Egypt hosts four-way summit as tensions with Ethiopia escalate
The leaders of Egypt , Eritrea and Sudan – three nations accused by Ethiopia of aiding an anti-government rebellion – plus Somalia are meeting on Sunday to shore up their loose alliance. The Egyptian presidency said the summit was designed to "co-ordinate and consult on regional issues of interest" to the four countries. However, sources said the meeting would announce several measures to…
Four nations – Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia – are convening a summit in Alamein, Egypt on Sunday to strengthen their alliance amid escalating tensions with Ethiopia. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Sudanese Army Chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Eritrean leader Isaias Afwerki will discuss various regional issues of mutual interest.
The summit aims to coordinate and consult on matters of significance to the four countries, with sources hinting at broader military cooperation. Topics may include expanding military collaboration to safeguard the region and protect Red Sea shipping. The alliance faces accusations from Addis Ababa, which claims Egypt, Sudan, and Egypt aided an opposition alliance led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front fighting Ethiopia's federal government. However, the three nations deny these allegations.
Egypt and Ethiopia recently expelled diplomats in a tit-for-tat affair, following Ethiopia's closure of its embassy in Eritrea and the deportation of 10 Eritrean diplomats. This escalation follows a decade-long dispute over Nile water distribution, and Eritrea's long-standing conflict with Ethiopia. Sudan's military accuses Addis Ababa of supporting its civil war foe, the Rapid Support Forces.
Egypt, with the largest army in the Middle East, has been strengthening ties with Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan, maintaining a significant military presence in Somalia and Eritrea. The Egyptian military's objectives include isolating Ethiopia and pressuring it to reconsider its decision to build a large dam that Egypt deems an existential threat, potentially impacting its economy and livelihoods.
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