Ethiopia’s Tigray war: Where do the UAE and Saudi Arabia stand?
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – As renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa, public backing by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of Ethiopia’s federal government and Saudi Arabia’s record of regional diplomacy are drawing scrutiny.
This is an assessment of regional alignment, however, not evidence that Saudi Arabia is directly providing military support to Eritrea or the TPLF in the current fighting.
A Saudi navy frigate sails alongside US 5th Fleet ships during operations to support security in the Red Sea, where rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have raised concerns about wider regional stability [File: Reuters]The kingdom’s broader regional alignment also matters.
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