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On the invitation of General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council, President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Port Sudan in the early afternoon hours today for a working visit.
President Isaias Afwerki and his entourage were accorded warm welcome by General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and senior Government Ministers on their arrival, by road travel, at the entrance of Port Sudan.
President Isaias Afwerki's visit is both symbolic and vivid gesture of the warm and robust solidarity that Eritrea harbours towards the people of Sudan and their Government in these times of adversity.
The residents of the Port city came out in their thousands to welcome President Isaias Afwerki, chanting in celebration of the historic relations between Eritrea and Sudan. @hawelti
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The visit that unsettled the allies and exposed the entire game
(By Makkawi Elmalik) - Isaias Afwerki’s visit to Port Sudan is not protocol at all, it is a political alarm bell for the region.
Eritrea, which stood with Sudan from day one, is now sending a loud message to anyone trying to play the Darfur card or pressure Port Sudan for projects that do not serve regional security.
Anyone who understands the Horn of Africa knows this well:
- Any Ethiopian move toward the Red Sea equals a direct threat to both Sudanese and Egyptian national security. The message now is clearer than the sun.
- Any ally who thinks Abu Dhabi’s offers can shift the direction of their water and national security will eventually learn that the Red Sea is a red line, and that Ethiopia’s access to it passes through Khartoum and Asmara together, not through backroom deals.
Afwerki’s visit today is not just support.
It is a reinforcement of alliances and an indirect response to a specific country that is trying to shuffle the deck and open the door to plans that divide and choke Sudan from its borders.
The message has been delivered, and the Red Sea is not an empty arena.
