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Rights monitor says Egyptian warplanes bombed gold miners inside Sudan, killing at least 72; survivors put the toll above 200 Ethiopian federal forces enter Adwa without resistance, residents say; Adwa Hospital and government offices looted overnight Getachew Reda declares the Tigray war over Ethiopia's National Rehabilitation Commission names nine reception points in Tigray, calling it a final opportunity for TPLF combatants EEPA says the Afar border is an active combat zone between Ethiopian and Eritrean forces, and cites unverified reports that Ethiopian troops crossed into Eritrea Somaliland's foreign minister says Ethiopia has the right to defend itself and calls on the region to settle its disputes through dialogue UN Security Council to hold closed consultations on northern Ethiopia at the United States' request ACLED says federal forces have taken Idaga Hamus, Atsibi and Freweyni in eastern Tigray, with Adigrat expected next Sudan Tribune says an RSF faction commander joined the army with 50 fighters Sudan's army says it shot down a drone that entered from Ethiopia, without saying whose it was IOM says 139 died and 84 are missing after a boat sank off Djibouti; all 82 survivors are Ethiopians Abiy Ahmed holds a phone call with Netanyahu; ENA says they discussed bilateral ties and regional developments Somalia says it is neutral in the Ethiopia–Eritrea standoff and rejects claims it has sided with Egypt and Eritrea Getachew Reda promises visible change in Mekelle; intelligence chief Redwan Hussein meets him at the airport International community issues urgent warnings over the Horn of Africa Ethiopia takes its case against Eritrea to the UN as drone strikes raise tensions Egypt condemns the attack on Riyadh international airport Ethiopian federal police begin security operations in Mekelle Sudan's army says it downed an RSF drone in North Kordofan as warplanes resume strikes on Nyala Drone hits Tigrai TV headquarters in Mekelle, taking the station off air Ethiopian Airlines to resume Mekelle flights on Sunday Explosion heard at Kombolcha airport as flights are suspended Afar president accuses the Eritrean army of taking part in the fighting Abiy Ahmed reappoints Getachew Reda as adviser on East African affairs with the rank of minister Abiy Ahmed appoints 62 state ministers across 22 federal ministries Ethiopia's National Rehabilitation Commission calls on fighters in Tigray to hand over their weapons and enter demobilisation centres around Mekelle Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of a troop incursion and demands an immediate withdrawal Eritrea asks the UN Security Council to condemn Ethiopia and to take Chapter VII measures Ethiopia's rights commission says the right to life and personal security have fallen into an alarming state; its chief commissioner calls the northern violence a localised clash, not a full-scale war Adigrat residents say Eritrean soldiers in two trucks drove through the town; Yemane Gebremeskel denies any Eritrean presence Amhara Fano National Movement claims ten towns in Shoa, most of them within 150km of Addis Ababa Critical Threats Project says Fano fighters have cut federal supply routes to Mekelle on two highways Telecoms and internet cut in Tigray Residents say Tigray forces have withdrawn from Shire; federal troops had not entered the town Ethiopia's parliament re-elects Abiy Ahmed prime minister and swears him in for a five-year term; Ahmed Shide elected Speaker Residents say TPLF fighters are leaving Mekelle as federal forces retake the city's airport ACLED says Eritrean forces crossed the border at Zelambesa and that Ethiopian drones struck them at Guada UN says a UN agency warehouse and aid groups' stores in Tigray have been looted, disrupting relief work Sisi hosts a four-way meeting at New Alamein with Isaias, al-Burhan and Somalia's Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Abraham Belay says a new interim administration will be set up in Tigray with elections within months, and accuses Eritrean forces of fighting alongside the TPLF US State Department urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to show maximum restraint and return to the 2018 peace framework Isaias and el-Sisi hold extensive talks at New Alamein, Eritrea's Information Ministry says Somalia's president rejects any Israeli presence and says Mogadishu does not object to Ethiopian sea access through Somali territory UN Security Council to hold closed consultations on northern Ethiopia Isaias Afwerki travels to Egypt for a heads-of-state summit on Red Sea and Nile Basin security Debretsion says the war has entered a new and decisive phase Houthis say Saudi Arabia carried out air strikes on Sanaa and three Yemeni provinces UN Human Rights Council appoints Sihaka Tsemo of Cameroon as Special Rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea US Embassy in Addis Ababa warns of possible long-range attacks on Ethiopian military installations and tells citizens to leave Amhara, Tigray and Afar Osman Saleh discussed Red Sea security with the foreign ministers of Algeria, Burkina Faso and Egypt Wazema reports senior Tigray security officials detained in Mekelle UN says more than 400 Sudanese are crossing into Chad every day Federal troops and Tigray forces fighting on three fronts: the army holds Alamata and Sekota, Tigray forces push into Afar UN rights chief warns Ethiopia against a return to full-scale war President Taye presses Ethiopia's case for sea access and Security Council reform at the UN UN rights chief says five schools in Tigray were hit by airstrikes, urges de-escalation At least 27 killed in two mass shootings in South African townships Sudanese doctors say RSF looted and wrecked hospital in recaptured Sodari UCI fines Girmay, Mulubrhan and Eritrea's sports director over team kit at the Worlds Sudan and Egypt reject Ethiopian army chief's accusation; Sudan says the RSF