Adulis Review: fact checksAdulis Review checks claims made by international media about Eritrea and the Horn of Africa against primary documents, archived sources and on-the-record statements.https://adulis-review.pages.dev/en-gbFalse: Is Assab part of Ethiopia, as a map displayed by Ethiopian army commanders suggests?https://adulis-review.pages.dev/claims/endf-map-assab-ethiopia/https://adulis-review.pages.dev/claims/endf-map-assab-ethiopia/A map displayed by Ethiopian army officers appears to show Eritrea's port of Assab and its Southern Red Sea region as part of Ethiopia. They are Eritrean territory. The border was fixed by an international commission in 2002 under an agreement both countries signed, Ethiopia formally accepted that ruling in 2018, and Ethiopia's prime minister has himself spoken of “regaining” Assab.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFalseRed SeaAssabEthiopiaEritreaMisleading: Did Eritrea “not deny” that its troops had crossed into Ethiopia?https://adulis-review.pages.dev/claims/eritrea-did-not-deny-troops-crossed-border/https://adulis-review.pages.dev/claims/eritrea-did-not-deny-troops-crossed-border/The National reported flatly that Eritrea did not deny its troops had crossed the border. That is true of one social media post by Eritrea's information minister, but Reuters reported the same day that he denied Eritrean forces were there and accused Ethiopia of fabricating allegations. Leaving that out gives readers the impression Eritrea tacitly accepted the reports.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMisleadingTigrayEthiopiaEritreaUnsupported: Has Ethiopia backed up its claim that “many Eritrean soldiers have been killed and captured”?https://adulis-review.pages.dev/claims/ethiopia-claim-eritrean-soldiers-killed-captured/https://adulis-review.pages.dev/claims/ethiopia-claim-eritrean-soldiers-killed-captured/On 4 October, Ethiopian government official Abraham Belay said many Eritrean soldiers had been killed and captured. Five days later we have found no figures, names, images or independent confirmation to support it, and no international news agency has reported verifying it. That does not show the claim is false. It shows it has not been backed up.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTUnsupportedTigrayEthiopiaEritreaUnsupported: Is an Eritrean “all-out invasion” of Ethiopia “a matter of public record”, as Ethiopia told the UN?https://adulis-review.pages.dev/claims/ethiopia-un-letter-all-out-invasion/https://adulis-review.pages.dev/claims/ethiopia-un-letter-all-out-invasion/In a letter to the UN Security Council, Ethiopia said an Eritrean “all-out invasion” of northern Ethiopia was “a matter of public record”. The public record we reviewed contains unverified witness accounts, a conflict monitor's report and an Eritrean denial. It does not contain independent confirmation that Eritrean troops are in Ethiopia, let alone an all-out invasion.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTUnsupportedTigrayEthiopiaEritreaUnited Nations