AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoTigray Flashpoint: Ethiopian federal forces and allied militias have regained control of Mekelle’s Alula Aba Nega Airport, a major setback for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front as residents report rebel withdrawals and fears of looting grow. Diplomatic Breakdown: Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats; Eritrea responded by severing diplomatic ties, deepening a crisis that also saw reciprocal expulsions with Egypt. Regional Summit in Alamein: Egypt will host a four-way consultative summit on Sunday with Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, Somalia’s Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Sudan’s Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as fighting in northern Ethiopia and the Ethiopia–Eritrea rift raise alarms of wider spillover. US Calls for Restraint: Washington urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to exercise “maximum restraint” and return to dialogue under the 2018 peace framework, warning of a new humanitarian crisis. Eritrea–Egypt Track: Afwerki held talks with Egypt’s Sisi in New Alamein, with both sides stressing sovereignty and non-interference, while Eritrea also sent a senior delegation to the Alamein Business Forum and met Afreximbank to expand financial cooperation.
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