By Maxwell Webb Tensions from the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into the Red Sea. But while global leaders are focusing intently on everything happening in the waters of the Red Sea …
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Commentary/OpinionHorn of AfricaInternational RelationsNewsPolitics
The UAE builds its strategic position in East Africa
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe UAE has sought to use its ample financial resources and the extensive training and experience it obtained through decades of security partnership with the United States to try to …
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Commentary/OpinionHorn of AfricaInternational RelationsNewsPolitics
Ethiopia’s diplomatic retreat: The case of portal deal politics with Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBY AGENAGN KEBEDE Following Ethiopia’s 2018 internal political reform, the country has seen a backsliding in diplomatic relations. This retreat into diplomacy occurs as a result of Abiy Ahmed’s administration …
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Commentary/OpinionHorn of AfricaInternational RelationsNewsSomaliland
Truth and tale about Somalia’s drive against Ethio-Somaliland interaction
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Ambassador Adam Jibril Muse All autocratic politicians share one basic belief that they own the absolute truth on life, the rulers of Somalia today continue to behave accordingly, both …
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Commentary/OpinionHorn of AfricaInternational RelationsNewsSomaliaSomaliland
The Stakes in the Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterA preliminary agreement with Somaliland giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Gulf of Aden has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa, a region already in turmoil. In this Q&A, …
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Somaliland’s Resilience Deserves International Recognition
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Shukri H.Ismail Mohamoud In a world brimming with headlines of conflict and chaos, one often overlooked success story is Somaliland, which has defied the odds, transitioning from a post-conflict territory …
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Include Taiwan for Collective Climate Actions
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Ambassador Allen Chenhwa Lou As the concentration level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rises and temperatures across nations reach record highs, it is clear that climate change is an issue …
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Somalia’s EAC membership raises critical questions about the bloc’s ability to ensure regional stability
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBY HALKANO WARIO AND RAHEL HASSEN Somalia is poised to become the East African Community’s (EAC) eighth member state at the economic bloc’s December summit. This follows negotiations in August between the EAC …
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Berbera port solves Ethiopia’s sea outlet problems
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Abdinasser Ahmed Berbera sits in a strategic commercial and security position, where 30% of world trade passes through with a deep-water port and the longest airstrips in Africa. It …
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Tribal borders cannot lead to unity for Somalia or bring back Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy: Sagal Mohamed Ashour I will start by addressing biased views in articles, as this is important to allow the reader to understand what is being written, and the perspectives …