Eritrea: Embassy of the State of Eritrea to the United States of America – Tibor Nagy: political maverick with an axe to grind against Eritrea (26.02.2026)

Ethiopia-Eritrea: Addis Ababa calling Asmara out, but Shabait isn’t having it

“The patently false and fabricated accusations against Eritrea issued by Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister yesterday is astounding in its tone and substance, underlying motivation, and overarching objective. Sadly, it constitutes yet another deplorable act in a pattern and spiral of hostile campaigns against Eritrea for more than two years now. As underlined before, the Government of Eritrea has no appetite for, or desire to, engage in meaningless acrimony to add fuel and exacerbate the situation” (Shabait – ‘False Accusations to Serve Ulterior Agendas’ 09.02.2026).

The brotherhood and friendship between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and President Isaias Afewerki are definitely destroyed to no return. There is no love lost now between Addis Ababa and Asmara. The State of Eritrea is surely not giving way to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. That’s what I am seeing.

The ones trifecta of armies attacking and invading the Northern Region or Tigray region is now turning on each other. It started with the attacks and inside war in Amhara region against Fano. Fano who was a part of the warfare in the North. The bloody and genocidal war was orchestrated by ENDF, EDF and Fano. All of them did it in coordination and it has been evident.

We know that Eritrea doesn’t want to be accountable and be transparent about their activity. They have dismissed it all along. That’s well known and we shouldn’t be shocked by it either. Because, the PIA and leadership of Asmara doesn’t want to be held accountable for their actions and there is nothing new in that. Everyone who has followed them knows this.

That Ethiopia and Abiy is pushing the needle now is telling. As his using rhetoric and policies to push towards another conflict. He is making it seem like a legit fight and for a fair reason. Even when it never was and never ever been. This will be done for a wet dream and maritime territories in the Red Sea. That’s what this is all about and give himself a reason to annex Assab port.

The ones in power in Addis Ababa is just looking for an excuse and a probable cause to wage war. We are just awaiting another war-cry from Abiy. That’s what we sadly can await and we can see it coming. His just waiting for the moment and hoping to find a moment of weakness from Eritrea. That’s how it looks like and it’s clear as day.

It is sadly another conflict on the horizon. That would be that the total fallout from the Tripartite Alliance, as ENDF and EDF would fight each other. Just like the ENDF has fought Fano for a long time now in Amhara region. So, seriously, the warlords of Addis must be giddy and wanting to send drones into Eritrea. That’s what is missing now…

We doesn’t need more bullets and suffering, but that’s what is coming. We are just getting close to it. The last letter from the Ethiopia to Eritrea is stating this. They are making sure they have air-tight arguments and can wage war at any time. As they are doing it out of defence and with basis of territorial integrity. Which is ironic, as the same Republic allowed and entered war together on its territory with them. It is years apart by now, but that’s the gist of it.

We shouldn’t shed tears yet, but sooner or later innocent civilians will be hurt again over big-men’s ego’s and warlords quest to live large. Another warlord who wants to conquer and takeover another state’s territory. Peace.

Eritrea: The Embassy of the State of Eritrea to the United States of America – When Academic Analysis Excuses Aggression: Setting the Record Straight on Eritrea’s Sovereignty (19.01.2026)

Opinion: Afwerki calls Abiy out…

“Q4: On PP’s proclamation of war and the agenda of two waters.

We should not waste time on this issue (this question does not merit a response). The Prosperity Party is pursuing an agenda of war against its own people. In spite of the Pretoria Agreement, it is waging war against the Amhara, Tigray and Oromo peoples. It has declared war against us. It is bragging about Drones and weapons that it has amassed. We have no appetite for war.  But we know how to defend our nation. Our vision was to foster good ties. But we should not be perturbed by PP’s agenda, which in essence is driven by the same external force bent on stoking conflict in the region and is behind the crisis in the Sudan. The PP’s mindset can be described by the following four attributes: Ineptness; bankruptcy, cowardice; and greed. In the event, we should not be distracted and give space to its delusional posturing.  We must focus on our domestic developmental agenda” – President Isaias Afwerki (Highlights of Local Media Interview with President Isaias Afwerki, 13.01.2026).

