Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray: A Powder Keg in the Horn of Africa

Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed during the national anthem at the Inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 16, 2018. REUTERS / Tiksa Negeri Briefing  210 / Africa 18 February 2026  The risk of hostilities involving Ethiopia, its northernmost Tigray region and its neighbour Eritrea remains high three […]