Why Eritrea's Red Sea coastline is drawing new attention

Eritrea's stretch of Red Sea coastline is drawing renewed attention from regional analysts, who point to its position near the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as an increasingly significant strategic asset amid rising tension across the Horn of Africa.

The strait is one of the world's busiest shipping corridors, linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Analysts who track the region say that gives any state controlling nearby coastline outsized leverage in disputes far beyond its own borders.

Eritrea's location at the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is an asset for the country regardless of how the wider regional picture develops.

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