Horn of Africa: Any Port A Storm?
October 6th, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on how Ethiopia and Somalia are courting escalation in a quarrel over port access: Few parts of the world are more turbulent than the Horn of Africa, the continent’s north-eastern chunk that contains Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea. It has been racked by war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, by civil war […]
Read more »Somalia Nears Major Oil Exploration Milestone Following Strategic Agreement with Turkey
August 29th, 2024
Via Radio Dalsan, a report on Somalia’s hydrocarbon progress: The federal government of Somalia has unveiled that it is nearing the final stage of exploration and potential oil drilling, a significant development anticipated to reshape the nation’s economic landscape. This pivotal announcement, made by the Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Dr. Abdirsaaq Omar Mohamed, signals […]
Read more »Can An Egypt-Led Alliance Block Ethiopia’s Efforts To Secure Sea Access?
August 27th, 2024
Via the Addis Standard, commentary on the potential for an Egypt-led alliance stand in Ethiopia’s way of securing access to the sea: For scholars in the field of political science and international relations, the international realm is basically the realm of balance of power, where states continuously struggle for much power and sustainable peace. The […]
Read more »Flexing its Muscle, Turkey Is Spreading Its Influence in Africa
August 20th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on Turkey’s growing influence in Africa: Ankara to begin searching for oil off Somalia’s coastline Turkish drones have been sold to at least 11 African countries Turkey, seeking to extend its influence in Africa and strengthen energy security, will send the 86-meter long research vessel Oruc Reis to explore offshore oil […]
Read more »Turkiye To Send Navy to Somalia After Agreeing Oil and Gas Search
July 23rd, 2024
Via Arab News, a report on the growing collaboration between Turkiye and Somalia: Turkiye has become a close ally of the Somali government in recent years. Ankara has built schools, hospitals and infrastructure and provided scholarships for Somalis to study in Turkiye Turkiye is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two […]
Read more »The Horn Of Africa States: The Region Can Do Better
June 24th, 2024
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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