Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to travel to the Eritrean capital of Asmara later this week to engage with direct bilateral talks with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. Some consider this meeting a final hurdle for Eritrea to overcome in order to have United Nations sanctions over the country lifted. The meeting is also viewed as renewing regional optimism to the recently obtained peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea as well as fostering East African economic integration.
