Horn of Africa

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed smiling at the African Union Summit

Daily Briefing: Ethiopia’s War Escalates, Sudan Presses the UN, and Iran’s Hormuz Leverage Slips

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Pro-government forces claimed capture of Tigray’s strategic town of Alamata as Ethiopia’s civil conflict entered a second week, while Sudan’s foreign minister used the UN General Assembly to demand action against the RSF’s foreign backers after Washington again denied Gen. al-Burhan a visa. Saudi Arabia’s main pipeline resumed full exports around the Strait of Hormuz, undercutting Iran’s chief remaining leverage in stalled talks. Verified developments, 29–30 September 2026.

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Ethiopia's Field Marshal Birhanu Jula

Daily Briefing: Ethiopia Blames Sudan and Egypt for the Tigray Uprising as Iran Claims a Second Drone Seizure in Hormuz

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Ethiopia’s army chief widened his accusation of foreign backing for the Tigray-led rebel alliance to include Sudan and Egypt alongside Eritrea, as Sudan’s Burhan rejected US ceasefire terms outright and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed to have seized a second American underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz — a claim US Central Command called “clearly desperate.” Verified developments, 27–29 September 2026.

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Daily Briefing: Yemen’s War Has Killed 150 Civilians in Two Weeks as Israel Finishes Its Lebanon Tunnel Campaign

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Yemen’s Human Rights Ministry says 150 civilians have been killed and 80,000 displaced in two weeks of fighting, with over 2,000 fleeing by boat to Djibouti. Israel says it has finished destroying Hezbollah’s Ali Taher tunnel network in south Lebanon. Verified developments, 14–16 September 2026.

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A man walks past a destroyed tank on a street in Edaga Hamus, Tigray region, Ethiopia

Choosing Sides: Tigray’s Return to War and the Horn’s Hardening Blocs

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Choosing Sides: Tigray’s Return to War and the Horn’s Hardening Blocs Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Horn of Africa Weekly Update — Issue No. 2 Reference: NRTC/HAWU/2026-02  |  Coverage period: 11–22 August 2026  |  Published: 22 August 2026 If last week’s briefing confirmed that no Horn of Africa crisis is contained within its own

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