Eritrea: An Emerging Key Player in the Geopolitical Gamble at the Horn The Horn of Africa, where tensions and conflicts are a persistent feature, has seen a small country emerge as a key player in regional geopolitics.
Eritrea, with its strategic coastal points on the Red Sea, has long been a quiet giant in the area, but its significance cannot be ignored anymore.
Eritrea's coastline stretches for over 1,000 kilometers along the Bab al Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.