As America shifts away from the war on terror, Ethiopia is looking to the Gulf to fill our void. Source:…
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Tag: Saudi Arabia
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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