The war with Iran rescues Eritrea, the most hermetic country in the Horn of Africa

The disruption of maritime traffic between Asia and Europe triggers interest in a State located in one of the main arteries of global trade and marked by decades of authoritarianism

Published on RocksNews: 7 Oct 2026, 15:49 UTC
Updated: 7 Oct 2026, 15:53 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

The war with Iran rescues Eritrea, the most hermetic country in the Horn of Africa — Image credit: Monicah Mwangi (REUTERS)

The disruption of maritime traffic between Asia and Europe triggers interest in a State located in one of the main arteries of global trade and marked by decades of authoritarianism