@BehiwotTilahun FYI, these countries have got the permission from the host country. It is not found by force. Be friendly and talk with your coastal neighbours. And, correct your folly argument that you deserve to own a sea coast. My 2 cents!
The so called 'Ethiopian Navy Commander' is openly DECLARING WAR on #Eritrea! Why do the #UN, #US, #EU, #China, etc. keep silent when Ethiopia violates the UN charter? What would they do had #Eritrea's Navy Commander said so?@SecRubio
https://t.co/7im8ytV3xU Stability in the #Horn of #Africa is indeed vital. But stability cannot be defined exclusively through the lens of one country, nor can it be achieved by overlooking the sovereignty, territorial integrity and legitimate security concerns of its neighbours.
Preventing escalation requires more than calls for restraint. It demands addressing the underlying causes, and upholding the principles of the @UN Charter and international law. Threats, coercion and ambitions directed against the territorial integrity of neighbours cannot be normalized or overlooked.
Regional stability cannot be built on selective principles or strategic appeasement...and stability is not a licence for regional primacy, nor can it come at the expense of the sovereignty and security of neighbouring states.
There can be no durable regional stability without respect for sovereign equality, territorial integrity, mutual respect and adherence to international law
@GermanyDiplo@AussenMinDE@GHessebon#Ethiopia is seeking to externalize its internal conflicts onto its neighbors, particularly #Eritrea, in a bid to gain sea access by force. Germany and the international community must urge restraint and hold #Ethiopia accountable for its provocations.
Welcomed Mr. Guang Cong, Special Envoy of the @UN Secretary-General for the #HornOfAfrica, to the Permanent Mission of #Eritrea for an exchange of views on developments in the region.
Discussed situation in #Sudan, #SouthSudan, and #Somalia, highlighting how external interventions are aggravating conflicts, deepening divisions, and undermining prospects for peace. Emphasized respect for national sovereignty, nationally owned political processes, and constructive international engagement.
On #Eritrea–#Ethiopia relations, made it abundantly clear that any prospect of engagement with #Ethiopia's leadership on any level, requires a prior, public, unequivocal, and unconditional renunciation of coercion, threats, and the use of force, alongside unambiguous recognition of Eritrea's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. These are fundamental principles. Neither the @UN nor the @African_Union should normalize threats, entertain territorial claims, or reward coercive rhetoric. Dialogue must not legitimize the PP's conduct or create false equivalence.
Also cautioned against the inadvertent instrumentalization of international representatives to advance #Ethiopia's political narratives, manufacture external endorsements, or portray diplomatic engagements as tacit approval of its conduct. The PP's ongoing photo-op diplomacy must not camouflage realities on the ground or obscure the consequences of impunity. Carefully staged diplomatic encounters and high-profile international appearances are not endorsements of government policies, conduct, or regional ambitions, nor should they shield the #Ethiopian leadership from scrutiny and accountability.
The international community must look beyond diplomatic optics and confront the deteriorating situation within #Ethiopia, where the PP government continues to employ deadly force against its own population. Civilians have been killed, livelihoods and infrastructure destroyed, and communities subjected to violence and displacement across #Afar, #Amhara, #Benishangul-Gumuz, #Somali, Tigray, and Oromia regions . Civilian protection and accountability demand urgent international attention.
Stressed that regional peace cannot be built by externalizing #Ethiopia's internal crises or pressuring Eritrea. Meaningful engagement requires trust, mutual respect, sovereign equality, and good faith, conditions that do not currently exist. The immediate priority must be to address the PP's threats and conduct that have undermined regional peace.
#Eritrea will neither be drawn into #Ethiopia's internal political and security crises nor allow itself to become a convenient distraction from the challenges confronting the Ethiopian leadership. Those challenges must be addressed within Ethiopia, not externalized onto its neighbours.
Abraham Teklu Lemma, 54, a former information technology contractor at the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the National Reconnaissance Office, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit espionage on behalf of the government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, announced @USAttyPirro.
https://t.co/zjUxhmkDS7
Ethiopia, as the Host Country of the African Union Headquarters, Is Violating the Founding Principles of the African Union by Allowing Its Territory to Be Used for Aggression Against Neighbouring States
Ethiopia, the host country of the African Union headquarters, is acting in contravention of the very principles upon which the African Union was founded by allowing its territory to be used as a launching ground for aggression against neighbouring countries.
