Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on Ethiopia’s Red Sea strategy which is becoming an increasing threat to the countries of the Red Sea coast: The Ethiopian strategy in the Red Sea is an increasing threat to the countries of the Red Sea coast. Ethiopia has pursued its long-term goals by creating a geopolitical environment that often harms […]
Read more »Via Diplomatic Courier, a report on the shifting alliances putting the Horn of Africa on edge: In a significant diplomatic shift in the Horn of Africa, the leaders of Egypt, Somalia, and Eritrea convened in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, on 10 October 2024. As their discussions centered on forming an alliance that could include […]
Read more »Via The Economist, an interesting report on what a solar startup reveals about business in the continent’s toughest places: When an eritrean solar salesman called Kidane Tesfamichael arrived in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), in 2017 he spoke neither French nor Sango, the official languages. He had no means of transport, in […]
Read more »Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the the impact of the global battle of corridors on Horn of Africa states: They say and it has been proven, many times over, that history ryhmes. The world works in cycles – time, climate, wars, even financial markets. Nomads know when to move from one area to another and […]
Read more »The Eritrean government has suspended Ethiopian Airlines from operating in the country from Sept. 30. The East African nation, which neighbors Ethiopia, is accusing Africa’s biggest airline of “malicious trading practices” including luggage theft, price hikes, and regular flight delays. Ethiopian Airlines only resumed operations in Eritrea in 2018 after a peace agreement between the […]
Read more »Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Horn Of Africa States: The Horn of Africa States region commands the major waterway, which connects the Indian ocean to the Suez Canal including the chokepoint of Bab El Mandab Straits. It is a troubled region, which neighbors the economically rising West Asian states of the Saudi Arabia, Qatar, […]
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