Sudan Unrest: Geostrategic Competition and US, Chinese, and Russian Horn of Africa Basing

🔥 የሱዳን አለመረጋጋት፡ የጂኦስትራቴጂክ ውድድር እና የአሜሪካ፣ የቻይና እና የሩሲያ የአፍሪካ ቀንድ የጦር ካምፖች

💭 ሮበርት ፓትማን (1990) ኃያል መንግሥት በሌላ አገራት ጉዳይ ውስጥ ጣልቃ ለመግባት “ተነሳሽነት እና ዕድል” መኖር አለበት ብለዋል ።

💭 ዋናው በ CRUX የተሰጠው ርዕስ፤

“ከሱዳን ትርምስ በስተጀርባ ያለው የሀይል ጨዋታ | የዋግነር ጡንቻ፣ የሩስያ አይን በወርቅ እና ቀይ ባህር ወደብ ላይ፣ የአሜሪካ ፍራቻ”

💭 Robert Patman (1990) noted that, for a powerful state to intervene in the affairs of another there must be a “motive and opportunity”

💭 Original Title courtesy of: CRUX

„The Powerplay Behind Sudan’s Chaos | Wagner Muscle, Russia’s Eye On Gold & Red Sea Port, US Fears„

This tragic conflict has become a part of the large-scale geopolitical strategy aimed, first and foremost, at weakening Russia.

A power struggle between Sudan’s army and its notorious paramilitary force has rocked the country, with more than 50 civilians dead. Residents dodged gunfire in Khartoum as rival forces battled over the presidential palace, state TV and army headquarters. The clashes erupted after tensions over a proposed transition to civilian rule. Since a coup in October 2021, Sudan has been run by a council of generals and there are two military men at the centre of the dispute. The Sudanese army and the RSF are locked in a battle for control, both claiming they have control of key sites in Khartoum. One of the main sticking points between al-Burhan and Hemeti is a move to integrate the 100,000-strong RSF into the army. As the two military men fight for control and power, how is Russia using its Wagner Group to gain influence in the country?

🔥 The Geostrategic Importance of the Horn of Africa and Superpowers’ Interest in the Region

• ☆ February 11, 2023: Sudan Military Finishes Review of Russian Red Sea Base Deal
• ☆ April 4, 2023: Egypt And Sudan Conduct Joint Naval Exercises in Red Sea

💭 Why do so many foreign powers have military bases in the nearby Djibouti – the former Ethiopian territory?

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  This photo taken on August 1, 2017 shows Chinese People’s Liberation Army personnel attending the opening ceremony of China’s new military base in Djibouti. China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country’s expansion of its military presence abroad. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)

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  US Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) is greeted by US Marine Corps General Thomas Waldhauser (R) as he arrives at Camp Lemonnier in Ambouli, Djibouti, on April 23, 2017. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP)

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  French president Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to soldiers on the French military base in Djibouti on March 12, 2019. – French President Macron tours Horn of Africa nations, with stops in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

Djibouti, a country located at the entrance to Bab al-Mandab, where 30% of world trade passes, has become an international phenomenon due to the multiplicity of military bases operating on its territory.

The strategic location of Djibouti is a critical factor in attracting global powers to establish bases and deploy their forces in this African country.

These foreign military bases play a key role in maintaining the security of the country, given the turbulent situation in Yemen and Somalia, the exacerbation of piracy in the western Indian Ocean and the Horn of Africa, in addition to the establishment of strongholds by terrorist groups such as the al-Shabaab group, which has exploited Somalia’s weak governance.

The number of foreign bases in Djibouti ranges between 8 to 11 bases, depending on which sources you consult. The most important base, and the oldest, is the French base.

Since the September 11 attacks, the United States has stepped up its presence in the country, within the “war on terror” framework.

The growing presence of international actors in the tiny African port state, triggered a debate around the country’s security. Djibouti hosts military bases belonging to Germany, Spain, Italy, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia at a very little distance from one another. Russia and India too have strong interests in setting up military bases there.

Sometimes, the proximity can cause friction between nations operating there, with some exchanging accusations of espionage. Russia and India have also expressed interest in establishing bases in the small African country.

👉 The most prominent bases in Djibouti currently are:

☆ France: France maintains its largest foreign military base outside of its borders in Djibouti. About 1,500 soldiers are deployed at the base, performing counter-terrorism missions and guarding nearby sea lanes.

French forces have been in Djibouti since before its independence in 1977 and have have never left the country.

☆ United States: Camp Lemonnier is the primary base of operations for the United States Africa Command in the Horn of Africa. In 2013, the base underwent significant expansion.

Now it includes about 1,000 soldiers from the Special Forces. Drones are usually launched from the base to strike the sites of the Al-Shabaab group in Somalia and East Africa, as well as other extremist organisations. Washington pays $60 million annually in fees for renting the base.

☆ China: China has a military base in the port of Doraleh — an extension of the Port of Djibouti — 5 km west of Djibouti City. It is affiliated with the Navy Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation and is essential in developing Chinese capabilities on the high seas.The base, whose construction began in March 2016, is used for relief operations, emergency aid, and combating piracy. China pays $100 million in rent.

☆ Japan: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force base is located in Ambouli. The Japanese Parliament (the National Diet) approved in 2009 the Anti-Terrorism Law, which allowed the deployment of Japanese forces in the country.

☆ Germany/Spain/ Italy: Forces from Germany, Spain, and Italy are usually active within other bases, primarily the French and American bases. The military infrastructure provided by the two countries is used in a joint framework to prevent piracy and smuggling and to ensure the safe passage of commercial ships through the Bab al-Mandab.

