Ethiopia Conflict Pulse

Saudi Arabia launched a Multinational Defensive Maritime Coalition in late July 2026 after Houthi attacks on shipping, drawing in 14 initial...

• Preceding hostility: Violent attacks on churches and clergy follow years of negative historical narratives spread by elites and media, framing the...

Does Ethiopia's proposed shift to an executive presidency signal genuine constitutional reform or a calculated move to consolidate Abiy Ahmed's...

Saudi Arabia launched a new Multinational Defensive Maritime Coalition after Houthi threats in July 2026, shifting from the 2020 Red Sea Council's...

Satellite analysis shows ~100 new light vehicles and armoured carriers arriving at the ENDF base in Asosa between 23-28 August, enough to equip a...

Ethiopia’s drive for sovereign Red Sea access is accelerating rival alliances. A UAE-backed axis with Somaliland stands against an...

• Verified advances: RSF and SPLM-N seized Sirkam base and earlier Kurmak/Qeisan towns near Ethiopian border, causing displacement.
• Unconfirmed...

The European Union is set to resume budgetary aid to Ethiopia, suspended at the start of the 2020 Tigray civil war. This signals a move toward post-war normalization after years of suspension.

RSF forces aligned with the Ta’sees coalition captured Bakori in the Qeissan sector—site of the Sudanese army’s 13th Infantry Brigade HQ—and Sarkam...

يوسع اقتراح بولوس حظر الأسلحة ليشمل كل السودان والطائرات المسيرة، مما يؤثر على الطرفين بشكل غير متكافئ بسبب اختلاف قنوات التسليح للجيش وقوات الدعم...

Recent clashes near Shererina and drone strikes in Tigray mark serious breaches of the Pretoria Agreement.

• Western Tigray remains contested, with...

• Ethiopia's two-year warnings to Washington about Eritrean forces on its soil and support for armed groups echo pre-1998 patterns, yet US inaction...

Heavy fighting between Fano forces and federal troops spread across more than 18 woredas in nine Amhara zones plus two Oromia zones during August...

Drone strikes struck civilian sites in southern and northwestern Tigray on August 24, damaging homes, an irrigation facility, and residences in Raya...

• Civilian normalcy: Tigrayan women celebrate Ashenda despite federal and regional forces massing along borders with reported skirmishes
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Eritrea's Red Sea ports draw Egypt, US, and Gulf engagement amid Bab al-Mandeb tensions.

• Asmara's stability enables influence, yet opposition...

• Five journalists detained three years on Amhara-related terrorism charges were offered release if they signed apologies admitting insurgency...

Sudanese anti-war groups gathered in Addis Ababa to forge a common stance on army chief al-Burhan's dialogue. This hosting underscores Ethiopia's mediator role in Sudan's conflict, with direct implications for regional stability.

Renewed ENDF-TPLF clashes, including the drone strike on Mekelle, could escalate into a regional war drawing in Eritrea, Egypt, UAE and others over...

Meles Zenawi's EPRDF ethnic federal system harmed Addis Ababa residents, burdened ordinary Tigrayans with collective blame, and left an ambiguous provision that sustains political tensions.