Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of joining forces with a hardline opposition faction in preparing to launch a war, according to a letter from the foreign affairs ministry obtained by AFP on Wednesday.

Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] Ethiopia has accused Eritrea’s government of working with an opposition group based in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region to ...

If the past is a foreign country, its name is surely Eritrea. Residents of Asmara, its capital, pootle around in ancient Fiat 500s, wistfully gliding past art-deco cinemas, ornate villas and grand ...