By. Mason Scaggs DOI. 10.57912/31847965 In September of 2025, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali claimed  that it was “only a matter of time" before Ethiopia  regained coastal access and that a “mistake (was) made three decades ago” during the referendum that gave Eritrea independence. In response, Eritrea rebuked the statements, calling them “reckless saber-rattling”. Ethiopia’s persistent search for port access now threatens to bring the whole Horn of Africa under conflict. 2024’s...