as analysts warn that the space for diplomatic de-escalation is rapidly narrowing.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsTigray Standoff Escalates as Ethiopia and Eritrea Trade Sovereign Red Lines; Four-Corner Bloc Takes Shape in the Horn of Africa
Citing anonymous security sources, AFP reported that up to 8,000 Eritrean troops are stationed in Tigray, while Ethiopia has written to the UN Security Council demanding their withdrawal; Eritrea hit back with hard-line rhetoric framed in terms of "blood and law." In parallel, the leaders of Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia issued a joint statement defining governance of the Red Sea as the "exclusive responsibility of littoral states." After securing re-election, Abiy Ahmed reaffirmed sea acces
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsRed Sea Access Dispute Spills Over: Ethiopia and Eritrea Trade 'Aggression' Accusations as Tigray Conflict Edges Toward Cross-Border War
Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of waging 'an extraordinary war of aggression,' just days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. According to an anonymous figure cited by AFP, an estimated 5,000 to 8,000 Eritrean troops are currently stationed in Tigray in support of the TPLF. Rebel forces have lost two cities in the face of a federal military advance and are retreating toward the Eritrean border, with the regional conflict risking loss of control over the long-standi
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsEritrean Troops Reportedly Enter Tigray as Ethiopia's Civil War Risks Spreading into Regional Conflict
According to France 24 reports, Eritrean forces have been deployed to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, raising the risk of spillover from fighting between federal forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that resumed in late September, with the two countries severing diplomatic relations last week.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsAbiy government forces retake key Tigray town of Adwa; Eritrea's role back in focus; West remains silent on Nobel laureate PM's war
Ethiopian federal forces and allied troops have regained control of the strategic Tigray town of Adwa near the Eritrean border, while Eritrea denies accusations of cross-border troop deployment and has called for UN intervention. As the Tigray war led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Abiy Ahmed escalates again, Western governments and mainstream international media have responded coolly to this round of conflict.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsFragile Tigray Ceasefire Hit Again: Behind the Ethiopian Federal Army's Retaking of Mekelle, a Legacy of 500,000 Deaths and the Shadow of Eritrea
Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, but the ceasefire signed in 2022 has effectively become a dead letter just weeks after federal forces recaptured the city. Researchers at Belgium's Ghent University estimated that around 500,000 civilians died in the previous civil war. The TPLF has allied with six opposition groups to seek the ouster of the Abiy government, and rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have fueled fears of a broader conflict.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsStrait of Hormuz Disruption Rattles Global Energy Landscape; U.S. Strategic Reserves Hit Lowest Level in Over 40 Years
As the Riyadh Energy Conference convened, a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 and injured 309, highlighting geopolitical risks facing Middle Eastern energy. According to Al Jazeera, the U.S.-Israel war against Iran has disrupted roughly 27% of global seaborne oil passages, U.S. strategic petroleum reserves have fallen to their lowest level since 1982, and countries heavily dependent on Middle Eastern oil and gas supplies — such as Eritrea and Madagascar — are bearing t
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsTigray conflict sees new developments: Adigrat residents reportedly celebrate Eritrean forces' withdrawal, Eritrea denies "invasion"
According to Al Jazeera reports, residents of Adigrat in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region held celebrations following the reported withdrawal of Eritrean forces. Eritrean troops had previously been accused of carrying out a cross-border "invasion," but the Eritrean side denied that its forces had entered the region.
Truth Era Newsroom · 2 viewsAfter the Fall of Perim Island: Houthi Conflict Spillover and the Cascading Costs Borne by the Horn of Africa
Iran-backed Houthi forces occupied Yemen's Perim Island in September. The island commands the narrowest point of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, just about 20 kilometers from Djibouti. More than 3,700 refugees poured into a country with no groundwater, while Ethiopia—roughly 95 percent of whose imports and exports depend on the shipping route—came under pressure as maritime insurance costs nearly doubled. When five major powers maintain densely packed military bases in Djibouti, a nation of barely a m
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