In doing so, Ethiopia is violating the principles and obligations of good neighbourliness, peace and security by harbouring armed gangs and mercenaries, and by facilitating the deployment of drones to target and destroy infrastructure and civilian facilities, including water, electricity and fuel installations, as is currently taking place in Sudan.
How can collective African action advance and prosper when the country hosting the headquarters of the continent’s foremost organisation, and publicly proclaiming its commitment to protecting the rights of Africa’s peoples and safeguarding their security and stability, is itself undermining these very principles? How can such an African vision be realised when that same country allows its territory to be used to launch attacks against civilian and essential service facilities in fellow Member States—facilities that are vital to the lives of citizens, their fundamental rights and the interests of African peoples?
Sudan is a neighbouring country and a founding member of the African Union system. Nevertheless, Ethiopia has allowed the presence of the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and enabled it to conduct terrorist activities from airports and locations within Ethiopian territory.
Furthermore, Ethiopia has permitted the Government of Abu Dhabi to supply the most dangerous criminal militia known to the world with all manner of military equipment, strategic weapons and drones.
It should be noted that the terrorist rebel RSF militia is responsible for grave violations against the men and women of Sudan, killing them on ethnic and tribal grounds. It is deeply regrettable that such a terrorist militia should find refuge or room to operate on Ethiopian territory.
Sudan shares a geographical border with Ethiopia, and the two countries are bound by longstanding historical and demographic ties, as well as exceptionally close humanitarian and economic relations. The Sudanese people hold the Ethiopian people in the highest regard and esteem.
Accordingly, responsibility demands that the Ethiopian leadership urgently reconsider these reckless policies, put an end to these hostile actions, and refrain from allowing Ethiopian territory to serve as a conduit for advancing agendas that run counter to the objectives and principles of the African Union and the aspirations of the peoples of the African continent.
Such actions also undermine the continent’s liberation ideals and the principles championed by the pioneers of Africa’s liberation movements in their struggle against colonial policies and practices designed to sow division and discrimination among the peoples of the African continent. They further allow those seeking to obstruct Africa’s renaissance to extend their influence through Ethiopian territory and use its airports as platforms for launching attacks against neighbouring states.
Sudan continues to pursue a policy of diplomacy as a last resort, guided by all the values of cooperation and partnership with neighbouring countries, and firmly committed to the principles of good neighbourliness and respect for the sovereignty of states.
Ethiopia must immediately cease these acts of aggression against Sudan. Respect for sovereignty and the principles of good neighbourliness is a responsibility that cannot be deferred. Sudan’s sovereignty and national security are a red line!
Khalid Al-Eisir
Minister of Culture, Information, Antiquities and Tourism
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
@Jawar_Mohammed Simply poor analysis from the opportunist! Abiy has done everything to instigate war against Eritrea but his troops tasted the heat from Eritrea. On opposite, Abiy has become a pariah because of his childish actions inside and outside of Ethiopia.
ETHIOPIA’S OVERTLY DECLARED WAR AGENDA AGAINST ERITREA
(Verbatim Statements by Ethiopian Government Senior Officials denigrating Eritrea’s Sovereignty)
The Potemkin Party is engaged, these days, in a frenzied and deceitful diplomatic campaign to re-package the unprovoked war that it has declared against Eritrea for over three years now in “self-defense garb”.
As illustrated in the link below, the regime has leveraged, throughout this period without let-up, all its political, media and military institutions to indoctrinate its population, and especially the youth, with incendiary propaganda to normalize and rationalize a war of aggression against Eritrea.
To this end:
1. Eritrea’s Statehood and hard-won independence were, and continue to be, denigrated as “a conspiratorial Project conceived by external forces”. These inflammatory and provocative positions constitute brazen violations of international law and the sovereignty and integrity of a UN member State.
2. The Eritrean sovereign port of Assab is often depicted as “stolen Ethiopian land” that must be retrieved to “correct a historical mistake”. This falsehood and revisionist narrative of history is peddled to justify its agenda of “sovereign access to the sea”.
3. Eritrea’s southern coastal land must also be annexed to provide “strategic depth” to Ethiopia’s phantom navy.
4. Even prior to its declaration of war against Eritrea through the announcement of its Leader to the House of Peoples Representatives on 13 October 2023, and as early as July-August 2022 while the war in the Tigray Administrative Region was still raging, the Potemkin Party had sought to create an alliance with the TPLF to wage war against Eritrea which it had dubbed as the “ultimate enemy” of both entities.
