On a visit to Mogadishu on Friday 16 June, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed revealed his vision for the whole of…
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Tag: Somalia
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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UN refugee agency helps survivors after traffickers kill 12 in Libya
Around 200 Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis tried to escape from one of 20 detention centres in the town of Bani Walid, approximately…
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UAE port deal with Somaliland stirs up trouble in the Horn
Tensions between Somalia and the self-proclaimed independent Somaliland have flared up following a new tripartite deal between the United Arab…
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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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Migrant smuggling Paths from the Horn of Africa to Yemen and Saudi Arabia
An informative report which highlights the more than 100,000 people who make this dangerous journey every year. Migrant smuggling from…
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