Ethiopia

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed smiling at the African Union Summit
Daily Briefing, Eritrea & Djibouti, Ethiopia, Great Powers, Horn of Africa, Middle East, Red Sea & Chokepoints, Sudan, Yemen

Daily Briefing: Ethiopia’s War Escalates, Sudan Presses the UN, and Iran’s Hormuz Leverage Slips

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Pro-government forces claimed capture of Tigray’s strategic town of Alamata as Ethiopia’s civil conflict entered a second week, while Sudan’s foreign minister used the UN General Assembly to demand action against the RSF’s foreign backers after Washington again denied Gen. al-Burhan a visa. Saudi Arabia’s main pipeline resumed full exports around the Strait of Hormuz, undercutting Iran’s chief remaining leverage in stalled talks. Verified developments, 29–30 September 2026.

Ethiopia's Field Marshal Birhanu Jula
Daily Briefing, Ethiopia, Great Powers, Horn of Africa, Middle East, Red Sea & Chokepoints, Sudan, Yemen

Daily Briefing: Ethiopia Blames Sudan and Egypt for the Tigray Uprising as Iran Claims a Second Drone Seizure in Hormuz

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Ethiopia’s army chief widened his accusation of foreign backing for the Tigray-led rebel alliance to include Sudan and Egypt alongside Eritrea, as Sudan’s Burhan rejected US ceasefire terms outright and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed to have seized a second American underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz — a claim US Central Command called “clearly desperate.” Verified developments, 27–29 September 2026.

A U.S. Navy carrier strike group transits the Strait of Hormuz
Daily Briefing, Ethiopia, Great Powers, Horn of Africa, Middle East, Red Sea & Chokepoints, Sudan

Daily Briefing: Ethiopia’s War Returns to Tigray as Trump Turns Down Iran’s Hormuz Plan

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Fighting between Ethiopia’s federal forces and a seven-group rebel alliance widened into what Tigrayan officials call a full war, effectively shattering the 2022 peace deal, as a seafarer was killed in a fresh Strait of Hormuz attack and Donald Trump reportedly rejected Iran’s own plan to reopen it. Verified developments, 23–26 September 2026.

Rsh 2026 09 24 lead mekele tigray
Daily Briefing, Ethiopia, Great Powers, Horn of Africa, Middle East, Yemen

Daily Briefing: Ethiopia’s Slide Toward War, Trump’s Iran Ultimatum, and Yemen’s Rising Toll

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Tigrayan forces seized a federal airport and pushed into Afar and Amhara this week, prompting African Union alarm and an Ethiopian Airlines flight suspension. Trump told the UN he is deciding whether to “annihilate” Iran, Pezeshkian answered with photos of dead schoolchildren, and Yemen’s Taiz front recorded its bloodiest stretch since August.

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Daily Briefing, Ethiopia, Great Powers, Horn of Africa, Middle East, Red Sea & Chokepoints, Sudan

Daily Briefing: Iran’s Hormuz Offer, Ethiopia’s New Coalition, and Saudi Arabia’s Arms Search

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A senior Iranian official says Tehran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington eases military pressure, the UN voices alarm over a new armed-group coalition in Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia leans on allies as its interceptors run low. Verified developments, 20-23 September 2026.

Horn Update: Ethiopia Signals It’s ‘a Matter of Time’ Before It Retakes Assab
Eritrea & Djibouti, Ethiopia, Horn Update, Somalia & Somaliland, Sudan

Horn Update: Ethiopia Signals It’s ‘a Matter of Time’ Before It Retakes Assab

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Horn Update, Issue No. 1. Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed says regaining sea access through Eritrea’s port of Assab is now ‘a matter of time,’ as both armies move toward their shared border. Plus: Sudan’s arms embargo gets a one-month reprieve, and the Berbera axis keeps shifting. Coverage period: 8–15 September 2026.

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