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Xi’s Cairo visit marks a strategic shift in the geopolitics of the Middle East. By strengthening its partnership with Cairo and promoting the concept of “regional autonomy,” China seeks to replace Western influence with a new architecture of security and economic cooperation.

The geopolitical confrontation between Ethiopia and Egypt over control of the Nile’s water resources and access to the Red Sea has escalated into a phase of “playing on the edge,” where the parties prefer a strategy of diplomatic pressure and the formation of regional alliances over direct military confrontation.

Eritrea—often dubbed “Africa’s North Korea” due to its insularity—rarely makes global headlines.