The common political vision of the leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia threatens to throw the region into turmoil.
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And is the current federal system encouraging ethnic violence?
Ethiopia and Eritrea should not repeat the mistakes of the 1990s, when a period of rapprochement ended in war.
Democratisation, while imperative, will not solve Ethiopia’s problems. De-ethnicisation of elite politics would.
The Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over the Nile basin can evolve into a strategic partnership.
![Ethiopia and Egypt finally ended their millennia-long rivalry over the river Nile [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014122211815738580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
New internal and external dynamics are shaping the relations between the two countries.
![Eritrean refugees meeting certain criteria are allowed to study and work in Ethiopia [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013121111343273734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Eritrea’s refugee crisis threatens to undermine the stability of the secretive country.
![Isaias Afewerki has been president of Eritrea since its independence in 1993 [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201310612239964734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)