Eritrea quits regional bloc as tensions rise with Ethiopia

The government in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, has long accused Igad of siding with Ethiopia in regional disputes. Eritrea ...
Nation

Eritrea quits IGAD again, accuses bloc of losing relevance

Asmara quit the organisation in April 2007, citing the same grievances it raised again on Friday. The Ministry said IGAD had failed to respond to calls for reform and “continues to renege on its ...
The Star on MSN

Eritrea withdraws from IGAD again, cites unmet aspirations and reforms

Eritrea has formally withdrawn from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).The decision was communicated through a notice dated December 12, 2025, officially informing the bloc’s ...
CNN

US will reexamine all green cards issued to people from 19 countries as Trump administration ramps up immigration crackdown

The US will reexamine all green cards issued to people from 19 countries “of concern” at President Donald Trump’s direction, as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown following ...
The Nigerian Voice

Global power shifts are playing out in the Red Sea region: why this is where the rules are changing

The Red Sea is rapidly becoming a highly contested zone, where traditional and emerging global powers are vying for influence and control. The decline of western geopolitical centrality, the rise of ...
Investing

Global power shifts are playing out in the Red Sea region: why this is where the rules are changing

The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is the Red Sea region, which encompasses Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, Saudi Arabia ...
The Washington Post

How billionaires took over American politics

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in ...
The Economist

Ethiopia is perilously close to another war

The silencing of the guns in Tigray, a northern region of Ethiopia in which hundreds of thousands of people may have died in a brutal civil war between 2020 and 2022, was a rare example of peacemaking ...
gisreportsonline

Rising tensions in the Horn of Africa

Geopolitical ambitions, ethnic divisions and contested access to the sea and fresh water are intensifying anxieties in Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Tigray region. The port of Massawa is one of the ...
Human Rights Watch

UN Rights Council Rejects Bad-Faith Bid to End Eritrea Scrutiny

Today the UN Human Rights Council firmly rejected Eritrea’s attempt to end scrutiny of its human rights situation. Council members decisively voted down the Eritrean government’s resolution to end the ...
WTVO

New Trump travel ban takes effect

President Trump’s travel ban targeting a dozen countries went into effect on Monday, the latest step by the White House to crack down on the number of individuals entering the U.S. The new policy ...