International community should help to secure peace in conflict-ridden Horn of Africa region

It behoves the international community to wake up and smell the coffee before the devastating effects of insecurity in the Horn of Africa spill over to Kenya and other East African countries. [iStockphoto]

Sanctions against Eritrea’s Defence Force and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki’s political party for their involvement in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were expected.

Whereas Eritrea has opposed the US sanctions, the inalienable truth is that since the civil war broke out last November, the Eritrean forces have been accused of the massacre, looting, sexual assault and blocking critical aid, hence the humanitarian crisis in Tigray region.