Ethiopia’s Abiy Seeks Mediation to Ease Tensions With Eritrea

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for international mediation to ease tensions with Eritrea and secure a resolution that restores direct sea access for his landlocked country.

The nations’ fraught relationship — rooted in Eritrea’s 1991 independence that stripped Ethiopia of sea access — has again soured. After a brief thaw marked by a 2018 peace deal and joint war against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, ties have frayed amid Eritrea’s alleged support for anti-government militias and the suspension of flights.