Eritrea

  • Jun 12, 2018
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Ethiopia’s Eritrea gambit may face domestic challenges

Ethiopia’s unilateral peace overture must overcome distrust on both sides of the border

Ethiopia
  • Jun 6, 2018
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Ethiopian peace overture may unsettle Eritrea

Amid a sweeping reform agenda, Ethiopia’s new prime minister has vowed to end the long-running cold war with Eritrea

Ethiopia
  • May 2, 2018
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Regional rivalries will reconfigure East Africa coast

A scramble for port infrastructure in the Horn of Africa is both a cause and effect of shifting geopolitical sands

East Africa
  • Apr 27, 2018
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Gulf alliances leave Eritrea in hostile neighbourhood

As the ripple effects of the Gulf crisis spread across the Horn of Africa, Eritrea finds itself in a precarious position

Eritrea
  • Jan 24, 2018
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Regional issues will entrench Egypt-Sudan divisions

Growing tensions between Egypt and Sudan are embedded in wider polarisation along Africa's Red Sea coast

Sudan
  • Dec 4, 2017
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Prospects for the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea in 2018-22

Cross-cutting alliances and enmities, and growing military and commercial ties, shape relations across the Gulf of Aden

East Africa
  • Jul 10, 2017
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Ethiopian reforms will open little new political space

The recent Oromo Special Interest bill aims to further ease tensions after last year's protests

Ethiopia
  • Apr 25, 2017
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Eritrea will push to reduce its isolation

Migration and security issues present Eritrea with an opening to re-engage on the global stage

Eritrea