Diplomacy
Formation of Nile and Red Sea Strategic Forum Initiated in Addis Ababa
Deutsche Welle · last week · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
AI SUMMARY
A new strategic forum is being established in Addis Ababa by scholars to provide research-backed diplomatic recommendations regarding the Nile River and Red Sea issues.
- A strategic forum focused on Nile River and Red Sea issues is currently being established in Addis Ababa.
- Founders met at the Addis Ababa Leadership Academy on Thursday, September 17, 2024, and are drafting legal documents to register the forum as a civil society organization.
- The forum's primary objective is to provide research-backed diplomatic recommendations and advocacy to policymakers and executive bodies.
- Ato Solomon Tefera, a political science expert and vice-chairman of the forum, stated the initiative originated from a study on the Red Sea and Middle East.
- The forum aims to unify Ethiopian scholars to establish a consistent stance on national interests in international platforms.
- Ethiopia's pursuit of port ownership is viewed by experts as an existential necessity and a potential security asset for the wider African region.
- The forum plans to share its research findings with the government, the African Union, and the United Nations.
- Ethiopia's maritime access ambitions have created geopolitical tensions, cooling relations with Eritrea and prompting diplomatic maneuvers from Egypt.
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