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Ethiopia's Abiy Pushes for Sovereign Access to Eritrean Port Amid Rising Border Tensions
Ethiopia seeks sovereign port access to reduce $1.5 billion annual trade costs amid border military buildup and regional tensions involving Eritrea and Tigray forces.
- Ethiopia's prime minister staged a provocative special‑forces parade in Hawassa, with a banner showing a soldier breaking a door toward Assab, which has belonged to Eritrea since 1993.
- Facing $10 billion in annual port fees via Djibouti, Ethiopia seeks sovereign access after pursuing a Somaliland deal two years ago.
- Analysts report a military buildup along the Ethiopia–Eritrea border as Ethiopia claims Eritrea is 'actively preparing to wage war' with forces in Tigray, while Eritrea warns of a 'long‑brewing war agenda' to seize Assab.
- The International Crisis Group warned the dispute could spark a wider regional war, cautioning belligerents they could become party to a new conflict without intervention.
- Kjetil Tronvoll says Tigray's rebel leaders and Eritrea appear to be coordinating, as Abiy pushes domestic projects like a nuclear program and 1.5 million housing units.
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After the bloody conflict that struck the Ethiopian territory and the northern region of Tigray (2020- 2022), causing more than 600 thousand victims, it seems to be a new armed confrontation. The federal forces of the Government of Addis Ababa, the regional tigrines militias (TDF), Eritrea, and a number of African and international spoilers are the protagonists. In a surprising reversal of alliances, this time Eritrea, engaged in the previous wa…
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