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Conflict hits schooling hardest where children are the target – study

According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that out-of-school numbers are extremely high in conflict-affected countries, though the exact number is hard to quantify. For example, in the…

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4 Jours de Dunkerque: Natnael Tesfazion wins uphill sprint as an isolated Laurence Pithie holds on to race lead

Eritrean rider claims first win in 2 years, on his birthday

Cycling News

How authoritarian regimes use education as a political tool

It’s often assumed that expanding access to education is progressive – that it’s a means of ensuring social, economic and political development. However, this is not always the case.

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Tigray party restores pre-war parliament, jeopardising northern Ethiopia peace

Tigray's main political party, TPFL, said it was taking back control of the region's government, effectively voiding a peace deal with Ethiopia's federal government that ended one of the century's deadliest conflicts.

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Gulf attention is turning inward: why the Iran war could destabilise the Horn of Africa

Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa over the past decade. The countries in this region include Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somaliland, Somalia and Djibouti.

The Conversation

Iran war fallout: risks for the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in March 2026 marks the end of a political era in the Middle Eastern country. Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s capital, Tehran. This has triggered a war drawing in numerous countries across the Middle East.

The Conversation

Abiy's vision of Ethiopia includes a seaport in Eritrea. Some see a looming conflict

Ethiopia’s prime minister sees himself as a renaissance man trying to reimagine the old greatness of his country

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NGO denounces the detention and torture of Eritrean refugees in Egypt

More than 3,000 Eritrean refugees have been detained in Egypt this year and some have reported sexual violence and torture, a human rights NGO said Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia's Tigray region is caught between past conflict and fears of another

Ethiopia's Tigray region is bracing for the possibility of renewed conflict over three years after warring parties signed a peace deal

The Independent UK

Widening rift between Eritrea and Ethiopia sparks fear of new conflict

Ethiopia and Eritrea say they are preparing for the possibility of war, with landlocked Ethiopia's claim it needs access to the Red Sea seen as a provocation by Eritrea. As tensions build, violence is escalating on their shared border in the Tigray region.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia and Eritrea are on edge again: what’s behind the growing risk of war

The histories of Eritrea and Ethiopia have long been closely intertwined. Once part of Ethiopia, Eritrea launched an armed struggle for independence in 1961 that resulted in its secession in 1993 following a referendum. But since Eritrea’s independence, relations between the two countries have evolved through many ups and downs,…

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Turkey deepens Ethiopia ties with energy deals amid regional tensions

Turkey and Ethiopia signed two major economic agreements as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Addis Ababa for the first time in 11 years, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed saying the talks aimed to relaunch economic and security cooperation against a backdrop of strong tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Radio France Internationale

'We're here to ride bikes, not to be politicians' – Biniam Girmay praises team improvements at NSN following switch from Intermarché

Eritrean scores win on debut in Valenciana, targets return to 2024 Tour de France green jersey-winning form

Cycling News

Ethiopia demands Eritrea 'immediately withdraw' troops from its territory

Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters walk in lines towards another field in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 30, 2021.

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The Independent UK

Ethiopia's prime minister accuses Eritrea of mass killings during Tigray war

Ethiopian prime minister has accused Eritrea of mass killings while fighting alongside government troops against regional forces in the war in the troubled northern region of Tigray that ended in 2022

The Independent UK

Ethiopia's national carrier cancels flights to Tigray region as fears grow of renewed fighting

Ethiopia’s national carrier cancelled flights to and from its troubled northern region of Tigray as fears grew of a renewed fighting between federal troops and regional forces

Evening Standard

Visa-free China travel is coming - but which countries still need one?

Brits will be able to visit China for up to 30 days without a visa under the new deal - but you still need one to visit dozens of countries

Euronews

Dutch court sentences Eritrean man to 20 years in prison for 'cruel' people smuggling

Presiding Judge René Melaard called the case “exceptionally serious” because of both the nature and scope of the crimes.

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Dutch court sentences Eritrean man to 20 years for cruel people smuggling

A Dutch court has convicted an Eritrean man of people smuggling and extortion, sentencing him to 20 years in prison

The Conversation

Another war in the Horn of Africa would be disastrous for one of the world’s most repressive nations

The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela

Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain condemn attack at UN meeting. Plus, why the world’s food system needs urgent change

Radio France Internationale

UN urges release of 10,000 arbitrarily detained in Eritrea

The United Nations on Monday called for the unconditional release of the estimated 10,000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists and students.

The Independent UK

Eritrea withdraws from regional bloc as UN expresses concern over tensions with Ethiopia

Eritrea has withdrawn from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development

The Independent UK

Ethiopia embraces big projects but risks another war by seeking access to the sea

Ethiopia’s prime minister loves big projects

The Guardian - UK

Uganda stops granting refugee status for Eritreans, Somalis and Ethiopians

Government once seen as progressive on migration says aid cuts to blame for excluding countries ‘not experiencing war’

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