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‘Hypocrisy and Elitism’ – 400 Private Jets Land in Egypt for UN Climate Conference

💭 With tens of thousands of elites descending upon the Red Sea resort town of Sharm El Sheikh for the UN COP27 climate conference, some 400 private jets have been witnessed landing in the Egyptian city.

The COP27 climate change summit, which was too hypocritical for even Greta Thunberg to attend, has been beset with accusations of elitism and double standards.

This was further confirmed on Friday, when the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency reported that over 400 private jets have landed in the Egyptian coastal city over the past few days while the conference is being held.

Speaking on condition of anonymity to the news agency, a source close to local aviation authorities said: “More than 400 private jets landed in the past few days in Egypt,”

“There was a meeting ahead of COP27, and officials were expecting those jets and made some arrangements in Sharm el-Sheikh airport to welcome those planes.”

The rank hypocrisy from globalist elites is not out of character, with a similar number of private jets flying to last year’s COP26 conference in Glasgow, with even then-Prince Charles and Boris Johnson opting to fly private despite living in the same country, with rail networks available.

Around 33,000 people registered to attend the meeting in Egypt — which could have been done largely on Zoom, if reducing carbon emissions was that important.

Meanwhile, the UN summit has also come under criticism for offering attendees gourmet meals consisting of meat, fish, and dairy products, as many in attendance — including the UN, itself — have advocated for the regular public to start eating more ‘sustainable’ food sources, such as insect-derived proteins.

German reporters have also claimed that the compound hosting the summit has been blasting the air conditioning so cold that people were bundling up with scarves and other winter accoutrements.

All this has seen the conference lose credibility with the public. Leading figures at the conference, such as Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore called for increasingly radical responses to the alleged climate crisis, including providing climate reparations.

Yet, according to Climate Action Against Disinformation, which tracks supposed disinformation on social media, the main themes in the public’s perception of the meeting were “hypocrisy and elitism”.

👉 Courtesy: Breitbart News

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Egypt: UK PM Rishi Rushed Out of Room By Aides | Genocider Jihadist Abiy Ahmed is Also There

💭 ግብጽ፤ የብሪታኒያው ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ሪሺ በረዳቶች ከክፍል ይወጣ ዘንድ ተገደደ

👹 የኤዶማውያኑ እና የእስማኤላውያኑ ቅጥረኛ ግራኝም ጊዚያዊ ‘ድሉን’ ሊያከብር እዚያው ነው፤ ይህ ጂኒ የቆመበት ቦታ ሁሉ በአጋንንት የተበከለ ይሆናል። ሊቀ መላእክ ሚካኤል ቶሎ ይጥረግልን!

የጂ፯/G7 የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚንስትሮች ስብሰባ በጀርመን ፥ ፳፯/ 27ተኛው የተባበሩት መንግስታት የአየር ንብረት ለውጥ ጉባኤ በግብጽ። የጀነሳይድ ሰነዱን ለምንሊክ የመጨረሻው ትውልድ ከሃዲዎች የሰጧቸው ሁሉንም ነገር በተቀነባበረ መልክ አዘጋጅተውት ነበር!

ዘር-አጥፊው ጅሃዳዊ ግራኝ አብዮት አህመድ አሊም ጣና ሐይቅን ለአረቦች አሳልፎ ለመሸጥና ገንዘብም ለመሰብሰብ እዚያው በቀይ ባህር መዝናኛ ከተማ በሻርም ኤል-ሼክ ይገኛል። ዛሬ ከሲሲ ጋር ተገናኝቶ እንዲህ አለው፤ “አየህ አይደል፤ ሙስሊም ወንድሜ? ሦስት ዓመት ጊዜ ስጠኝ፤ ግብጽን አልጎዳም፤ ወላሂ! ወላሂ! ወላሂ! ብዬ ምየልህ አልነበረም?.…ሃሃሃ! አሁን የአባይ ወንዝን ሙሉ በሙሉ ለመቆጣጠር እንችል ዘንድ ሊያምጹ የሚችሉትን ልፍስፍስ አማራዎች መጨፍጨፍ አለብን። ከፊሉን ግዛታቸውን ቆርሼ ለሱዳን እንደሰጠኋት ለአንተና ለግብጽ ወገኖቼ ደግሞ ባሕርዳርን ሰጥቼአቸኋለሁ፤ በዚህ መልክ ጣናን ሙሉ በሙሉ መቆጣጠር ትችላላችሁ፤ አሜሪካም አውሮፓም ፈቃዱን ሰጥተውኛል የፖለቲካ ተቃውሞ ብቻ ነው የሚያሰሙት። ግድቡንም ያው ባለፈው ጊዜ ሰጥቼሃለሁና ገብተህ ተቆጣጠረው/አስተዳድረው…ሃሃሃ!”።

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has rushed off the stage at an event at COP27 in Egypt.

Mr. Sunak was on stage with other world leaders for a climate change event when his aides interrupted him. It has not been confirmed what information Mr. Sunak received from his aides.

It is being reported that two minutes before he fled the stage, an aide spoke to Mr. Sunak who subsequently left the stage and Mr. Sunak remained seated. However, a short while later, another aide approached Mr. Sunak and it was then that the prime minister ran off the stage and out one of the exits at the rear of the hall.

💭 Sisi says Egypt aspires to maximise cooperation with Britain

Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed Egypt’s aspiration to maximise cooperation with Britain as well as to promote political coordination and exchange of views on various files of mutual interest.

Sisi made the remarks as he received on Monday British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), currently held in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

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