This article is by TRT World – the Turkish government broadcaster The great game in the Horn of Africa Mehari…
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What Is Saudi Arabia Up to in the Horn of Africa?
As America shifts away from the war on terror, Ethiopia is looking to the Gulf to fill our void. Source:…
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Why the US is engineering political change in East Africa
The competition between great powers has triggered a string of major political developments in East Africa. Source: Al-Jazeerah by Mehari…
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Text of the Jeddah Peace Agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia
Agreement on Peace, Friendship and Comprehensive Cooperation Between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the State of Eritrea …
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Eritrea Seeks Regional Role as It Casts Off Hermit-State Label
Country emerging from isolation after Ethiopia rapprochement Source: Bloomberg Nizar ManekSeptember 13, 2018, 7:00 PM EDT Eritrea is casting off…
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How the Saudi-Qatar rift is dividing the Red Sea
By Martin Plaut Introduction On the 5thof June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and their allies…
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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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Somalia: a pawn in the struggle between Arab states
Two articles have highlighted just how vulnerable Somalia is to outside interference. Sometimes it is from Ethiopia or Kenya, but…
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Eritrea – Sudan border closure and troops build-up
It has been widely reported that the Eritrea-Sudanese border is closed and that Khartoum has moved troops to the area….
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