Eritrea

AU enters final negotiations on Peace and Security Council line-up

Afwerki cosies up to Ruto at Abiy's expense

The Eritrean president has made a rare diplomatic move for his traditionally isolationist country, seeking to distance his country from neighbouring Ethiopia by moving closer to Nairobi.

Red Sea ambitions of Isaias Afwerki thwarted

The Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has been snubbed by the authorities in Khartoum after trying to increase his influence in eastern Sudan by playing on local community tensions.

Beijing has its eye on six potential development sites in Eritrea

Since the start of the year, China has been negotiating terms for a number of projects, ranging from mining and port ventures to military installations. Six sites are particularly concerned. They include ports but also strategically located inland towns.