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Mogadishu (AX) — In a notable development in East African geopolitics, Egypt and Eritrea have pledged to enhance their political and security cooperation. This commitment emerged from a high-level dialogue between their foreign ministers, which took place shortly after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. On Thursday, the phone call between Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh solidified the assurance of their…

The defense deal between Egypt and Somalia has stirred up worries about Cairo's clout in the Horn of Africa. Recently, Egypt and Somalia have been engaging in high-level security discussions. These talks focus on the stationing of Egyptian forces as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). This move has sparked regional apprehensions regarding Egypt's growing strategic and military sway in the Horn of Africa. According to a senior Egyptian security official, "A significant meeting took place in Mogadishu…