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Afwerki's diplomatic blitz to mediate between Khartoum and Addis

Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki.
Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki. © Ministry of Information/Facebook
With implicit support from the Emirates and with less than two weeks to prepare, the Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki took on the role of mediator between his neighbours. An initiative which could be seen as an act of defiance directed towards international institutions, and not least the UN, which has placed sanctions on Eritrea. [...]
Published on 27.01.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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Gulf monarchies back Afwerki's efforts to mediate between the regime and the parties

The Eritrean president is playing an active mediatory role in Khartoum between Sovereignty Council chairman General al-Burhan and the parties which refuse to recognise his regime. He is getting support behind the scenes from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which are concerned to see al-Burhan increasingly recruiting former officials of the al-Bashir regime.

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In recent weeks, the chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Base Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has twice received delegations from Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.

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