was aided from Ethiopian soil Sudan Tribune: RSF takes $4 a barrel from South Sudan oil exports Sudan's attorney general rejected the UAE's hosting of the UN crime congress Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after talks with the opposition Trump rejects Iran plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Trump rejected Iran's seven-day proposal; Iran says it will not back down New 180,000 cubic metre dam inaugurated at Adi-Hawosha Drone strike hits major fuel depot in central Sudan Saudi Arabia complains to the UN over a drone strike on its aid convoy in Sudan Two killed as an RSF drone strikes a displacement shelter in El Obeid The Guardian says armed groups in Tigray are forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15; the TPLF rejects the accusation Saudi Arabia asks UN to protect Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea Meskel celebrated across Eritrea, with Patriarch Abune Basilios leading prayers in Asmara Osman Saleh calls at the UN for an end to the war destabilising the Horn and to intervention "under the rubric of humanitarian assistance"Seventeen killed in shooting at South African bar Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch calls for peace and reconciliation at Meskel Eritrean riders in action at the World Championships in Montreal Eritrea rejects Ethiopian army chief's accusation Two of the seven groups named in Ethiopia's new rebel alliance say they are not part of it Eritrea takes part in the 195th UCI Congress in Montreal German and Russian foreign ministers hold first talks since 2022 Young men leaving Tigray over forced-recruitment fears HRW: Mekelle airstrike should be investigated as a possible war crime Fighting spreads into Afar with clashes in Abala Addis Standard says federal police opened fire on residents in Negele Borana, killing a 17-year-old and wounding six Burhan rejects US conditions for a truce Japan urges compliance with the Pretoria Agreement; Britain condemns the Tigray forces' attacks Internet and phone lines cut across Tigray Sudanese army says it has taken Sodari in North Kordofan Ethiopians sweep Berlin Marathon as Assefa misses world record by 1:08 Ethiopian army chief says forces are answering with wisdom and restraint Fano says it captured army vehicles and weapons in Amhara Arrests near UK air base used by US forces Israel's foreign ministry says it is working to evacuate about 20 Israelis stranded in Lalibela Plane crash in DR Congo kills 17, including two senior military officials EU announces almost 710 million euros in new humanitarian and migration funding Djibouti price surge squeezes Ethiopian truck drivers as Yemen war clouds Red Sea route Al Jazeera says the Ethiopian army has retaken Sekota; federal forces reported closing in on Alamata Rising cost of living in Djibouti squeezes Ethiopian truck drivers on the corridor Darfur authorities reopen the Tina crossing with Chad for aid deliveries Ethiopia presses case for sea access at the UN General Assembly Afar party chief says Tigray forces seized three towns in Zones 2 and 4; AFP told Erebti has fallen Patriarch Abune Mathias calls for peace at the Meskel Demera in Addis Ababa AFP says a drone strike on a displacement camp at Sheraro in north-western Tigray killed at least eight, including a child BBC says at least 52 civilians were killed in three days of fighting around Alamata, with more than 700 wounded Houthis say they struck Abha airport after losing ground at Bab el-Mandeb African Union Commission urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint and return to diplomacy Al Jazeera says federal forces have pushed more than 150km into Tigray and taken Mekoni, Wajena and Adi Gudom Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia issue El Alamein joint declaration: Red Sea governance rests with littoral states alone Pirates killed five crew of the hijacked tanker Honour 25 as Puntland forces recovered the ship and captured 16 Six US senators urge Rubio to push for a return to Tigray talks and criticise the lapse of sanctions UN and AU back Obasanjo's renewed mediation and urge a return to direct talks in northern Ethiopia Live: Eritrea v South Africa — Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Eritrea severs all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia and accuses it of invading Eritrean ports and coastal areas Egypt's foreign minister demands Egypt's Nile water share be doubled and rejects any new dams Ethiopia's Somali region council re-elects Mustafa Omer president and Ibrahim Osman Farah vice president DW says residents reported 11 killed and 15 wounded at the Alamata market; the claim could not be verified Osman Saleh meets US officials in Washington and welcomes the removal of unilateral sanctions Two drone explosions reported at Ethiopia's Bishoftu air force base; senior pilot Kassahun Lema killed Ethiopia orders an Egyptian diplomat out within 48 hours; Egypt orders out a counsellor at Ethiopia's embassy in Cairo Red Cross moves 161 people, including African Union monitors and Ethiopian Airlines staff, from Mekelle to Semera Ethiopia closes its embassy in Asmara and orders 10 Eritrean diplomats out within 48 hours EU allocates €61 million for Ethiopia as the UN says aid access is severely restricted Somali army and forces loyal to ousted South West president fight for Baidoa Bloomberg says Ethiopia plans to pull more than 3,000 troops out of Somalia; Somalia says it was given no notice UAE condemns TPLF attacks and declares full solidarity with Ethiopia's government MSF says war-wounded at its Korem and Alamata hospitals rose from 180 to more than 420 in four days Bloomberg says two explosions were heard in Addis Ababa as drone flights over the capital are suspended Tigray forces close to cutting Ethiopia's Djibouti road; at least 150,000 displaced in Afar Ethiopia's Council of Ministers approves a redraft of the Defence Forces Proclamation and sends it to parliament

