Category: Ethiopia
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Tigray Cities Fall, War’s Endgame Uncertain
Renewed fighting has broken out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region since late September 2026, with Ethiopian federal forces (ENDF) and their allied Tigray Peace Forces (TPF) advancing against TPLF/TDF forces. This has included the reported capture of Adigrat (a key northern city near the Eritrean border) around October 10–11/12, following earlier gains such as Mekelle, Shire,…
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Somaliland: Red Sea Power Struggle
Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland as an independent sovereign state on December 26, 2025—the first such move by any UN member country—has indeed injected fresh momentum into the long-dormant Somaliland independence question. This development has intensified diplomatic friction across the Horn of Africa, while layering an overt Israel-Turkey rivalry onto an already complex web of…