Source: Reuters Locust invasion PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 27, 2020 Swarms of desert locusts have been recorded in the region since…
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Category: Horn of Africa
Turkey and the New Scramble for Africa: Ottoman Designs or Unfounded Fears?
Source: Lawfare By Zach Vertin Sunday, May 19, 2019, 10:00 AM Photo Credit: via Anadolu Agency Editor’s Note: Turkey has…
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Why Al-Shabaab Targets Kenya
“Kenya may have suffered these attacks since it is considered a key ally of the West. But why is Al-Shabaab…
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Great Game in the Horn – the Turkish view
This article is by TRT World – the Turkish government broadcaster The great game in the Horn of Africa Mehari…
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China v USA: an Egyptian view of the duel in the Red Sea
Source: al Ahram Sino-American duel in the Red Sea The race for power and influence between the US and China…
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Is Djibouti about to lose its port to China?
Source: Pulse The sad similarity between Sri Lanka, Zambia and now Djibouti that best exemplifies China’s ‘debt trap’ diplomacy One…
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Want lasting Eritrean – Ethiopia peace? Find ways of resolving local disputes now!
It was a series of local frontier disputes that sparked off the 1998 – 2000 border war. These were conflicts…
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Maritime Insecurity in the Horn: The Perspective from Ethiopia
Source: Life and Peace Institute The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region has nine major sea ports namely Assab, Massawa,…
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The New Scramble for the Horn of Africa
The New Scramble for Africa Jacqulyn Meyer Kantack Source: Critical Threats, American Enterprise Institute [Note: the American bases are…
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Regional Security in the Horn
This is a very useful compilation of papers published by the Institute for Security Studies looking at everything from the…
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