Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed looks on during a parliament session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Assab has been part of Eritrea since 1993, when it broke away from Ethiopia after decades of guerrilla warfare. Ethiopia’s military and its allies, including Eritrea, teamed up against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, the group that administers the region. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Eritrea and Ethiopia to respect the border treaty signed 25 years ago. Ethiopia claims Eritrea is “actively preparing to wage war against it” and that its forces are in Tigray, which shares a border with Eritrea.

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2026 08:42 UTC