Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia meet amid heightened Horn tensions - October 11, 2024

Daybreak Africa - VOA Africa

The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, and Somalia met for a three-way summit in Asmara on Thursday against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa region. The French News Agency (AFP) reports that concern about security and stability in the volatile area have mounted since Ethiopia in January signed a controversial deal with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, giving it long-sought access to the sea. Edgar Githua, International Security and Diplomatic Expert at the US International University in Nairobi, Kenya, tells VOA’s Douglas Mpuga, he thinks the main concern of the three leaders is Ethiopia