There is no love lost between the brothers. That is clearly obvious in 2026. The little friendship and the cordial agreements between Asmara and Addis Ababa have now been depleted and destroyed.

The Eritrean President is clearly calling the Prosperity Party and the Ethiopian Prime Minister as scavengers. That’s the notion of it. PIA is saying Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, and their mindset is “ineptness, bankruptcy, cowardice and greed”. That’s really telling…

That someone like Afwerki can call you out and spill the beans. Well, that’s really compelling and a story in itself. Because Afwerki was an ally and worked in coordination with the Ethiopian Forces in the War of the North and against Tigray. They were brothers-in-arms and was allies. They did all of that and now his calling Abiy and his party out.

The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) should be careful about how they describe others. As there are reports and claims about how it operates as a governing party and state. Not like the State of Eritrea is a professed democracy or are even a transparent government. It isn’t like the Eritrean nation has held any elections or anything really since independence. So, the Head of State can speak ill of Abiy and the PP. However, they shouldn’t take it too far. Especially, when civilians and citizens are forced to conscript and be part of the army for years on end. Therefore, not like the PIA or PFDJ are peaceful and loving statesmen.

Why should we believe in his domestic development agenda?

When his more into the grander scheme of things in the Horn of Africa. It isn’t like PIA are all in on being transparent or allowing the will of the people to reign in the State of Eritrea. So, this man should be careful about his words when this is public knowledge.

Afwerki has already been called out for his involvement in conflicts and supporting proxies in the past. So, he should maybe consider those implications before challenging Abiy. As well, as the ideals of not being a warmonger himself. Since there is little trust between and his neighbours. There was a moment of hope between PIA and Abiy, but that went sour fast. First very hopeful, but later … it has been demolished.

We know Abiy isn’t to be trusted, but neither is Afwerki. The Red Sea dream of Addis Ababa is another war coming. Yes, Eritrea has a right to defend their sovereign and the territories. That is a given and for anyone to question that is foolish. We know the PP and Abiy have promoted this of late and been creating narratives to buy into just that. However, Eritrea should be prepared and acknowledge the threat. Because Abiy is a warlord and could issue another war. Even if his amid internal conflicts already. Time will tell… but that man isn’t willing to budge.

It is refreshing to see Afwerki unleashing this rhetoric in regard to Abiy. Nevertheless, don’t expect rapid changes or anything significant. It is a sign, but nothing is written in stone. Peace.

Eritrea: Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) – African Commission Orders Eritrea to Answer for Grave Human Rights Violations Against the Red Sea Afar People (22.12.2025)

State of Eritrea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Eritrea has withrdrawn its Membership from IGAD (12.12.2025)

Ethiopia’s “Wet Dream” continues at the cost of Eritrea…

“180. The claims of Ethiopia, so clearly expressed at many previous occasions and lately revived With ample justification before the Commission, should not be confused with an imperialistic attempt towards colonial expansion. They are based as much on geographical, economic and ethnic reasons as they have their background in the history of Ethiopia and of the disputed territory which now forms Eritrea. There is no need to go to the remote history of this subject, and it is sufficient to recall the events through which Italy came to Eritrea. In 1869 It acquired a strip of coast near Assab; in 1885, it occupied Massawa, til then held by the Egyptians on a kind of lease from the Ethiopian Emperor; next came the Italian defeat in 1887, when the garrison at Dogali, near Massawa, was destroyed by the Emperor’s Governor of Eritrea; further battles and treaties finally led up to the ltalo-Eritrean Treaty of 1900, by which the Ethiopian Government ceded the southern part of Eritrea of today to Italy. These facts prove the exercise by Ethiopia of its sovereignty over the Eritrean territory right down to the Red Sea, and offer ample justification for the historical claim for its reintegration” (Report of the United Nations Commission for Eritrea (excerpt).

