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(MENAFN) Four Horn of Africa and Nile Valley states closed ranks against Ethiopia on Sunday, warning against any unilateral action that threatens the water rights of Egypt and Sudan as the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deepens....

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(MENAFN) Ethiopian government forces have moved tanks and heavy weaponry toward the border with Eritrea after advancing through northern Tigray, according to conflict-monitoring assessments released Wednesday.

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Recognizing the importance of safeguarding such traditions, UNESCO brought together 45 heritage professionals, museum specialists, researchers and government officials in Asmara on 6–7 July 2026 to strengthen national capacities for the...

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(MENAFN) Eritrea on Sunday urged the UN Security Council to issue a decisive response to Israel’s recent recognition of Somaliland, warning that the decision could destabilize both the region and the wider international community.

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(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday restated Cairo's opposition to foreign meddling in African affairs and urged coordinated management of the continent's shared rivers, in a speech that landed amid sharpening diplomatic...

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(MENAFN) The leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia agreed Sunday to oppose unilateral actions that could undermine the water rights of Egypt and Sudan, as tensions continue with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Egyptian...

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(MENAFN) Egypt on Saturday rejected any involvement in the escalating conflict in northern Ethiopia, pushing back against an African Union appeal that named Cairo alongside Addis Ababa and Asmara.

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(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced alarm Friday over fresh clashes across northern Ethiopia, saying he is “gravely concerned by the renewed fighting” in the Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions.

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(MENAFN) Eritrea has dismissed Ethiopia’s claims of military incursions and support for armed factions, labeling the accusations “false” and “deplorable.” The exchange marks another escalation in strained relations between the neighboring Horn of...

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(MENAFN) The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan are set to meet Sunday in the northern Egyptian city of New Alamein for a four-way summit focused on regional developments as fighting continues in northern Ethiopia.

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(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has formally requested international mediation to ease rising tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. Speaking to parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had already engaged with China, Russia,...

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(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has formally requested international mediation to address rising tensions with neighboring Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had already engaged in...

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(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appealed for international mediation to help ease growing tensions with Eritrea amid Addis Ababa’s renewed push for access to the Red Sea. Speaking before parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had...

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(MENAFN) Ethiopia’s parliament on Monday renewed Abiy Ahmed’s mandate as prime minister for another five-year term following the country’s general election in June. Abiy secured another term after his ruling Prosperity Party won 438 of the...

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(MENAFN) The African Union Commission said Sunday that its earlier remarks on tensions involving Ethiopia were not meant to hold Egypt or any other neighboring country responsible for developments inside Ethiopia.

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(MENAFN) The African Union Commission said Sunday it never meant to pin responsibility on Egypt or any other neighboring country for events inside Ethiopia, responding to a rebuke from Cairo over its recent call for calm in the region.

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(MENAFN) The African Union Commission said Sunday that it did not intend to hold Egypt or any other neighboring country responsible for developments inside Ethiopia, following objections from Cairo over an earlier statement concerning rising...

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(MENAFN) An armed group aligned with Ethiopia's federal government said on Saturday that it had seized the main airport serving Mekelle, the Tigray regional capital, as government-backed forces drive deeper into the northern region after more than...

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(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday to address the crisis in Sudan and the push to end the conflict there, according to a statement from the...