Leaders from Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan have issued the El Alamein Declaration, a framework intended to address interconnected security and strategic issues in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.
- The declaration links regional crises including maritime security, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute, and territorial integrity.
- Signatories emphasize that Red Sea security should be managed primarily by littoral states.
- The document rejects unilateral actions regarding port access and transboundary resources.
- Ethiopia was absent from the October 4 meeting, though the declaration focuses on establishing norms for regional power rather than forming an anti-Ethiopian bloc.
The alignment seeks to define legal and political conditions for regional stability amid increasing international competition. #HornOfAfrica #RedSea #Diplomacy #ElAlameinDeclaration