ABSTRACT
In retrospect, it seems almost inevitable that Sudan would be listed as an interventionist state, whether by accident or design. In 1964–65, Sudan saw itself as linked to support for rebel movements in a number of neighbouring states, especially anti-Western movements. One of these was in Eritrea where the US Kagnew communications base outside Asmara symbolised all that the new Sudanese regime regarded itself as opposed to. Sudan's support for Islamists in the Horn of Africa was not confined to its immediate neighbours. Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia all had substantial Muslim communities to which the Sudanese Islamists could endeavour to provide encouragement. While Egypt was the most obvious case of alleged Sudanese support for terrorism in the Middle East, Algeria and Tunisia also made similar accusations from time to time. While mutual distrust reigns in north-east Africa, the important goal of greater cooperation is harder to attain: yet it remains a vital necessity.