Rights monitor says Egyptian warplanes bombed gold miners inside Sudan, killing at least 72; survivors put the toll above 200 Ethiopian federal forces enter Adwa without resistance, residents say; Adwa Hospital and government offices looted overnight Getachew Reda declares the Tigray war over Ethiopia's National Rehabilitation Commission names nine reception points in Tigray, calling it a final opportunity for TPLF combatants EEPA says the Afar border is an active combat zone between Ethiopian and Eritrean forces, and cites unverified reports that Ethiopian troops crossed into Eritrea Somaliland's foreign minister says Ethiopia has the right to defend itself and calls on the region to settle its disputes through dialogue UN Security Council to hold closed consultations on northern Ethiopia at the United States' request ACLED says federal forces have taken Idaga Hamus, Atsibi and Freweyni in eastern Tigray, with Adigrat expected next Sudan Tribune says an RSF faction commander joined the army with 50 fighters Sudan's army says it shot down a drone that entered from Ethiopia, without saying whose it was IOM says 139 died and 84 are missing after a boat sank off Djibouti; all 82 survivors are Ethiopians Abiy Ahmed holds a phone call with Netanyahu; ENA says they discussed bilateral ties and regional developments Somalia says it is neutral in the Ethiopia–Eritrea standoff and rejects claims it has sided with Egypt and Eritrea Getachew Reda promises visible change in Mekelle; intelligence chief Redwan Hussein meets him at the airport International community issues urgent warnings over the Horn of Africa Ethiopia takes its case against Eritrea to the UN as drone strikes raise tensions Egypt condemns the attack on Riyadh international airport Ethiopian federal police begin security operations in Mekelle Sudan's army says it downed an RSF drone in North Kordofan as warplanes resume strikes on Nyala Drone hits Tigrai TV headquarters in Mekelle, taking the station off air Ethiopian Airlines to resume Mekelle flights on Sunday Explosion heard at Kombolcha airport as flights are suspended Afar president accuses the Eritrean army of taking part in the fighting Abiy Ahmed reappoints Getachew Reda as adviser on East African affairs with the rank of minister Abiy Ahmed appoints 62 state ministers across 22 federal ministries Ethiopia's National Rehabilitation Commission calls on fighters in Tigray to hand over their weapons and enter demobilisation centres around Mekelle Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of a troop incursion and demands an immediate withdrawal Eritrea asks the UN Security Council to condemn Ethiopia and to take Chapter VII measures Ethiopia's rights commission says the right to life and personal security have fallen into an alarming state; its chief commissioner calls the northern violence a localised clash, not a full-scale war Adigrat residents say Eritrean soldiers in two trucks drove through the town; Yemane Gebremeskel denies any Eritrean presence Amhara Fano National Movement claims ten towns in Shoa, most of them within 150km of Addis Ababa Critical Threats Project says Fano fighters have cut federal supply routes to Mekelle on two highways Telecoms and internet cut in Tigray Residents say Tigray forces have withdrawn from Shire; federal troops had not entered the town Ethiopia's parliament re-elects Abiy Ahmed prime minister and swears him in for a five-year term; Ahmed Shide elected Speaker Residents say TPLF fighters are leaving Mekelle as federal forces retake the city's airport ACLED says Eritrean forces crossed the border at Zelambesa and that Ethiopian drones struck them at Guada UN says a UN agency warehouse and aid groups' stores in Tigray have been looted, disrupting relief work Sisi hosts a four-way meeting at New Alamein with Isaias, al-Burhan and Somalia's Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Abraham Belay says a new interim administration will be set up in Tigray with elections within months, and accuses Eritrean forces of fighting alongside the TPLF US State Department urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to show maximum restraint and return to the 2018 peace framework Isaias and el-Sisi hold extensive talks at New Alamein, Eritrea's Information Ministry says Somalia's president rejects any Israeli presence and says Mogadishu does not object to Ethiopian sea access through