Isaias of Eritrea sold the Saudis the convenient fiction that “only littoral states can provide Red Sea security.” Yet when the Houthis blocked the Kingdom’s maritime lifeline and even struck its oil infrastructure, Asmara’s response was essentially: "there is no military solution"—in other words, we can’t help you. 👀🤔
Saudi Arabia mistook Isaias for a reliable partner, perhaps because Eritrea commands a significant stretch of the southern Red Sea coastline. But geography alone does not make a country a dependable security partner. Eritrea's near zero maritime trade, its puny economy and population should have been a clear red lights. By contrast, Saudi Arabia depends on the Red Sea as a vital artery for global trade and the export of its enormous hydrocarbon resources.
Eritrea’s foreign minister, Osman Saleh, has now gone even further, announcing the severing of ties with the UAE and Israel while accusing them "destabilization" and of “port colonialism.” The message could hardly be clearer: Eritrea is increasingly disengaged from the very maritime security architecture that Saudi Arabia depends upon. It has no will, or capacity to deter or contain the Houthis either.
And there is a broader lesson for Riyadh. Time and again, governments and actors that have placed their trust in Asmara have ultimately found themselves disappointed. Now it is Saudi Arabia’s turn to learn the same lesson.
The question is no longer whether Eritrea can offer Saudi Arabia meaningful Red Sea security. The question is whether Riyadh will finally reconsider the aid, political support and strategic patience it has extended to the Isaias regime.
🚨NEW: Sudan’s RSF has allegedly captured an officer reportedly holding the rank of TPLF Army 70 during fighting around Damazin in Blue Nile State.
⚠️ Note: The videos contain disturbing language and may be distressing to viewers.
Did you know? In #Eritrea, people cannot travel freely from one city to another. To go from Asmara to Massawa, you need a permit letter from the government. This is what an open-air prison looks like.
Isyas Afworki's administration is the worst dictator's leadership!
Just to note, after the Ethiopia–Eritrea reconciliation in 2018, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh did visit Hargeisa in March 2019. During that visit, he referred to Somaliland as a "country" It's simply a matter of the historical record.
June 26th 1960
I hope this brings peace and security between Egypt and Ethiopia.
Now let see how Eritreans Shabia, TPLF, and Amhara FANO National Movements stooges are reacting to this clip.
በሉ እንግዲ "አልነገርኳችሁም ግድቡን እኮ ሽጦታል" በሉና እስፕስ ክፈቱ😂
Melkam Addis Amet - መልካም አዲስ ዓመት for all celebrating Enkutatash on Sep 11. My prayers for the New Year are an end to all conflicts in Ethiopia with true national reconciliation, and for the start of a democratic transition in Eritrea. God bless both nations and people.
Addis Ababa/Finfinnee is bursting into celebration! The capital is set to explode with color, music, dancing and roaring crowds as flags fill the streets and festive energy sweeps through every corner.
A historic moment is approaching and Addis is ready to light up, dance and celebrate like never before!
This has nothing to do with Orthodox Church. It is a weapons storage depot disguised as a church. All remaining debtera hideouts in Oromia should heed this warning immediately!!
#BREAKING: Reports coming out of Tigray region indicate to a widening divisions within the TPLF, as senior military commanders resist demands from political leaders for a possible return to war. Several commanders—including officials overseeing intelligence, logistics and major fronts—could reportedly face dismissal, reassignment or house arrest.
Separately, discontent is said to be growing among some Fano leaders over the Tsimdo alignment involving the TPLF and Eritrea. Marishet Tsehayu, a prominent Fano figure, reportedly defected to the Ethiopian government on Sunday, while others may follow.
🇪🇹Why Should Egypt Pay Ethiopia for Abay Waters?
Former Water Minister Shiferaw Jarso is calling on Ethiopia to press Egypt for compensation over its use of Abay (Nile) water resources, stressing that Ethiopia contributes about 86% of the river’s flow.
#Ethiopia#GERD
Think what you will of Ethiopia's National Dialog, but former Kenyan Prez Uhuru Kenyatta gave one of the most inspiring addresses I've ever heard - and I have heard many, many in my career. If someone hears it and is not moved, they are missing a heart.
https://t.co/LcVMMYAA5T
THE RADAR DESTROYED ⚔️❗️
In a staggering act of military folly, the TPLF–Junta squandered $176 million—blood money bankrolled by illicit gold mining in Tigray and funneled through their anti-Ethiopian foreign backers—to purchase and install a state-of-the-art radar system in Queha, a dusty hamlet west of Mekelle.
That radar is now scrap metal. 📡🔥
Ethiopia’s invisible, AI-powered drones penetrated its defenses without detection, rendering the multi-million-dollar installation utterly obsolete before its operators could even blink.
On the ground, the wreckage tells the full story: three Eastern European mercenaries, alongside operatives from Egypt and Eritrea, were obliterated in the precision airstrike—their bodies serving as a grim testament to the fate of all who conspire against Ethiopia.
The price of arrogance⁉️
At today’s exchange rate, that $176 million translates to a jaw-dropping 28,213,891,200 Ethiopian birr—a fortune incinerated in seconds. Money that could have built schools and hospitals in Tigray..