5. The Potemkin Party also ramped up, inconsequential as it may be, its hostile activities of sponsoring subversive groups (“RASDO”, “Green Islamic Movement”, and another obscure outfit classified as a foreign-based terrorist Group by Germany’s Prosecutor Office) for the purposes of “regime change”.
6. The intensive war campaign and relentless saber-rattling have been accompanied by massive weapons purchasing spree; mostly underwritten by external forces.
https://t.co/tFsQt91tR4
@RenaissanceDam Contemporary Ethiopia (aka unified Abissinya) was only created during Menilik, at the time of scramble for Africa. After UK, France & Italy divided the Horn up amongst themselves, the leftover pie became Abissinya under Minilik. That's why he agreed for current neighbor borders.
ETHIOPIA’S OVERTLY DECLARED WAR AGENDA AGAINST ERITREA
(Verbatim Statements by Ethiopian Government Senior Officials regarding Eritrea’s Sovereignty)
Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
· "Sovereign access to the sea by any means necessary - through negotiations if possible and by force if necessary, Ethiopia would not remain a prisoner of geography."
· "Regarding the Red Sea, and speaking about it repeatedly, let me say it again to make my stance clear; why does Israel hold the Golan Heights? Israel holds the Golan Heights because it believes problems regarding national security, survival and its existence… People are born, grow, age and people die, this is natural. Red Sea access and Ethiopia are just like that."
· “We have found no document – in Cabinet, Parliament and other Government Archives - that asserts Eritrea's independence”. Taking their cue from the Prime Minister’s incendiary statement, Prosperity Party state media channels actively called on citizens to mobilize and ‘withdraw’ recognition of Eritrea's 1993 sovereignty, labeling it a ‘historical mistake’."
· "Adulis, located on the Eritrean Gulf, can be considered one option. Massawa and Assab can also be considered other options. We do not necessarily hold the position that it must be Assab or Massawa. What we seek is simply a breathing (sovereign) outlet, access to the sea."
· "As you know, five or six years ago we established a navy. Did we establish it so that it [the Navy] could swim around in this glass [container]? I am a million percent certain; Ethiopia will not remain landlocked-whether anyone likes it or not."
· "For Ethiopia, losing access to the Red Sea took about 30 years [Eritrea’s legitimate struggle for liberation] - after the 30 years’ war, Ethiopia lost it. Now, however, I do not think Ethiopia needs another 30 years to retake it".
· "Therefore, efforts will be made to resolve the issue and minimize losses. Whether it happens through peace or through force, it is inevitable".
· "If fighting breaks out, the outcome is clear. After that, crying and wailing will be of no use. If we enter [the war], the outcome is clear. We have sufficient and dependable capability. There is no force that can stop us. This must be clear”.
Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF)
· "We will strengthen our army. We will accelerate our development. We will obtain access to the sea, whether through peace or through force; through negotiations if possible and by force if necessary - through Bale or Bole".
General Abebaw Tadesse, Deputy Chief of Staff of the ENDF
· "The offensive launched in Tigray will not stop there. Mekelle is a mere stop-over; our ultimate destination is Assab; our main objective is to raise our flag in the Red Sea".
Ethiopian Air Force Commander General Yilma Merdasa
· “The main goal is the recovery of sovereign sea access, particularly through the Eritrean port of Assab.”
Maj-Gen. Teshome Gemechu: Director-General of International Relations and Military Cooperation (ENDF)
· "Ethiopia is not a landlocked nation. We are not landlocked. Rather, we are an ocean-linked country. Ethiopia had it. And even though the matter hasn't been resolved yet, we are not landlocked".
· "We were created together with the water. We used to have water. The water used to be ours as well as the port. Because it is a special case, we have a double right to demand it".
· "The Red Sea belongs to Ethiopia. We will take it back at any cost! Assab is Ethiopia's Red Sea province".
· "The port of Assab, even its design was made in such a way that it only serves Ethiopia, or starting from the Afar region, focusing only on serving through that route - take this into account as well: in international law, it can serve for a dispute".
Military Commanders
· Public displayed, at the Inauguration of Military Recruits few months ago, of an official Map of Ethiopia that unlawfully incorporates the port city of Assab and Eritrea's southern coastal territories.
