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[AbyssiniaLady]

I never realized how important land-locking Ethiopia is until now, thank you Eritrea, War-torn landlocked Ethiopia currently spends over $1.9 billion annually for the use of Djibouti ports, Not to mention millions airspace fees.

[tarik]

I never realized how important land-locking Ethiopia is until now, thank you Eritrea, War-torn landlocked Ethiopia currently spends over $1.9 billion annually for the use of Djibouti ports, Not to mention millions airspace fees.

You are welcome, but fat greedy french puppet Ismail guelleh didn't even share some of that money with us Eritreans, but instead to please his then master evil meles, he instead started a war against us Eritreans. So I have no faith on greedy Ismael guelleh the Ethiopian and French puppet.

[Somaliman]

Who said Ethiopians can't have access to the Red Sea!

Of course they can have access to the Red Sea and even Assab through their screens.

[Agazi General]

HAHAHAHAHAHA WAWWW ABYSSINIALADYBOY AKA SOMALIMANLADY AKA EDEN IS VERY HAPPY TO DENIGRATR Z SAME COUNTRY ZAT.KOMMITED GENOCIDE UPON OUR GOLDEN RACE TEGARUS

[Odie]

Firstly, Abysslady, the prostitute pun ani is not Eritrean. Not Abyssinian. S/he is from one of the chaotic/ inferior nomad HoA desert clans. So, it is garbage to trash post about Red sea and Eritrea. Zooomaliman has enough trouble back home and he should talk about the Turkish ripping of his oil and alshabab. Not get into galla-shabya business. Finally, the video posted about red sea waters does not show nothing. No human fingerprint until a big village pops up. When a country has a resource like that, keeping it idle like that talks a lot. Ethier the owners are idiots or a rancher/dictator controls everything and the site remains clear of civilization

[AbyssiniaLady]

War-torn Ethiopia and Djibouti to build two dry ports at Nagad and Indode Stations



One of seven major ports in Djibouti.



Djibouti and War-torn landlocked Ethiopia have officially signed on Sunday an agreement to construct two dry ports at Nagad (Djibouti) and Indode (War-torn Ethiopia) by GHIH and EDR, both strategically linked to the existing corridor railway network. These dry ports will be further integrated with a new 17-kilometer railway connecting Nagad to the Damerjog Industrial Park in Djibouti.


Source: Djibouti and War-torn Ethiopia media outlets.

[Zmeselo]

My only comment on the article below: Ethiopia was in no position to grant independence when it did not have legitimate ownership.

Eritrea was wronged when Ethiopia, in breach of the federal state, unilaterally annexed Eritrea in 1962. Eritrea took back what was hers in the first place.

The Horn Of Africa States: Why No Maritime Nation Gives Up Its Waters – OpEd

June 18, 2025

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad

https://www.eurasiareview.com/18062025- ... ters-oped/

Ethiopia has not learned much from history. No maritime nation gives up its waters, because these waters are deeply tied to its sovereignty, security, economic prosperity, and geopolitical leverage. In the maritime domain, control equals power—both now and in the future.

Why No Maritime Nation Gives up its Waters

is a fundamental principle of international relations, maritime law, and national security.

Maritime nations strongly protect and maintain control over their territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones. Territorial waters extend up to 12 nautical miles from a nation’s coastline and are considered as part of the sovereign territory of a nation. It allows for the protection of borders, monitoring of foreign vessels and defense against threats such as smuggling, piracy and/or military incursions.

But there are also economic interests, which extend up to some 200 nautical miles from a maritime nation’s coastline, when there is such a possibility. These economic interests include, among others, fisheries, which is a major source of food and income, oil and gas, a major energy source and other minerals from the seabed and/or windmill farms, which are growing sectors lately.

Relinquishing control of these resources means that a country is giving up on many lucrative opportunities which it already owns. Ethiopia, perhaps only understands shipping access “port usage” as the only purpose of a coastline. It should rethink on the matter deeply and not just pronounce statements which only create disruptions to the attempts to make peace in the region.

Another important matter which Ethiopia does not, perhaps, consider is the strategic and geopolitical importance of maritime zones which serve as shipping lanes that are critical for international trade, naval deployment areas for projecting power or deterring rivals and or as buffer zones for intelligence gathering and/or surveillance. Why would any coastal nation in the region give up on all these? Ethiopia’s leadership must be in a dreamworld when it constantly repeats its intentions to have access to a sea, at the expense of one of the coastal countries of the region.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) formalizes the rights of maritime nations, and no country wants to set a precedent for surrendering its maritime claims as it might weaken its maritime rights or legal standing or invite more disputes.

There are also environmental and cultural stewardship of coastal waters. They often contain biodiversity such as coral reefs, mangroves and others, which are often also the main sources for the livelihood and cultural practices of indigenous people and local communities.

Ethiopia perhaps does not understand that any nation giving up its waters only encourage more foreign encroachments or more territorial claims, on its territory. None of the neighboring coastal countries of Ethiopia are prepared to give up their territorial waters and Ethiopia must swallow this desire, it seems to have developed lately, for their waters. It is not going to happen. Maritime boundaries are often the subject of complex negotiations and disputes. Neither Eritrea nor Djibouti nor Somalia are prepared to forgo or give up on their waters.

