Rival Alliances Involving Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan Threaten Regional War

A report released by Atrocities Africa Watch warns that rival alliances involving Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan could widen ongoing confrontations into a broader regional conflict. Authors and scholars Michael Woldemariam and Alan Boswell highlighted the growing geopolitical tensions across the Horn of Africa. Although Eritrea was not a party to the Pretoria Accord and remains estranged despite the 2019 peace thaw with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, it controls the Red Sea coastline that Ethiopia seeks access to. Recently, the United States lifted sanctions on several individuals and entities associated with Eritrea's defence forces and intelligence agency. Meanwhile, external pressures continue to build due to the devastating war in Sudan, serious accusations against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Egypt's ongoing anxieties over the Nile, and persistent instability in Somalia.