Finnish Foreign Minister, Pekka Haavisto, has been visiting the UAE and Saudi Arabia before travelling to Ethiopia. His aim: to…
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Tag: Saudi Arabia
President Isaias’s increasing dependence on Saudi Arabia
A Saudi delegation has just visited Eritrea. Apart from the 20 man delegation (and they were all men) posing for…
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Ethiopia’s worsening crisis threatens regional, Mideast security
“Ethiopia’s fragmentation could portend displacement on a scale not seen in modern times.” Source: Al-Monitor Ethiopia’s worsening crisis threatens regional,…
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International dimensions of the Tigray war – and how it might end
With the entry of Eritrean forces into the war in Tigray, and the missile strike by Tigray on the Eritrean…
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Fears of regional conflict in Horn of Africa after rocket attacks on Eritrea
The missile attack on Saturday and Abiy’s rejection of calls for a ceasefire and negotiations from the United Nations secretary…
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Timeline: How the President Isaias – Prime Minister Abiy relationship developed
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s assault on Tigray came after he had forged the closest relationship with Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki….
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About 16,000 migrants being held in just one Saudi centre, Ethiopian official reveals
Numbers being held in appalling conditions may be far greater than first thought Source: Daily Telegraph ByZecharias Zelalem and Will Brown, AFRICA CORRESPONDENT15…
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Investigation: African migrants ‘left to die’ in Saudi Arabia’s hellish Covid detention centres
“To [the Saudis] or even to Abiy, it’s like we’re ants. When we die, it’s as if an ant died,…
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What’s behind President Isaias’s travels?
President Isaias Afwerki has been a busy man. On the 5th of May he returned to Asmara after seeing Prime…
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Saudi Arabia announces establishment of Red Sea, Gulf of Aden council
Source: Al Arabiya Saudi Arabia announces establishment of Red Sea, Gulf of Aden council Saudi King Salman recieves foreign ministers…
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