Abiy presses demand for Red Sea access, a day after regional leaders' Nile warning

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Monday that access to the Red Sea, lost in 1993 when Eritrea became independent, is essential to the country's development, and that a solution should rest 'on the principle of give and take.' His remarks came a day after Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia declared jointly from New Alamein that governance of the Red Sea belongs exclusively to its coastal states. The exchange comes as fighting has flared anew in Tigray, with Addis Ababa accusing Eritrea, Egypt and Sudan of backing opposition forces.

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