L. General Alemshet Degife, Advisor to the ENDF and Chief of Staff and Board Chairman of the Defense Engineering Industrial Corporation (DEIC)
· "We have entered a process about a territory we do not control, which connects [us] to other continents, could allow those whom we have historically regarded as our enemies to establish themselves directly within 60 kilometers of us without asking our permission".
Shimelis Abdisa, President of the Oromia Region
· " Irrecha [traditional Oromo celebrations] will be celebrated in the Red Sea (Assab), next year."
General Bacha Debele, Former Ethiopia's Ambassador to Kenya
· "When we say Assab belongs to Ethiopia, it is because it belongs to Ethiopia. What you [Eritrea] took by force, we will return by force".
· "Once war breaks out, there will be no such thing as the Government of Eritrea. This must be clearly understood. Geography will change. Governments will change. The borders of countries will also change. The border that exists between Eritrea and Ethiopia will cease to exist".
· "If the Eritrean Government ceases to exist, what could possibly happen? It will collapse on its own and it will be gone. Isn't this war? Once a war breaks out like this, there is no distinction between the rear base and front line. In modern warfare, there aren’t separate rear base and front lines. Any place becomes a front line. Asmara cannot remain a rear base area [no-combat zone], while Badme is the front line. Both are the front lines".
General Tsadkan Gebretensae, Military Advisor to the ENDF
• "I have begun raising the idea that we should correct the mistakes we made previously and seize Assab from them [Eritrea]".
• "At present, our relationship with Eritrea is not merely an issue of national security, nor merely about raising the question of ports or discussing the Eritrean government. I believe we must recognize, in light of history, that the manner in which we answer the Eritrean question is connected to our very existence”.
Ambassador Dina Mufti, Member of the Federal Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee
· “Ethiopia's quest for sovereign sea access is non-negotiable”; and he proceeded to aggressively demand international pressure against Eritrea!
Daniel Kibret, Social Affairs Advisor to Ethiopia's Prime Minister
· "Once Ethiopia obtains access to the sea, the reason for Eritrea being Eritrea will cease!"
Adanech Abebe, Mayor of Addis Ababa City
· "Are we supposed to live forever with the question of our sea closed off to us? There is no young person who will accept living with it closed; at one time it was close to us and we lost it. But this generation will not accept that”.
Lencho Bati, Director General at MoFA of Ethiopia's Diaspora Service
· "The Ethiopian military that suffered in the deserts of Tigray, will not stop before taking off its shoes by the Red Sea and wash its feet on Eritrean Red Sea waters”.
Speech delivered by Mr. Mehmet Küçüksakallı, Ambassador of the Republic of #Türkiye at Turkish Republic Day
Honorable Ministers,
Esteemed government officials and representatives of PFDJ
Distinguished Ambassadors, Heads of Missions,
Dear UN and diplomatic community members,
Dear guests
Today, we have gathered here to celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye. This day marks not only the birth of the Republic of Türkiye from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, but also resilience and unwavering commitment of the #Turkish nation to peace, rule of law, democracy and progress.
As we reflect on our history, we honor the vision of great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who led Turkish nation first towards liberation then modernization and development. His principles continue to guide us even today.
Dear guests, ladies and gentlemen,
Türkiye, as a country located between the three continents, enjoys strong ties with the West, East and Africa and makes its contribution to global and regional peace and security. To mention some of the high level meetings that are held in Türkiye this year is a clear indication of our active role on this field.
Last summer NATO summit was held in Ankara.
Last week the 9th Istanbul Mediation Conference took place at the Ministerial Level. Foreign Ministers of R4 (Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia) held talks concurrently in Istanbul with counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Heads of Turkic States Summit is going on as well in Türkiye.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 31st Conference of the Parties is to be held on 9-20 November 2026 in Antalya.
Dear guests,
Türkiye enjoys historic relations with African countries. Based on this solid ground, the Republic of Türkiye was among the first countries who proudly supported independence of African nations, including #Eritrea. Türkiye today continues to work for the stability, security and development of African countries as a reliable partner.
As it was put forward by my President Tayyip Erdoğan in his visit to Ethiopia this year, “Turkey attaches great value on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states in the Horn of Africa. Turkiye certainly does not wish to see any further conflict or suffering added to what the region has already suffered. We believe that solutions to issues of the region should be developed by the countries of the region themselves, and that the Horn of Africa must not be turned into an arena for the rivalries of foreign powers”. It is my sincere hope and wish that peace and stability prevails in the region.
