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From Yemen’s mountains to the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the Houthis have turned geography into strategy. As the Iran–Israel war widens, the Horn of Africa sits across the water from a conflict that could yet reach its shores..…
From Yemen’s mountains to the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the Houthis have turned geography into strategy. As the Iran–Israel war widens, the Horn of Africa sits across the water from a conflict that could yet reach its shores..…
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Styled as a project of modernisation, Addis Ababa’s ongoing transformation discloses a governmental logic in which development and infrastructure function as technologies that produce an ordered and controllable urban space, revealing not a city insulated from national crises but one that is…
Styled as a project of modernisation, Addis Ababa’s ongoing transformation discloses a governmental logic in which development and infrastructure function as technologies that produce an ordered and controllable urban space, revealing not a city insulated from national crises but one that is…
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In war-torn Sudan, narcotics production is expanding as militias consolidate power. From desert routes to Red Sea ports, the drug trade is becoming part of the country’s wartime economy.…
In war-torn Sudan, narcotics production is expanding as militias consolidate power. From desert routes to Red Sea ports, the drug trade is becoming part of the country’s wartime economy.…
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U.S. crackdowns on Somali communities in Minneapolis echo a longer history of American intervention that helped drive displacement in the first place. From the Cold War to the war on terror, foreign meddling has fueled Somalia’s crises – now haunting those who fled them.…
U.S. crackdowns on Somali communities in Minneapolis echo a longer history of American intervention that helped drive displacement in the first place. From the Cold War to the war on terror, foreign meddling has fueled Somalia’s crises – now haunting those who fled them.…
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A war that appears distant from African capitals quickly ripples across the continent.
From the Atlantic to the Red Sea, trade routes, energy markets, and fragile economies stand exposed to its shockwaves.…
A war that appears distant from African capitals quickly ripples across the continent.
From the Atlantic to the Red Sea, trade routes, energy markets, and fragile economies stand exposed to its shockwaves.…
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The American–Israeli war on Iran is transforming regional dynamics far beyond the Gulf, pulling the Horn of Africa into strategic contestation over the Red Sea’s shipping routes and security alignments. Somaliland’s newfound diplomatic ties and port geopolitics now sit at the heart of these…
The American–Israeli war on Iran is transforming regional dynamics far beyond the Gulf, pulling the Horn of Africa into strategic contestation over the Red Sea’s shipping routes and security alignments. Somaliland’s newfound diplomatic ties and port geopolitics now sit at the heart of these…
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As Addis Ababa turns to gold to stabilise a fragile economy, its attempt to suppress artisanal mining and promote industrial projects reveals a deeper paradox: the state cannot secure growth without stability, yet its pursuit of control often produces the instability it seeks to resolve.…
As Addis Ababa turns to gold to stabilise a fragile economy, its attempt to suppress artisanal mining and promote industrial projects reveals a deeper paradox: the state cannot secure growth without stability, yet its pursuit of control often produces the instability it seeks to resolve.…
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Behind the language of rescue, a transnational adoption industry has turned African children into commodities, exposing them to trafficking, abuse, and lifelong displacement.…
Behind the language of rescue, a transnational adoption industry has turned African children into commodities, exposing them to trafficking, abuse, and lifelong displacement.…
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Turkey’s engagement with Ethiopia signals a bid to contain maritime tensions in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden through diplomacy backed by restraint. As regional rivalries sharpen, Ankara positions itself as a balancing power between Ethiopian ambitions and Somali sovereignty.…
Turkey’s engagement with Ethiopia signals a bid to contain maritime tensions in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden through diplomacy backed by restraint. As regional rivalries sharpen, Ankara positions itself as a balancing power between Ethiopian ambitions and Somali sovereignty.…
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Embedded in the legal architecture of colonial-era water allocations and shaped by rival visions of development, the Nile dispute reveals structural tensions within the regional order. Ethiopia’s invocation of developmental sovereignty and Egypt’s discourse of existential threat signal a deeper…
Embedded in the legal architecture of colonial-era water allocations and shaped by rival visions of development, the Nile dispute reveals structural tensions within the regional order. Ethiopia’s invocation of developmental sovereignty and Egypt’s discourse of existential threat signal a deeper…
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