Eritrea

Red Sea conflicts converge as Ethiopia, Yemen, Sudan crises deepen regional instability - analysis

Tensions in the Horn of Africa are growing increasingly linked to the wars in Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Red Sea

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Houthi police officers stand guard upon the arrival of Houthi prisoners upon their arrival from the Red Sea coast, in Sana'a, Yemen, September 12, 2026
Members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region.

Pro-government forces say they retake airport in Ethiopia's Tigray region

"We have taken full control of Mekelle Alula Aba Nega Airport. We are currently clearing the city of Mekelle," the pro-government Tigray Peace Forces militia posted on X late on Friday.

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African heads of state pose for a group photo together with Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations during the opening of the 36th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the Africa Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2023.

African Union urges Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt to exercise restraint as regional escalation continues

"The Commission urges the three countries to address their differences through established diplomatic channels and peaceful dialogue," it said in a statement late on Thursday.

|ByREUTERS
Members of the Tigrayan forces patrol along a street as tensions intensify after the forces launched a major offensive against the federal government in multiple locations, in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 24, 2026.

Ethiopia to close embassy in Eritrea, accusing it of 'acts of hostility and belligerence' amid war

Eritrea has denied allegations of supporting an opposition alliance fighting Ethiopian government forces since last week.

|ByREUTERS

Exhibit showcases Israeli artists alongside artists from Eritrea and Sudan

In her exhibition ‘Other Name,’ curator Yael Fibak Ilan presents works by known Israeli artists alongside unknown artists from Eritrea and Sudan

FEBRUARY 27, 2020ByORI J. LENKINSKI
Works by asylum-seekers Afwerki Tahma and Tsegay Berhe are currently on display at the Zadik Gallery in Tel Aviv

47-year-old man allegedly raped a 4-year-old girl in Tel Aviv

The girl, who is the child of foreign citizens from Eritrea, complained that she was raped by a family friend at her father's place.

OCTOBER 6, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police chat near a patrol car

A call to release Eritrean religious prisoners

Hopes ran high when Eritrea won its independence from Ethiopia in 1993. Instead, it has become not only one of the poorest countries on Earth

AUGUST 29, 2019ByATHANASIUS GHEBRE-AB , YOSEF I. ABRAMOWITZ
A man walks in front of a church in Eritrea