Ladies and gentilmen
Türkiye, has an observer status in the African Union and strategic partner for Africa since 2008. In every 5 years in cooperation with the African Union, Türkiye-Africa Partnership Summit is held. The next one is to be held in December in Trablus, in Libya.
Since Africa has been an important pillar of Turkish foreign policy from the out set, our cooperation has become stronger during the last 25 years. As a reflection of such a strong partnership, let me share some figures:
Türkiye has 44 Embassies in Africa, 35 of them opened during the last two decades. Türkiye is also active in Africa with its public institutions such as TİKA, AFAD, Yunus Emre Institute, Maarif Foundation, Anatolian News Agency, TRT as well as private companies; the most prominent one is the Turkish Airlines.
Turkish Airlines flies to 62 destinations in 41 African countries. Its Asmara-İstanbul flights is not an air only but a friendship bridge between Eritrea-Türkiye and the rest of the World.
Turkish Cooperation Agency (TIKA) has 22 offices in Africa. 61 thousand African students are studying in Turkish Universities, 15 thousand of them are in generous Turkiye Scholarship Program. Turkish Maarif Schools are providing science education to some 22 thousand students in 25 African countries.
Turkish companies are active in the continent in many fields such as trade, infrastracture, mining, port and airport operations. Our trade with African countries is on the rise.
Dear guests,
Our relation with Eritrea is one of mutual respect and friendship, based on long common history. We value this relations and ready to enhance based on equal partnership for the benefit of two countries. I am proud to note that Eritrea and Türkiye share similar views on the regional developments such as Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and the just cause of Palestine.
Last year in December Ambassador Ali Onaner, Director General at the Turkish Foreign Ministry for the East and North Africa, visited Asmara and held comprehensive exchanges both on bilateral and regional issues with Honorable Ministers H.E. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Yemane Ghebremeskel, Minister of Information, H.E. Hagos Ghebrehiwet, Head of PFDJ Economic Affairs and other high level government officials. It is my sincere belief that these exchanges will continue for the benefit of the two countries.
I would like to share my great appreciation for the congratulatory message by H.E. Isaias Afwerki, the President of State of Eritrea to my President H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the occasion of this special day. I thank also for the kind words for the lasting friendship between Türkiye and Eritrea in his message.
Once again thank you all for being here with us on this very special day for Türkiye.
Thank you/ Yeğanilley /Şukran cezilen.
29 October 2026, Asmara
@RenaissanceDam We fought to reclaim our right of decolonization from Italy because the then super powers including USA and UK sided with the emperor to deny our right for independence. So, why are referring US documents to actualize your illegal occupation? Against all odds we won. Finita!
🚨 THE TRUTH EXPOSED: #Ethiopian Government Media’s Misrepresentation of President Erdoğan’s Position on Red Sea Access.
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On 29 October 2026, during the celebration of the 103rd Anniversary of the Republic of #Türkiye in #Asmara, Mr. Mehmet Küçüksakallı, Ambassador of the Republic of #Türkiye to #Eritrea, set the record straight on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s actual position regarding Ethiopia’s pursuit of sea access during his visit to Addis Ababa in February 2026.
🇹🇷 President Erdoğan reaffirmed Türkiye’s commitment to respecting the #sovereignty and territorial integrity of states in the Horn of Africa, underscoring the importance of addressing regional issues through dialogue, cooperation, and mutual understanding.
Importantly, President Erdoğan did not explicitly promise #Ethiopia sovereign access to the Red Sea, nor did he commit Türkiye to supporting any territorial claims.
As President Erdoğan clearly stated:
🗣️ “I would like to particularly emphasize Türkiye’s position of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states in the region where Ethiopia is located.”
📢 However, #Ethiopian government-owned media presented his remarks as though he had explicitly pledged support for Ethiopia’s sea-access ambitions, creating a misleading impression of Türkiye’s position.
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🇪🇷 THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR: Respect for sovereignty, internationally recognized borders, and territorial integrity is non-negotiable. No country’s ambitions can override another nation’s sovereignty. Sovereignty must be respected.
Territorial integrity must be upheld. International law must prevail.
@DahlaKib@Yehdavid@habte_ab16868@hadnetkeleta@Assab_Eritrea@Nora_isle@tewerwari_1@RedSeaBeacon@SebleEphrem@DanielTeklai_ER@Ghidewon https://t.co/XC5CcmTUub @SirakBahlbi@GhideonMusaAron@itsEritrea@eri_id_@teamehaile4