Qatar had been a generous donor to Eritrea. UAE and Saudi Arabia have been using the Eritrean port of Assab in their war against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The recent upheavals appear to have fallen well for Ethiopia
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Overlooking the Red Sea: After prevaricating for some time, Eritrea, which until then had good relations with Qatar, fell into line with the Saudis and broke ties with Qatar. (Photo/ Flickr/ Andrea Moroni)