Nathan Howard Gray, Adelaide University and Peter Draper, Adelaide University Originally Published By The Conversation on February 11th, 2026 Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell is in Brussels this week, trying to close a trade deal that has been nearly a decade in the making. The EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement is tantalisingly close, although EU Commission … Read more
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University “Merzoni” isn’t a neologism that easily trips off the tongue, and it hasn’t fully taken hold in the world of European politics. Yet, for months, a pragmatic alliance between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been building. And despite the politicians being, in many ways, … Read more
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on Monday accused the Ethiopian government of preparing for a new round of war against the Tigray region, warning of large-scale troop deployments, the movement of heavy weaponry, and renewed attacks on civilians. At the same time, the group reiterated its stated “commitment to peace and dialogue.” The TPLF […]
Kenya says it will engage Russia over growing reports that its citizens are being recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine, describing the practice as illegal and unacceptable. Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi, in an interview with the BBC, said Nairobi had shut down illegal recruitment networks and would urge Moscow to enter into […]
Ethiopia is hosting a covert military training camp preparing thousands of fighters for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to a Reuters investigation, in what could mark the country’s first confirmed direct involvement in Sudan’s civil war. Reuters cited multiple Ethiopian, diplomatic and security sources who said the camp is located in Ethiopia’s western Benishangul-Gumuz […]
Telecommunications operators from Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Sudan have formalized a strategic partnership to enhance regional digital connectivity through the launch of a new cross-border fibre-optic corridor. Djibouti Telecom, Ethio Telecom, and Sudatel Group signed a tripartite agreement in Djibouti to establish the Horizon Fiber Initiative, a project designed to link international submarine cable landing stations […]
By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham, Originally published on The Conversation on February 5, 2026 11:42am EST Russia, Ukraine and the US have met for a second time for trilateral talks to discuss a possible cessation of hostilities. The meeting got off to the same depressing start as the first one had the week before. On February 3, the night … Read more