A/1285, 8 June 1950).

Aye, aye Captain or should I say “Yes, Prime Minister”. We all know this is the ideal, dream and the spirit that is floating it all. This is the dream and the vision of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. The Mad-King, the Medemer Terror and the warlord of Ethiopia. It is in his vision to conquer and annex ocean territories and ports. That’s been his main motivation for years now and it continues endlessly.

Yes, we can all say the ruler of Asmara and the inner-circle of Eritrea isn’t much to go by. Yes, the whole system is rigged, manufactured and imposed on the population. The whole military overdrive and misuse of office, which isn’t even clever. No elections, no budgets and no institutional force to convince any single soul that the rulers are there as representatives of the people. However, that doesn’t make it right of another sovereign to conquer and takes it’s territories. No, that isn’t how it works out. You are just switching one devil for another, one king for another king. Therefore, the ones defending this enterprise is in folly. If they allow Abiy to annex and conquer Assab. What stops him from doing so in Somalia or anywhere else he pleases?

Just read this snippet of a recent speech from a high ranking official in Ethiopia…

“Clashing interests naturally create frictions between neighboring states. In the Eritrean case, what we have is something different. It is not Eritrea’s national interests or just the predatory tendencies of the regime that are dictating a hostile policy against Ethiopia. It is also the Eritrean leadership’s eagerness to act as a regional proxy for third parties that has made relations between the two countries very difficult. It could even be argued that this is a congenital defect of the Eritrean state. After all, from the very beginning, the Eritrean colony was established not with the intention of having a self-contained colony but an entity deliberately created from the get-go to block Ethiopia’s access to the sea and as a launching pad for a full-scale colonial invasion of Ethiopia. Eritrea was just the opening act in what was meant to be a full-fledged conquest of Ethiopia. Later on, other regional actors who wanted to weaken Ethiopia used the Eritrean liberation movements as an effective instrument to make Ethiopia bleed. Those patterns are still present and quite visible. So much so that we hear pronouncements from certain quarters that depict Eritrea as their protectorate. For those who want to use Eritrea as an instrument against Ethiopia, the raison d’être of the Eritrean state is to exclude Ethiopia from the Red Sea. For such forces, main function of the Eritrean government is to continue serving as an agent of chaos in the region. These third parties further fuel the Eritrean government’s inherent proclivity to creating havoc and mayhem in the Horn” (Speech by Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos at the Foreign Policy Forum on Developments in the Horn of Africa, 14.11.2025).

The ones who cannot see the picture. They cannot see the history and how it all returns. The rulers of today is no difference than the ones who was in power in the 1950s Ethiopia. They all wanted to have Eritrea and have it as a province under the guise of the leadership in Addis Ababa. That Abiy now wants Assab is an excuse for wanting the same.

I am sure that Abiy would love to do what Haile Selassie did…

“Within a few years, the federal arrangement between Ethiopia and Eritrea began to experience problems that cast doubt on its sustainability. In 1956, Ethiopia established Amharic as the official language of Eritrea, replacing Arabic and Tigrinya, which had been stipulated as official languages under the Eritrean Constitution. Ethiopia next forbade the use of the Eritrean flag, began referring to the Eritrean Government as the Eritrean “Administration” and, in 1959, imposed Ethiopian law on Eritrea. Finally, in November 1962, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia dissolved the Eritrean Representative Assembly and declared Eritrea’s federal status void” (The United Nations and the Independence of Eritrea, 1996).

I know I am putting the foot forward here, but if the Ethiopian army was to enter Eritrea and trying to annex Assab. What stops it from taking it further and make it a province again? Why should it just go for Assab and Massawa? Seriously, if it is first doing a military enterprise and starting an occupation, why only take pieces of a territory and not the whole thing?

