Africa: New terrain for Arab Strife?

The two blocks of the Islamic world are looking up to the new grounds in Africa.

Two bordering states have a close access to Yemen

Saudi Arabia the firm state in Middle East is lighting up the heat of conflict to the next level. The Middle Eastern State, Iran is the fierce peer to the country, which claims it to be the leader of Islamic world, the Saudi Arabia. The rivals are moving into the new ground in Africa which was decided by the circumstances as there is no shaky field left in the region of Middle East. The Horn of Africa: Somalia is the place preyed upon the contest. Moreover, this involved about six more countries into the ground. The countries are enhancing themselves by providing sea bases to the competing states. However, if the rivalry gets tougher, the countries in the region of Africa, may get involve properly by setting up the frays for Arab States.

Namely, the spat has divided into two groups. One is the block, who wants Muslim brotherhood and better relations with Iran by strengthening harmony and cooperation among all the Muslim States. On the other hand, the coalition led by Saudi Arabia wants to dictate the Islamic world by stressing the point of being the leader of Islamic world. The block including Egypt and United Arab Emirates is the follower of moderate Sunni Islam. Additionally, it wants to block the Shia version of Islam promoted by Iran.

Meanwhile, tangential states are been affected as reportedly, Egypt has deployed its troops in Eretria near the Eritrean border of Sudan. Earlier, Sudan was accused to expand brotherhood by Egypt and Eritrean President has bashed Qatar and its persuasive allies. The competitors are in riot in Yemen and in Syria. Meanwhile, UAE is labeled as the fuel supplier to the regional tensions. In fact, the countries in Africa have been called to take sides: majority of them have denied taking any side but yet they offered naval and military facilities.

Despite African involvement in providing facilities, Djibouti before the Yemen conflict, has already earned billions of dollars now by providing crucial bases to United States, China and France. Moreover, UAE has its port in Eretria, as a primal mark to hit over Houthi Rebels in Yemen. Sudan was reported not to give port access to Egypt but to Turkey at the point of Suakin, on the Red Sea. Similarly, Egypt agreed to give access of two small islands near the Gulf of Aqaba, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Another important country in Africa, Somali land, is holding strong terms with UAE. The United Arab Emirates is building base over there and looking forward to connecting landlocked Ethiopia to ports of Somali land via roads. Similarly, Ethiopia is in serious crisis as it has smooth relations with Turkey and UAE. Turkey is the biggest investor in Ethiopia yet Egypt is dealing with its power problem through construction of dam. Additionally, UAE has tenacious antennas in Ethiopia and in respond to this the Al Jazeera Channel of Qatar has recently inaugurated its office Addis Ababa.

Surprisingly, Ethiopia and Eretria have a firm history of collision. The ceasefire on disputed border is the bone of contention between two states and the armies are having a heavy glance on each other. The rivals are fueling the war in Yemen through these states and in case, situations get tougher, these African states will be piddled robustly under the crisis.