Thank you, Chair.
Thank you all for describing what is obviously a very complicated conflict affecting many communities.
Let me start with Yonas Biru, if I might.
You have been a long-time author on the Horn of Africa and the issues therein. You have been warning for years about the kind of violence we have seen unfolding. What would you say is the strategic asset that is Ethiopia in the Red Sea region?
The conflict in this country has the potential to spill out with much larger consequences for the region geopolitically and geo-economically. Could you perhaps take a step back and give us a picture as to what's really on the line here and who some of the players might be?