RSADO Raises Alarm as US Lets Eritrea Sanctions Expire

Washington’s decision to let sanctions on Eritrea’s leadership lapse has drawn an open letter from the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization, addressed to the State Department, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, senior Africa advisor Massad …

Eritrea Haddas 23 September 2026

Eritrea Profile 16 September 2026

Harambee Stars boycott training over unpaid allowances as Eritrea land for...

Kenya’s Harambee Stars players have boycotted training for their upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers Group “D” opening match against Eritrea, scheduled for Saturday at Nyayo Stadium, the Nation Sports has established. The team reported to camp …

"Silence is no longer an option": 133 journalists from around the world mobilise for Dawit Isaak and his colleagues, ...

They are the journalists who have been detained without trial for the longest time anywhere in the world. 23 September 2026 marks 25 years since the detention of Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak and his Eritrean colleagues Temesgen Ghebreyesus,  …

The Alliance for “Survival” as Eritrea’s Proxy Coalition

By Amanuel Tadesse, International Law and Foreign Relations Expert Eritrea’s relationship with Ethiopia has historically been shaped not only by conventional interstate rivalry, but also by competing conceptions of security, sovereignty, and regional power …

Eritrea Alhaditha 22 September 2026

After defections, Eritrea turns to diaspora for team to play in qualifiers

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 21 - Eritrea will continue participating in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers despite seven of their players defecting when they last played a match in March, but now intend to field a team made up of players drawn from the diaspora …

Eritrea’s Old Red Sea Narrative Meets a New Middle East

In a September 12, 2026, interview with the Qatar-backed outlet Middle East Eye, Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh warned about an emerging convergence among the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa. The relationships of …

The Rivalry Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Is Reshaping Tigray

On 1 August 2026, Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan forces clashed in western Tigray, a northern Ethiopian region bordering Eritrea and Sudan.  By 3 August, fighting had subsided, but hundreds of Tigrayans, including wounded fighters, had crossed into war- …