Ethiopia: Four African Countries Call for De-Escalation of Tension in Ethiopia

What the report says

Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan have jointly urged de-escalation in Ethiopia and broader regional disputes, according to a report published by Premium Times and distributed by AllAfrica. The appeal was issued after a meeting in New Alamein City, Egypt, where the four countries called for dialogue and a peaceful resolution of conflicts affecting the Horn of Africa and the wider region.

The statement was signed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Somali President Hassan Mohamud and Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The countries said cross-border problems should be addressed through dialogue rather than confrontation, and they also pressed for coastal states to keep control of the Red Sea. That position appears to intersect with Ethiopia’s push for sovereign access to the sea and a naval presence, as noted in the report.

The call comes as tensions rise between Ethiopia’s federal government and authorities in the northern Tigray region. The article says renewed fighting has raised fears of a return to wider war, and it cites recent claims of shifting control in Mekelle and at the Alula Aba Nega Airport. It also places the issue in a broader regional context that includes Sudan’s ongoing civil war and disputes between Ethiopia and neighboring states. In general, the Horn of Africa has long faced overlapping security and political crises, which makes regional calls for restraint especially significant.