That’s what is bugging me. There is no justification for this that is reasonable. The ones using the doom and gloom look of the regime of Eritrea. Well, the current rulers of Ethiopia aren’t that astute or supreme either. Abiy and his ilk isn’t even wise at conceal it’s drive to consolidate power and use force to silence dissent. The weaponization of the courts and misuse of arms to mute opponents is well known now. So, please don’t try to justify it that way, as that is a losing argument. One tyrant isn’t better than another type of tyrant. Both are delivering tyranny, but just different manners or schemes to keep the people under their terror.

The historical claim should also be laid to rest, as others could use that about territories connected to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and how it has kept that way from it’s righteous owner. Should that be the Somali region (Ogaden) for instance, shouldn’t that be part of the Federation of Somalia and secondly, couldn’t Djibouti seek Afar region? You know, you open up a can of worms and those can never be returned, you know?

So, Addis Ababa should understand that these sentiments are only opening up old wounds. Neither is it doing anything critical. It isn’t like this is developing better relations in the Horn of Africa. Also, this is close to a “war-cry” and not a sign of peace. It is like the Ethiopian Government looks for any sort of reason and grounds to act with vile force. That’s what it looks like and we are just edging closer to another war between the Eritrean and Ethiopian brothers. That’s all for the love of the coast and the dream of the red sea. Peace.

Ethiopia: Daerona Worldwide Eritrean Community – Open Letter – Urgent Appeal Concerning the Arbitrary Detention of Three Eritrean Blue Revolution Movement Leaders at Tulu Dimtu Detention Center (30.10.2025)

Ethiopia: Abiy wants to “restore access” to the Red Sea

“Ethiopia’s loss of access to the Red Sea came after a struggle that lasted more than 30 years — as you all know. During those 30 years of conflict, Ethiopia’s loss was gradual and drawn-out. However, I do not believe that it would take another 30 years to restore what was lost” – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali (28.10.2025).

The Prosperity Party and Prime Minister Abiy is edging closer and closer to the abyss. The Ethiopian nation should be aware, as it cannot even end the internal conflicts and the internal struggles of the nation. No, the Ethiopian state is a wreck, depleted and in the mercy of the donors or whoever that is funding it. As it is busy consolidating power and filling whatever void the Head of State has at the moment.

Prime Minister Abiy is on a warpath and as a warlord that isn’t surprising. A man of war and conflict, but drape himself in the cloak of peace. He rather see gun-smoke, than spending time around doves. So, we all know the gist. Asmara should be aware. PIA should listen in and be alerted. It is all talk for now, but he has continued and repeating this narrative. The PM wants to be victim and make up history for his advantage, just so he can unleash his force when the moment strikes. However, he isn’t able to contain or control FANO or the Oromo Liberation Army for that matter. So, he isn’t that strong or have achievements from within. No, this man has several of losses and the “final operations” have failed him too. Therefore, why wage another one?

Seriously, why?

“In regard to the national interest of Ethiopia, what I want the respected parliament to understand is that — Ethiopia is a country that has suffered the most unjust act. At the very least, do not forbid us from saying this” (Abiy, 28.10.2025).

No one has forbidden the Prime Minister to speak on the matter. The neighbours has offered favourable deals and agreements, which isn’t ensnaring them or taking away their sovereignty. That’s not what Abiy wants or his fellow cronies. No, these lackeys or comrades are willing to die on the altar of sea water. These are people who wants to ensure and be a part of the drive for more conflict. Just so their “mad king” of Addis Ababa can run a navy and have a port. So, the “mad king” can revive an ancient empire and not be landlocked any longer.

The Prime Minster can believe this, but that doesn’t mean it is true. Neither is there any justification of it. He wants to annex it and takeover territories that doesn’t belong to his Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Everyone else can see this and this just warmongering. Anyone can see this, but the PM doesn’t mind this. No, he bashes in it and is giddy.

A warlord is preparing for more war. Abiy is making all excuses and creating the narratives he believes the citizens will be sold upon. Even if he cannot control the rebellions and the armed civilians from within. He still wants to compete and attack the neighbour. Just because he believes the Republic is a victim.

Alas, that’s the danger here. Peace.

Ethiopia: The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) – Official Military Statement (21.10.2025)