Monday 18 May 2026
Horn of Africa
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Across the Red Sea, rival powers are entrenching conflict and remaking political order in the Horn.…
Across the Red Sea, rival powers are entrenching conflict and remaking political order in the Horn.…
Thoughts
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The Iran conflict is exposing the Horn’s structural dependence on vulnerable trade routes and its limited capacity to absorb external shocks.…
The Iran conflict is exposing the Horn’s structural dependence on vulnerable trade routes and its limited capacity to absorb external shocks.…
Analysis
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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..…
Current
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Since the United States–Israel war against Iran began and has now entered its third week, the global economy has experienced significant instability. The conflict has disrupted major energy supply routes, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries nearly 20% of the world’s oil. As a…
Since the United States–Israel war against Iran began and has now entered its third week, the global economy has experienced significant instability. The conflict has disrupted major energy supply routes, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries nearly 20% of the world’s oil. As a…
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On Wednesday, Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a tripartite meeting. According to a post on Guelleh’s official page, the three leaders discussed “peace and security in the region,” and “issues…
On Wednesday, Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a tripartite meeting. According to a post on Guelleh’s official page, the three leaders discussed “peace and security in the region,” and “issues…
Analysis
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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…
Current
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On February 28, the USA and Israel began a campaign of airstrikes and bombardment across Iran amid negotiations between the USA and Iran. The campaign began, extraordinarily, just hours after a key mediator, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Oman’s foreign minister, told Margaret Brennan of Face the…
On February 28, the USA and Israel began a campaign of airstrikes and bombardment across Iran amid negotiations between the USA and Iran. The campaign began, extraordinarily, just hours after a key mediator, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Oman’s foreign minister, told Margaret Brennan of Face the…
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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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Kenya’s former deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, said on Sunday that he survived an alleged assassination attempt during a church service in the central town of Othaya, accusing police of involvement in the incident.
In a statement posted on X, Gachagua said his security team helped evacuate him…
Kenya’s former deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, said on Sunday that he survived an alleged assassination attempt during a church service in the central town of Othaya, accusing police of involvement in the incident.
In a statement posted on X, Gachagua said his security team helped evacuate him…
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South Sudan asked the United States to consider lifting sanctions on senior officials and to support the prosecution of a leading opposition figure after agreeing last year to accept deportees from U.S. custody, according to diplomatic correspondence released this month and reported by the…
South Sudan asked the United States to consider lifting sanctions on senior officials and to support the prosecution of a leading opposition figure after agreeing last year to accept deportees from U.S. custody, according to diplomatic correspondence released this month and reported by the…
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