Saudi diplomacy ramps up in the Horn of Africa after #Eritrean Pres #Afwerki warns #Riyadh over rising UAE influence. With tensions high between Asmara and Addis Ababa, Saudi officials push to avert conflict while urging Abiy Ahmed to halt support for the RSF.
Pres #Afwerki met a #Saudi delegation led by Deputy FM Al-Khereiji & agreed to fast-track existing deals. Likely next steps: port feasibility studies ( #Assab /Massawa), maritime security coordination, energy & infra projects, fisheries & activation of joint economic committees. 🌍
Egypt trying to broker deeper security ties betw Saudi Arabia & #Eritrea to counter the UAE’s growing cooperation w Ethiopia & wants Riyadh to help underwrite a deal like Sudan’s rather than Cairo shouldering the costs. #Eritrean Pres #Afwerki is depicted as a skilled negotiator
The National: Cairo increases pressure on Ethiopia through port deals w #Eritrea (in #Assab) & Djibouti. Plan: to increase capacity & create berths for warships & the scope to post small elite military contingents. The discreet signing took place in Oct. when #Afwerki visited 🇪🇬
Informative meeting with leaders of Eritrea's Blue Revolution movement, which is braving fierce political repression to fight for democracy in #Eritrea.
I stand with Eritreans seeking an end to the oppressive #Afwerki regime, which has brutalized Eritrea and its neighbors for decades.
Prime minister Idris Kamal of #Sudan reached agreements w the #Eritrean pres #Afwerki on joint economic ventures. Plans for new, large-scale projects, including marine fisheries in the Red Sea, gold and oil refineries, and other investments in the minerals sector.
#Trump’s outreach to #Afwerki isnt just symbolic diplomacy but a recognition that #Eritrea🇪🇷 has real leverage in three of the Horn’s most fragile states (Sudan, Ethiopia & Somalia). By talking to 🇪🇷 directly, Trump tries to hedge US bets instead of leaving 🇪🇷 to China or Russia
The #US #UK & others are trying to stop #Addis before #Ethiopia starts an imperialist war against #Eritrea for its port #Assab. They asked #Asmara to negotiate but the #Eritreans arent gonna talk while a gun is pointed at them. Pressure on #Abiy mounting while #Afwerki is relaxed
Chances that #Eritrea & the US will grower closer and sanctions will be lifted is higher now than ever in the last 20 yrs. #Trump prefers direct diplomacy w strong leaders like #Afwerki & has his economic & security reasons (strategic #Redsea access & containing #Russia & China). #Israel #Kiev #Gaza
#BREAKING: #Trump sent a letter to pres #Afwerki which is #Eritrea’s biggest #diplomatic opening in 20 yrs & could lead to #sanctions relief, #US private sector interest & increased #Eritrean leverage. If #Asmara responds with an open business climate, this can be transformative.
The meeting betw Pres #Afwerki & the #Italian delegation lead to the signing of a plan & sends a clear signal that some #EU nations are willing to re-engage #Eritrea. This could offer #Asmara a loophole to access capital & expertise and influence the EU to reconsider #sanctions. #Trump #Israeli #UN
#Eritrea & the #US ready for a new relationship. US congratulated #Eritrea w its independence & signalled its willingness to develop ties w the gov in #Asmara. #Trump even sent a personal message to #Afwerki in this regard that he wishes to work w him on security. #Ethiopia #Houthis #Sudan #India
#Abiy tries pressuring #Eritrea into a port deal after #Asmara lost trust. Fractured #Somalia outsmarted him & retained its sovereignty in #Ankara. #Afwerki, very experienced, survived war, sanctions & isolation since 93. A tough nut as 🇪🇷 is highly militarized & better organized
As #Abiy targets #Eritrean ports & hosts 🇪🇷’s opposition, the 🇪🇷 gov will target him. #Selassie, Mengistu, #Meles & Desalegn failed to defeat #Eritrea. #Afwerki to pursue a mix of covert support for 🇪🇹’s opposition, strategic diplomacy w its rivals & calculated military posturing
moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/12/27/e... #Eritrea #Asmara #Massawa #Afwerki #Assab #Eritrean #Ethiopia #Amhara #Addis #Somalia #Sudan #Djibouti #Oromo
#Italy, #Russia, #Egypt & #China are all in the race for #Eritrea🇪🇷 lately. #Eritrean foreign policy is heavily influenced by #sovereignty. #Afwerki avoids over reliance on a single power & balances #Chinese influence w #Italy & #Egypt. 🇪🇷 has #Africa’s longest #Redsea coastline.
Le président du Conseil souverain du Soudan, le général Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, est arrivé ce matin à #Asmara.
Accueilli par le président Isaias #Afwerki.
Les deux dirigeants discuteront du #Soudan, de renforcement des relations bilatérales ainsi que des questions régionales & d'intérêt commun.
