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The Horn of Africa

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Storm Clouds Over the Eritrean–Ethiopian Border: How the UAE is Financing a
Proxy War Over Assab for Israel
By Dr. Bischara Ali Egal September 11, 2025
Introduction: A Manufactured Confrontation
The Horn of Africa is on the edge of a catastrophic confrontation. Ethiopia and
Eritrea are once again facing off, this time over the strategic Eritrean port of Assab.
On the surface, this is a bilateral dispute. In reality, it is a proxy war being
manufactured by external actors — chiefly the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and
Israel — using Ethiopia’s domestic crisis as leverage.