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Ethiopia’s push for port access is ramping up tensions with Eritrea, as Abiy Ahmed and senior officials are talking up the prospect of military action in the near future. So in this video, we’ll explain what’s happening and what might happen next.
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SOURCES:
Comments by Ethiopian officials
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgwg042vr4o
https://mfaethiopia.blog/2025/11/14/speech-by-foreign-minister-gedion-timothewos-at-the-foreign-policy-forum-on-developments-in-the-horn-of-africa/
Eritrean response
https://x.com/hawelti/status/1989626549771866467
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgwg042vr4o
Ethiopia’s longstanding pursuit of a port
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-16/ethiopia-says-lack-of-access-to-port-can-fuel-conflict-in-future
https://theconversation.com/landlocked-ethiopia-wants-better-sea-access-a-port-deal-with-neighbours-could-benefit-the-region-211759
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlocked_country#:~:text=Kazakhstan%20is%20the%20world’s%20largest,world’s%20most%20populous%20landlocked%20country.&text=Generally%2C%20being%20landlocked%20creates%20political,to%20international%20waters%20would%20avoid
Recent tensions between TPLF and Abiy
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/21/alarm-bells-go-off-on-ethiopia
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/fog-of-war-why-are-ethiopia-eritrea-tensions-rising/3754387
https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/47796/
https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/15731/the-fight-for-the-red-sea-escalates
