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Exploiting Gulf Rivalries: Ethiopia’s Strategic Opportunity in the UAE-Saudi Tensions

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, once close allies in regional security efforts such as the Yemen war coalition, have seen their relationship deteriorate sharply into open rivalry. Tensions boiled over in late December 2025 when the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) launched a major offensive in Yemen’s Hadhramaut and al-Mahra regions, prompting […]

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Unraveling Tensions in East Africa: A Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

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Recent weeks have seen a complex interplay of diplomatic maneuvers and subtle shifts in alliances across East Africa, particularly involving Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, and key regional and international players like the UAE and Egypt. While Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister has publicly downplayed a “word war” with Eritrea, regional analysts suggest a deeper strategic realignment is underway.

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Hemedti Warns Eritrea: Halt Support for Sudan’s Army or Risk Regional War

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In a fiery statement, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has issued a direct warning to Eritrea, accusing it of fueling Sudan’s civil war by supplying equipment and fighters to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. “He also warned Eritrea against continuing to support

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Ambush on Bus in Gambella Leaves Six Dead

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Gambella, Ethiopia – An attack by Murle militants on a bus traveling from Dima to Gambella city resulted in the deaths of six civilians, according to the Gambella Regional Administration speaking to TIKVAH-Ethiopia. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, May 17, 2017 E.C., involved militants ambushing the bus, which was carrying over 30 passengers. Mr.

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TPLF Leader Urges African Union to Intervene After NEBE Cancels Party Status

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – May 15, 2025 Debretsion Gebremichael, Chairman of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has called on the African Union (AU) to urgently address the Ethiopian National Election Board’s (NEBE) decision to revoke the TPLF’s legal party status. In a letter sent today to AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, Debretsion warned

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Health Crisis: Strike Looms as Ministry Threatens Legal Action

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – May 15, 2025 – The Ethiopian Ministry of Health has issued a stern warning to health professionals absent from their duties, declaring such actions illegal and subject to legal repercussions. This follows reports of a limited number of professionals in teaching health colleges and institutions not reporting to work, amid escalating

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Iran and Ethiopia have a security deal – here’s why they signed it

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