Ethiopia’s quest for access to the Red Sea has become a hotly debated topic on social media. Posts with a map of the Red Sea region in the Horn of Africa claim that Eritrea's port of Assab is ...

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Ethiopia’s prime minister says his country will not seek conflict with longtime rival Eritrea over access to the Red Sea, amid recent fears about possible war between the neighbours.

Ethiopia’s quest for access to the Red Sea has become a hotly debated topic on social media. Posts with a map of the Red Sea region in the Horn of Africa claim that Eritrea's port of Assab is located in Ethiopia. However, this is false: the map has been altered. The area where the port is located in Eritrea has been redrawn within the border of Ethiopia.