Ethiopia’s Tigray war: Where do the UAE and Saudi Arabia stand?
- Both Gulf powers have strategic interests in the Horn of Africa, but their roles differ.
- The UAE has publicly backed Ethiopia’s government while Saudi Arabia has previously helped broker an Ethiopia-Eritrea rapprochement and was reported to have offered to mediate between the two countries in 2025.
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- Both Gulf powers have strategic interests in the Horn of Africa, but their roles differ.
- The UAE has publicly backed Ethiopia’s government while Saudi Arabia has previously helped broker an Ethiopia-Eritrea rapprochement and was reported to have offered to mediate between the two countries in 2025.
Sources: Al Jazeera