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Leaders from Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan issued a joint declaration in New Alamein City, Egypt, on Sunday, calling for peaceful solutions amid regional conflicts such as Ethiopia’s civil war and Sudan’s ongoing civil conflict. The declaration emphasized support for Sudan’s military-led government and opposition to unilateral measures that could harm downstream states, including concerns over Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam. It also addressed the issue of Red Sea control in response to Ethiopia’s pursuit of naval access through its neighbors’ ports.
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On Sunday, the leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan – including Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan – issued a joint declaration in New Alamein City, Egypt. The declaration called for political and peaceful solutions to the escalating conflicts across the region, such as Ethiopia's war with Tigray rebels and Sudan’s civil war. This meeting comes amid tensions between Ethiopia and its neighbors over backing of armed alliances against Ethiopian government forces. While Ethiopia accuses these countries of supporting its opposition, they deny involvement. The joint declaration highlights growing rifts between Addis Ababa and its neighboring nations regarding regional conflicts.
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Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan have called for political and peaceful solutions amid escalating conflicts across the region, including Sudan’s civil war and major fighting in Ethiopia.
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Egypt → call → Ethiopia
The leaders of the four countries – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council – issued a joint declaration on Sunday following a meeting in New Alamein City in Egypt.
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who → head → Egypt
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Ethiopia has accused Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan of backing the armed alliance fighting its government.
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Ethiopia → retake → government
Officials from all three countries have denied involvement.
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Officials → deny → involvement
Earlier on Sunday, el-Sisi said that cross-border challenges required “a dialogue, not confrontation”.
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challenges → say → dialogue
The joint declaration appeared to push back against several policies pursued by Ethiopia in recent years, highlighting widening rifts between Addis Ababa and its neighbours.
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declaration → appear → Ababa
The declaration backed Sudan’s military-led government and called for a political process led by Sudanese parties.
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declaration → back → parties
Sudan and Ethiopia have traded accusations of interference in Sudan’s civil war.
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Sudan → trade → war
The declaration also said control of the Red Sea should remain with the coastal states, seemingly in response to landlocked Ethiopia’s pursuit of sovereign access to the sea and a naval presence.
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control → say → sea
Somalia’s Mohamud told Al Jazeera on Saturday that Mogadishu does not object to Ethiopia securing commercial access through Somali ports, provided it is agreed with Somalia.
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it → tell → Somalia
Egypt and Sudan, which have long disputed Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile, warned against what they called “unilateral measures” that harm downstream states.
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that → dispute → states
The joint declaration was issued as fighting escalated in Ethiopia between federal forces and a seven-group armed alliance, including the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which fought a brutal two-year war with the government that ended with a fragile peace deal in 2022.
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that → issue → 2022
Government and allied forces retook the city of Mekelle on Sunday after the TPLF said it “temporarily moved out of” Tigray’s regional capital to “operate from somewhere else”.
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it → ally → capital
According to Ethiopian state media reports, former Tigray interim leader Abraham Belay said on Sunday that the federal government is preparing a new temporary administration for the region and hopes to hold regional elections within months.
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government → accord → months
Ethiopian officials have accused neighbouring Eritrea of directly backing the rebel alliance in Ethiopia’s civil war.
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officials → accuse → war
Eritrea’s Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said in a post on X on Sunday that Addis Ababa was trying to create a pretext for attacking Eritrea.
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Ababa → say → Eritrea
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