It would be unwise on the part of the leadership of Ethiopia to let itself to being used as a pawn by others, as seems to be the case, to disturb the peace of the region, which is already precarious. It would be a better idea for Ethiopia to have reasonable arrangements with all the coastal countries of the region. The continuous expressions of a desire to have access to a sea is not transformative, or creative or even bold. It is as sharp as marble, that one.

Currently as things stand, even a lease for a port access appears to be in the realm of impossibilities. Ethiopia has made it plain that it wants to have a sovereign access to an open sea, which cannot happen unless, it illegally invades a country, but such a country will fight back and any such access that results from an invasion can only be temporary. I doubt Ethiopia wants to have such an access. It would not be advisable either.

Ethiopia already finds itself in a quagmire of complex internal troubles and conflicts. It would be wiser if it paid more attention and most of its energies on solving those problems instead of seeking an out of reach goal. No nation gives up on its waters.

Its ambition to have access to a Red Sea port, was long lost when it gave Eritrea its independence in 1993. This continuous pursuit of access to a sea is only causing relations among the countries of the region to worsen, with the region spending most of its energies on arming themselves instead of servicing their populations, most of whom are poor in international standards.

Ethiopia should be turning the page once again and live with its neighbors on a better platform. This would enable it to service its populations through a more reasonable and cost-effective accessibility to the sea. Every nation has some advantage and/or disadvantage. It just happens it does not have access to a sea, and it should figure out how better to live off without disrupting lives in the region.


Dr. Suleiman Walhad writes on the Horn of Africa economies and politics. He can be reached at suleimanwalhad@yahoo.com.

[Somaliman]

My only comment on the article below: Ethiopia was in no position to grant independence when it did not have legitimate ownership.

Eritrea was wronged when Ethiopia, in breach of the federal state, unilaterally annexed Eritrea in 1962. Eritrea took back what was hers in the first place.

The Horn Of Africa States: Why No Maritime Nation Gives Up Its Waters – OpEd

June 18, 2025

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad

https://www.eurasiareview.com/18062025- ... ters-oped/

Ethiopia has not learned much from history. No maritime nation gives up its waters, because these waters are deeply tied to its sovereignty, security, economic prosperity, and geopolitical leverage. In the maritime domain, control equals power—both now and in the future.

Why No Maritime Nation Gives up its Waters

is a fundamental principle of international relations, maritime law, and national security.

Maritime nations strongly protect and maintain control over their territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones. Territorial waters extend up to 12 nautical miles from a nation’s coastline and are considered as part of the sovereign territory of a nation. It allows for the protection of borders, monitoring of foreign vessels and defense against threats such as smuggling, piracy and/or military incursions.

But there are also economic interests, which extend up to some 200 nautical miles from a maritime nation’s coastline, when there is such a possibility. These economic interests include, among others, fisheries, which is a major source of food and income, oil and gas, a major energy source and other minerals from the seabed and/or windmill farms, which are growing sectors lately.

Relinquishing control of these resources means that a country is giving up on many lucrative opportunities which it already owns. Ethiopia, perhaps only understands shipping access “port usage” as the only purpose of a coastline. It should rethink on the matter deeply and not just pronounce statements which only create disruptions to the attempts to make peace in the region.

Another important matter which Ethiopia does not, perhaps, consider is the strategic and geopolitical importance of maritime zones which serve as shipping lanes that are critical for international trade, naval deployment areas for projecting power or deterring rivals and or as buffer zones for intelligence gathering and/or surveillance. Why would any coastal nation in the region give up on all these? Ethiopia’s leadership must be in a dreamworld when it constantly repeats its intentions to have access to a sea, at the expense of one of the coastal countries of the region.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) formalizes the rights of maritime nations, and no country wants to set a precedent for surrendering its maritime claims as it might weaken its maritime rights or legal standing or invite more disputes.

There are also environmental and cultural stewardship of coastal waters. They often contain biodiversity such as coral reefs, mangroves and others, which are often also the main sources for the livelihood and cultural practices of indigenous people and local communities.

Ethiopia perhaps does not understand that any nation giving up its waters only encourage more foreign encroachments or more territorial claims, on its territory. None of the neighboring coastal countries of Ethiopia are prepared to give up their territorial waters and Ethiopia must swallow this desire, it seems to have developed lately, for their waters. It is not going to happen. Maritime boundaries are often the subject of complex negotiations and disputes. Neither Eritrea nor Djibouti nor Somalia are prepared to forgo or give up on their waters.

It would be unwise on the part of the leadership of Ethiopia to let itself to being used as a pawn by others, as seems to be the case, to disturb the peace of the region, which is already precarious. It would be a better idea for Ethiopia to have reasonable arrangements with all the coastal countries of the region. The continuous expressions of a desire to have access to a sea is not transformative, or creative or even bold. It is as sharp as marble, that one.

