Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Rebuts "Red Sea Littoral States Claim"

WIRE — Addis Ababa, July 25, 2026 (FMC) — Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Tibor Nagy, has rebuffed repeated assertions by Egypt and Eritrea that only Red Sea littoral states have the authority to determine issues related to Red Sea maritime security and governance. Ambassador Nagy argued that

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