“Sudan is under intelligence polarisation from the UAE [and] Saudi Arabia on one side and Qatar and Turkey on the…
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Tag: Turkey
International dimensions of the Tigray war – and how it might end
With the entry of Eritrean forces into the war in Tigray, and the missile strike by Tigray on the Eritrean…
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Fears of regional conflict in Horn of Africa after rocket attacks on Eritrea
The missile attack on Saturday and Abiy’s rejection of calls for a ceasefire and negotiations from the United Nations secretary…
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What’s behind President Isaias’s travels?
President Isaias Afwerki has been a busy man. On the 5th of May he returned to Asmara after seeing Prime…
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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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Eritrea attacks Turkey, Qatar and Sudan for backing Eritrean Islamists
This statement from the Eritrean government is interesting. The Ministry fails to point that it is part of an alliance…
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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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Turkey woos Eritrean Muslims
Eritrean Muslims courted by Erdogan as they set up office in Istanbul Source: Nordic Monitor The Eritrean Ulama’a League (Rabita-i…
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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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