Currently as things stand, even a lease for a port access appears to be in the realm of impossibilities. Ethiopia has made it plain that it wants to have a sovereign access to an open sea, which cannot happen unless, it illegally invades a country, but such a country will fight back and any such access that results from an invasion can only be temporary. I doubt Ethiopia wants to have such an access. It would not be advisable either.

Ethiopia already finds itself in a quagmire of complex internal troubles and conflicts. It would be wiser if it paid more attention and most of its energies on solving those problems instead of seeking an out of reach goal. No nation gives up on its waters.

Its ambition to have access to a Red Sea port, was long lost when it gave Eritrea its independence in 1993. This continuous pursuit of access to a sea is only causing relations among the countries of the region to worsen, with the region spending most of its energies on arming themselves instead of servicing their populations, most of whom are poor in international standards.

Ethiopia should be turning the page once again and live with its neighbors on a better platform. This would enable it to service its populations through a more reasonable and cost-effective accessibility to the sea. Every nation has some advantage and/or disadvantage. It just happens it does not have access to a sea, and it should figure out how better to live off without disrupting lives in the region.


Dr. Suleiman Walhad writes on the Horn of Africa economies and politics. He can be reached at suleimanwalhad@yahoo.com.

Ethiopia should be turning the page once again and live with its neighbors on a better platform. This would enable it to service its populations through a more reasonable and cost-effective accessibility to the sea. Every nation has some advantage and/or disadvantage. It just happens it does not have access to a sea, and it should figure out how better to live off without disrupting lives in the region.

[Agazi General]

WAWW ABYSSINIALADYBOY WOULD BE HAPPIER IF SHE GOT BENT OVER,.FACE IN PILLOW,. SPREADING ZE CHEEKS AND GETTING POUNDED AS SHE SCREAMS.AND CREAMS, ZEN SHE WOULD BE SO IN LOVE ZAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE TIME 4 ZIS NONSENSEEEE, ZE LEG SHAKING ORGA.SM WOULD SEND HER TO CLOUD 10

[Agazi General]

IF ABYSSINIALADYBOY HAD A MAN IN HER LIFE WHO DID FOREPLAY ON HER.TIL SHE GOT INTO Z.MOOD,.AND.ZEN.BENT.HER.OVER. SPREADING ZE CHEEKS AND CLAPPING HER CHEEKS TIL.SHE SCREAMS.ANDCREAMS, SHAKING LIKE SHE CAUGHT Z HOLY.GHOST, ZEN SHE WOULD BE A LOT MORE.STABLE.AND WOULDN'T HAVE TIME.TO SIT HERE DISCUSSING POLITICS

[Agazi General]

IF ABYSSINIALADYBOY HAD A MAN IN HER LIFE WHO DID FOREPLAY ON HER.TIL SHE GOT INTO Z.MOOD,.AND.ZEN.BENT.HER.OVER. SPREADING ZE CHEEKS AND CLAPPING HER CHEEKS TIL.SHE SCREAMS.ANDCREAMS, SHAKING LIKE SHE CAUGHT Z HOLY.GHOST, ZEN SHE WOULD BE A LOT MORE.STABLE.AND WOULDN'T HAVE TIME.TO SIT HERE DISCUSSING POLITICS

[AbyssiniaLady]

Ethiopian Ship Docks at Port of Massawa After Two Decades - September 05/2018.



War-torn landlocked Ethiopia has nine small second hand cargo ships and two small second hand container ships and they pay fees whenever they dock at a ports of Djibouti, nothing is free in this world, Homeless ships.

[Agazi General]

IF ABYSSINIALADYBOY HAD A MAN IN HER LIFE WHO DID FOREPLAY ON HER.TIL SHE GOT INTO Z.MOOD,.AND.ZEN.BENT.HER.OVER. SPREADING ZE CHEEKS AND CLAPPING HER CHEEKS TIL.SHE SCREAMS.ANDCREAMS, SHAKING LIKE SHE CAUGHT Z HOLY.GHOST, ZEN SHE WOULD BE A LOT MORE.STABLE.AND WOULDN'T HAVE TIME.TO SIT HERE DISCUSSING POLITICS

[AbyssiniaLady]

At least 16 Truck Drivers Killed, Several Others Abducted in Amhara Region


June 26, 2025




At least 16 truck drivers are reportedly killed and several others abducted along the Gondar-Metema Road in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

The Incident occurred on Monday this week, Armed robbers operating in the area are linked to the incident, These armed groups appear to be different from Fano forces operating in different parts of the region.


Source: War-torn Ethiopia media outlets.

[Agazi General]

WAWW ABYSSINIALADYBOY WOULD BE HAPPIER IF SHE GOT BENT OVER,.FACE IN PILLOW,. SPREADING ZE CHEEKS AND GETTING POUNDED AS SHE SCREAMS.AND CREAMS, ZEN SHE WOULD BE SO IN LOVE ZAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE TIME 4 ZIS NONSENSEEEE, ZE LEG SHAKING ORGA.SM WOULD SEND HER TO CLOUD 10