Conflict & Security
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of threatening war over Red Sea access
October 21, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of threatening war in the Horn of Africa as Washington urges restraint over disputed Red Sea access.
- Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel accused Abiy Ahmed of threatening war to force a seaport and permanent military presence on the Red Sea coast.
- Gebremeskel said Ethiopia received $80–90 billion in international aid over the past 35 years, with over $30 billion in the last eight years.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Abiy Ahmed this week, urging both capitals to respect each other's sovereignty.
- Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia declared in the El Alamein Declaration that only current coastal states should determine Red Sea security.