Horn of Africa in May 2026: the most important developments in security
In the Horn of Africa in May 2026, security concerns centred on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan and on the Tigray region. On 6 May Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates denied involvement in recent drone attacks on an airport in Sudan, which the Sudanese government had accused them of orchestrating. On 12 May multiple reports said Ethiopia was supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces militia in Sudan's war.
In northern Ethiopia, fears of renewed conflict in Tigray grew as the local party retook control.
On 6 May a French aircraft carrier group moved into the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, preparing to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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