Eritrea

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

The 2019 Nobel Peace has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.

A year after peace deal, mistrust wins over hope in the Horn of Africa

After decades of war and thousands of death, two neighbouring countries signed a peace deal last year to end the war. But the peace deal has not been fully implemented.

Terrorising the victims of terror in Somalia

Somalis are victims of domestic terrorism, and the international community is compounding their misery by undermining their livelihoods as part of their own so-called 'War on Terror'.

Ethiopia today: Between the best of times and the worst of times

The young and reformist leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is facing the challenge of growing ethnic tensions, while the country's newly free media is facing accusations of peddling fake news.

The Sudanese uprising that refuses to go away

Protests in Sudan won't fade away and the country's leader is fast running out of options.

Somalia must ensure industrialisation before regional economic integration

With closer relations among countries in the Horn of Africa, there are talks of great economic integration, but Somalia would be the loser if that went ahead too soon.

Sudan's Bashir announces reopening of border with Eritrea

The government was reopening the country’s eastern border with Eritrea, said Sudanese President Omar al Bashir. It was closed in early January, 2018.

The great game in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa appears to be geared towards a new order set off by global competition over strategic interests.

Ethiopia, Eritrea peace agreement brings cautious hope

In a shocking diplomatic thaw that reshaped the Horn of Africa, this year Ethiopia's prime minister announced his country would fully accept a deal ending a 20-year border war with Eritrea.

Ethiopia brims with hope, but it's fragile

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has the momentum to strengthen Ethiopia's democratic institutions and restore trust in the system. The trick is to turn this goodwill into tangible policy change.

What does the lifting of Eritrea’s sanctions mean for east Africa?

Border conflicts have marred east African states for decades, but some political goodwill has finally emerged in the region, seeking to build an enduring peace.

UN lifts sanctions on Eritrea

The UN Security Council lifted the arms embargo, all travel bans, asset freezes and targeted sanctions against Eritrea.