Somali territory UN Security Council to hold closed consultations on northern Ethiopia Isaias Afwerki travels to Egypt for a heads-of-state summit on Red Sea and Nile Basin security Debretsion says the war has entered a new and decisive phase Houthis say Saudi Arabia carried out air strikes on Sanaa and three Yemeni provinces UN Human Rights Council appoints Sihaka Tsemo of Cameroon as Special Rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea US Embassy in Addis Ababa warns of possible long-range attacks on Ethiopian military installations and tells citizens to leave Amhara, Tigray and Afar Osman Saleh discussed Red Sea security with the foreign ministers of Algeria, Burkina Faso and Egypt Wazema reports senior Tigray security officials detained in Mekelle UN says more than 400 Sudanese are crossing into Chad every day Federal troops and Tigray forces fighting on three fronts: the army holds Alamata and Sekota, Tigray forces push into Afar UN rights chief warns Ethiopia against a return to full-scale war President Taye presses Ethiopia's case for sea access and Security Council reform at the UN UN rights chief says five schools in Tigray were hit by airstrikes, urges de-escalation At least 27 killed in two mass shootings in South African townships Sudanese doctors say RSF looted and wrecked hospital in recaptured Sodari UCI fines Girmay, Mulubrhan and Eritrea's sports director over team kit at the Worlds Sudan and Egypt reject Ethiopian army chief's accusation; Sudan says the RSF was aided from Ethiopian soil Sudan Tribune: RSF takes $4 a barrel from South Sudan oil exports Sudan's attorney general rejected the UAE's hosting of the UN crime congress Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after talks with the opposition Trump rejects Iran plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Trump rejected Iran's seven-day proposal; Iran says it will not back down New 180,000 cubic metre dam inaugurated at Adi-Hawosha Drone strike hits major fuel depot in central Sudan Saudi Arabia complains to the UN over a drone strike on its aid convoy in Sudan Two killed as an RSF drone strikes a displacement shelter in El Obeid The Guardian says armed groups in Tigray are forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15; the TPLF rejects the accusation Saudi Arabia asks UN to protect Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea Meskel celebrated across Eritrea, with Patriarch Abune Basilios leading prayers in Asmara Osman Saleh calls at the UN for an end to the war destabilising the Horn and to intervention "under the rubric of humanitarian assistance"Seventeen killed in shooting at South African bar Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch calls for peace and reconciliation at Meskel Eritrean riders in action at the World Championships in Montreal Eritrea rejects Ethiopian army chief's accusation Two of the seven groups named in Ethiopia's new rebel alliance say they are not part of it Eritrea takes part in the 195th UCI Congress in Montreal German and Russian foreign ministers hold first talks since 2022 Young men leaving Tigray over forced-recruitment fears HRW: Mekelle airstrike should be investigated as a possible war crime Fighting spreads into Afar with clashes in Abala Addis Standard says federal police opened fire on residents in Negele Borana, killing a 17-year-old and wounding six Burhan rejects US conditions for a truce Japan urges compliance with the Pretoria Agreement; Britain condemns the Tigray forces' attacks Internet and phone lines cut across Tigray Sudanese army says it has taken Sodari in North Kordofan Ethiopians sweep Berlin Marathon as Assefa misses world record by 1:08 Ethiopian army chief says forces are answering with wisdom and restraint Fano says it captured army vehicles and weapons in Amhara Arrests near UK air base used by US forces Israel's foreign ministry says it is working to evacuate about 20 Israelis stranded in Lalibela Plane crash in DR Congo kills 17, including two senior military officials EU announces almost 710 million euros in new humanitarian and migration funding Djibouti price surge squeezes Ethiopian truck drivers as Yemen war clouds Red Sea route Al Jazeera says the Ethiopian army has retaken Sekota; federal forces reported closing in on Alamata Rising cost of living in Djibouti squeezes Ethiopian truck drivers on the corridor Darfur authorities reopen