Egypt to host Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia leaders as Ethiopia conflict fuels regional tensions
Egypt is hosting leaders from Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia for a consultative summit in El-Alamein to address regional instability. The meeting follows escalating tensions and diplomatic disputes involving Ethiopia.
Why it matters
The Horn of Africa is facing a volatile period of conflict and diplomatic fallout, which threatens regional security and stability.
CAIRO: Egypt will host the leaders of Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia for talks on Sunday in the northern coastal city of El-Alamein as renewed fighting in Ethiopia and a rapidly escalating diplomatic dispute raise fears of a wider conflict across the Horn of Africa.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will take part in the four-way El-Alamein Consultative Summit alongside the leaders of the three countries for “consultations and coordination on regional issues of mutual interest,” the Egyptian presidency said Saturday.
Sudan is expected to be represented at Sunday’s summit by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the army chief, according to reports.
The meeting comes at a volatile moment in the Horn of Africa, where fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and a Tigrayan-led opposition alliance has intensified since Sept. 23 in the most serious escalation since the end of Ethiopia’s 2020-2022 civil war.
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