Ethiopia: 'We Lost It Ourselves' - Abiy Admits Internal Flaws Cost Ethiopia Red Sea

Ethiopia: 'We Lost It Ourselves' - Abiy Admits Internal Flaws Cost Ethiopia Red Sea

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has renewed his government's argument that Ethiopia's loss of direct access to the Red Sea was primarily the result of domestic political divisions rather than external coercion, saying the country became "a geographic prisoner" because of its own internal weaknesses.

Abiy Blames Ethiopia’s Red Sea Loss on Internal Divisions, Warns Foreign ‘Vultures’ – Axadle

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said internal political divisions helped cost Ethiopia its direct access to the Red Sea, accusing unnamed foreign powers of exploiting domestic instability. His remarks come amid continuing regional unease over Ethiopia’s push for maritime access.