Two of Africa’s deadliest ongoing conflicts may be on the verge of merging into a single, devastating regional war and Ethiopia appears to be the catalyst. On March 23, a combined force of fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) overran the strategic […]
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Survivors of Ethiopia’s Tigray War Fear New Conflict as Military Tensions Escalate
Residents of northern Ethiopia’s ancient city of Axum are gripped by anxiety as military forces mobilize along the borders with Eritrea and around the Tigray region, the same areas devastated by a brutal conflict between 2020 and 2022. The mounting tensions have sparked an exodus from Tigray’s major cities. Flights […]
Eritrean President Accuses Ethiopia of Declaring War, Dismisses Red Sea Dispute Narrative
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has accused Ethiopia of declaring war on Eritrea while rejecting characterizations that frame escalating tensions between the two nations as centered on Red Sea access, according to remarks broadcast on Eritrean state television Monday. The accusations mark the latest development in deteriorating relations between the two […]
Ethiopia on the Edge: Fragile Peace Threatens to Collapse
Ethiopia is once again teetering on the brink of a devastating conflict. The peace agreement that ended the brutal two-year war in Tigray is fraying, and tensions among regional powers are raising fears of another full-scale confrontation in the Horn of Africa.