Saudis In, UAE Out? Why Djibouti Has Become The Gulf’s Indispensable Outpost
January 8th, 2026
Via The Africa Report, commentary on how – in the high-stakes game of influence across the Red Sea – Djibouti is playing the Arabian Peninsula’s rival powers off one another to secure [...]
China Focuses on Africa’s Strategic Trade Routes
January 7th, 2026 Via Reuters, a report on China’s renewed Africa focus on strategic trade routes: China’s FM to visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Lesotho Trip extends 36-year-old tradition of making [...]
January 7th, 2026 Via Reuters, a report on China’s renewed Africa focus on strategic trade routes: China’s FM to visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Lesotho Trip extends 36-year-old tradition of making [...]
Is Venezuela a Critical Minerals Target?
January 6th, 2026 Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a look at Venezuela’s critical minerals inventory: On December 25, 1956, the New York Times declared, “Venezuela Finds Big Ore [...]
January 6th, 2026 Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a look at Venezuela’s critical minerals inventory: On December 25, 1956, the New York Times declared, “Venezuela Finds Big Ore [...]
How Chevron Aims to Tap More Oil Below Kazakhstan’s Grassy Plains
January 5th, 2026 Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how – after spending nearly $50 billion to expand Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field – the American oil giant and its partners encounter more [...]
January 5th, 2026 Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how – after spending nearly $50 billion to expand Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field – the American oil giant and its partners encounter more [...]
Egypt To Develop Djibouti’s Port In Bid To Pressure Ethiopia Over Nile Dam
January 2nd, 2026 Via The National News, a report on Egypt’s deal to develop Djibouti’s port in a bid to pressure Ethiopia over the GERD Nile dam: Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamel El Wazir [...]
January 2nd, 2026 Via The National News, a report on Egypt’s deal to develop Djibouti’s port in a bid to pressure Ethiopia over the GERD Nile dam: Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamel El Wazir [...]
The Berbera Gambit: How Somaliland’s Port is Redrawing the Map of the Horn
January 1st, 2026 Via The Africa Report, commentary on how Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has ignited a regional firestorm, but the real struggle is for control of the maritime gateways and security corridors [...]
January 1st, 2026 Via The Africa Report, commentary on how Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has ignited a regional firestorm, but the real struggle is for control of the maritime gateways and security corridors [...]