{
  "id": 12298191,
  "title": "Have Ethiopia's neighbours formed an alliance against it?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/have-ethiopias-neighbours-formed-an-alliance-against-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:27:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Majalla English",
    "slug": "al-majalla-english",
    "url": "https://en.majalla.com/node/333414/politics/have-ethiopias-neighbours-formed-alliance-against-it"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent meeting in Egypt's Alamein city, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Sudan's de facto leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki appeared to have formed a loose security alliance. The purpose of this alliance is to influence the geopolitics in the Horn of Africa. This development comes after Ethiopia's armed forces reportedly pushed northern opposition militias back from Mekelle, the Tigray region's capital, following a recent resumption of fighting.\n\nWhile the joint statement signed by the four leaders did not mention Ethiopia, it did reference the exclusive responsibility of coastal nations for the freedom of navigation and governance of the Red Sea. This statement seemed to reference Ethiopia's attempts to gain a permanent presence on the Red Sea, a move opposed by Egypt and its allies. The leaders also rejected recognition or support for \"the so-called Somaliland,\" but did not mention Israel, which had previously recognized the breakaway territory.\n\nThe meeting of the four heads of state gained more significance due to the recent turmoil in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Earlier, in 2022, a ceasefire was reached in the Horn of Africa, ending a brutal two-year civil war. However, just last month, a coalition of armed groups vowed to oust Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Ethiopian army has since sent forces to the restive provinces of Tigray, Afar, and Amhara, and as of early October, it appeared to have gained the upper hand. Rights groups have warned that the death toll in the Ethiopian civil war, which lasted from 2020 to 2022 and involved Eritrea, could rise to 600,000.",
  "summary": "Have Ethiopia's neighbours formed an alliance against it? newspress_en Tue, 10/06/2026 - 05:27 Politics Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces and de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki met on Sunday in the Egyptian city of Alamein, in what some are interpreting as the formation…",
  "key_points": [
    "Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea form security alliance in Egypt.",
    "Alliance aims to influence Horn of Africa geopolitics.",
    "Reference to Ethiopia's Red Sea presence opposes Egypt's interests."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The meeting signals a new assertiveness from Ethiopia's neighbours, who appear to be aligning against its regional ambitions, particularly its bid for a Red Sea presence.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}