Ethiopia’s quest for access to the Red Sea has become a hotly debated topic on social media. Posts with a map of the Red Sea region in the Horn of Africa claim that Eritrea's port of Assab is ...

A massive crack in East Africa is growing fast. Scientists believe it could one day split the continent and form Earth’s ...

A moderately strong, 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:53 p.m. East Africa time about 28 miles ...

Since 1991 when Eritrea gained independence from neighbouring Ethiopia, one of the world’s oldest countries and Africa’s second most populous country, has been landlocked. With Eritrea in ...

G EOPOLITICS IN THE Horn of Africa is already off to a combustible start in the new year. On January 1st Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister, and Muse Bihi Abdi, his counterpart in the would ...

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:28 p.m. East Africa time about 4 miles northeast of ...

The lack of a port is not just holding Ethiopia back from becoming an African superpower, but will in time “endanger Ethiopia’s existence”, he said. Referencing Ethiopia’s seafaring past, Abiy said he ...