Renewed fighting in Tigray, fueled by unresolved territorial disputes and regional tensions with Eritrea and Sudan, risks escalating into a prolonged conflict across the Horn of Africa.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki warned that foreign militarization of Yemen’s islands threatens Red Sea security, urging littoral states to take charge and highlighting the islands’ central geopolitical role.

From Ghinda to Keren and Asmara, the pattern repeats: historic Islamic schools closed, mosques demolished, and hundreds of scholars and preachers arrested or forcibly disappeared in a society where Muslims make up half the population.

During his interview with Al-Estiklal, Mohamed Abu Zeid, Sudan Future Movement Foreign Secretary, discusses the shifting dynamics of Sudan's internal conflict, the role of neighboring countries, and the broader regional implications.

Tensions are mounting between longtime rivals and uneasy neighbors, Ethiopia and Eritrea, as Addis Ababa’s renewed push for Red Sea access raises fears of a new war in the Horn of Africa, just seven years after the restoration of diplomatic ties.