Abiy Ahmed urges Eritrea to pursue peace and shared development
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is calling on Eritrea to resume peaceful relations and pursue shared development, warning that refusal to cooperate could have serious consequences. In a Tigrinya-language interview broadcast on 19 October, he also said Eritrea had lost much of its economic dynamism, according to Ethiopian public media outlet Fanamc.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on Eritrea to pursue peaceful relations and shared development with Ethiopia, while warning that continued refusal to cooperate would have “extremely serious” consequences, according to Fanamc. He was speaking in an interview in Tigrinya broadcast on 19 October 2026.
Abiy Ahmed also said Eritrean leaders had squandered the economic potential inherited from an industrial and commercial base that once placed Eritrea among Africa’s relatively developed economies. His remarks come amid ongoing tensions between the two countries.
The call comes days after Marco Rubio urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to respect their borders on 15 October, followed by the US Secretary of State’s call for dialogue amid tensions with Eritrea on 16 October.
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