It was then that Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a “declaration of peace and friendship” with Eritrea. The agreement won him the Nobel Peace Prize the following year. But ties between the Horn of Africa neighbours again deteriorated following the end of the two-year civil war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which borders Eritrea.

Egypt, Somalia, and Eritrea are discussing the possibility of building a security alliance. However, the move threatens to further worsen tensions in the Horn of Africa. According to a statement by the Egyptian presidency,

The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia met for a three-way summit in Asmara on Thursday against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa region. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia met in Asmara,

In a landmark move, Egypt, Eritrea, and Somalia have formed a joint committee to enhance strategic cooperation, fostering regional stability and development. The leaders emphasized the need to tackle external interference and promote lasting peace in their summit in Asmara.

Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea pledged to co-operate to prevent interference in the affairs of any state in the Horn of Africa, and to bring peace to the tumultuous region, after leaders of the three countries met in the Eritrean capital on Thursday.