the Tina crossing with Chad for aid deliveries Ethiopia presses case for sea access at the UN General Assembly Afar party chief says Tigray forces seized three towns in Zones 2 and 4; AFP told Erebti has fallen Patriarch Abune Mathias calls for peace at the Meskel Demera in Addis Ababa AFP says a drone strike on a displacement camp at Sheraro in north-western Tigray killed at least eight, including a child BBC says at least 52 civilians were killed in three days of fighting around Alamata, with more than 700 wounded Houthis say they struck Abha airport after losing ground at Bab el-Mandeb African Union Commission urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint and return to diplomacy Al Jazeera says federal forces have pushed more than 150km into Tigray and taken Mekoni, Wajena and Adi Gudom Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia issue El Alamein joint declaration: Red Sea governance rests with littoral states alone Pirates killed five crew of the hijacked tanker Honour 25 as Puntland forces recovered the ship and captured 16 Six US senators urge Rubio to push for a return to Tigray talks and criticise the lapse of sanctions UN and AU back Obasanjo's renewed mediation and urge a return to direct talks in northern Ethiopia Live: Eritrea v South Africa — Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Eritrea severs all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia and accuses it of invading Eritrean ports and coastal areas Egypt's foreign minister demands Egypt's Nile water share be doubled and rejects any new dams Ethiopia's Somali region council re-elects Mustafa Omer president and Ibrahim Osman Farah vice president DW says residents reported 11 killed and 15 wounded at the Alamata market; the claim could not be verified Osman Saleh meets US officials in Washington and welcomes the removal of unilateral sanctions Two drone explosions reported at Ethiopia's Bishoftu air force base; senior pilot Kassahun Lema killed Ethiopia orders an Egyptian diplomat out within 48 hours; Egypt orders out a counsellor at Ethiopia's embassy in Cairo Red Cross moves 161 people, including African Union monitors and Ethiopian Airlines staff, from Mekelle to Semera Ethiopia closes its embassy in Asmara and orders 10 Eritrean diplomats out within 48 hours EU allocates €61 million for Ethiopia as the UN says aid access is severely restricted Somali army and forces loyal to ousted South West president fight for Baidoa Bloomberg says Ethiopia plans to pull more than 3,000 troops out of Somalia; Somalia says it was given no notice UAE condemns TPLF attacks and declares full solidarity with Ethiopia's government MSF says war-wounded at its Korem and Alamata hospitals rose from 180 to more than 420 in four days Bloomberg says two explosions were heard in Addis Ababa as drone flights over the capital are suspended Tigray forces close to cutting Ethiopia's Djibouti road; at least 150,000 displaced in Afar Ethiopia's Council of Ministers approves a redraft of the Defence Forces Proclamation and sends it to parliament

Eritrea

Ethiopian commanders put Eritrean sovereignty under serious threat

Air force chief General Yilma Merdassa said the day Ethiopia opens its sea access is close at hand.

Tuesday, 13 October 2026ናትና ዜና

In breach of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and of African Union agreements, successive warlike statements by senior Ethiopian military commanders about the port of Assab have further deepened the security crisis in the Horn of Africa, according to a report.

The commander of the Ethiopian Air Force, General Yilma Merdassa, declared that "the day Ethiopia opens the sea access that has been closed to it for many years, and asserts its sovereignty, is near."

Field Marshal Birhanu Jula is also on record telling the Ethiopian army, "we can fight a country that denies us a port."

Since 2023 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly told parliament and public forums that the port of Assab is Ethiopia's historic right and that the country should have a sovereign maritime boundary and a navy, by force if necessary.

The report concludes that Eritrea, faced with continuous threats of war running from the head of state down to army commanders, has every legal right to act in self-defence and to take proportionate security precautions.

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