Ethiopian PM Abiy demands Red Sea access as tensions with neighbours rise

• Neighbouring countries say coastal states must govern Red Sea as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia.
• Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has insisted that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, even as neighbouring countries have said responsibility for the sea rests with the states along its shores.
• Abiy made the demand as he was sworn in for another five-year term on Monday.