Egypt hosts four-way summit with Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan on Horn of Africa issues

Leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan met in New Alamein City for a consultative summit on Horn of Africa and Red Sea issues.

• Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted a four-way summit with Eritrea's Isaias Afwerki, Somalia's Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Sudan's Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
• The leaders affirmed respect for international law governing transboundary rivers including the Nile, citing the no-harm principle and prior notification, consultation and consensus with downstream states.
• Sisi warned that external interventions prolong conflicts and reaffirmed Egypt's rejection of any attempts to undermine state unity.
• The summit issued the joint El Alamein Declaration and affirmed Red Sea stability and freedom of navigation in the Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandeb.
• The summit's El Alamein Declaration explicitly rejects any recognition or support for the breakaway Somaliland region.
• The leaders affirmed support for Sudan's unity and rejected the establishment of parallel entities.
• The four leaders agreed to establish a follow-up mechanism and hold periodic consultative meetings.
• Sisi reaffirmed Egypt's commitment to supporting post-conflict reconstruction efforts during the regional summit consultations.
• The El Alamein Declaration called for political and peaceful solutions to Sudan's civil war and the escalating fighting in Ethiopia.
• The declaration backed Sudan's military-led government and asserted that control of the Red Sea should remain with coastal states.