The Horn of Africa remains a region of persistent conflict, geopolitical tensions, and weak regional cooperation, all of which shape its political and security landscape. Ongoing conflicts in Somalia, ...

Recent publications on the Horn of Africa by outside actors indicate a newly discovered, sudden and burning passion for asserting a “strategic balance” in the Horn of Africa. One such claim was made ...

Competition involving the Gulf states and Turkey in the Horn of Africa is exacerbating preexisting African conflicts and risking a regional proxy war on both sides of the Red Sea. A new era of ...

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The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea. Ethiopia is threatening Eritrea, its diminutive neighbour, making a claim on the Eritrean port of Assab. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ...

The political landscape of the Horn of Africa is one of the world's most complex and contentious. Its epicenter is the longstanding conflict between Somalia and Somaliland with roots in history, ...

As the Trump administration continues to play peacemaker in Africa, growing tensions in northern Ethiopia risk causing a new conflict that could jeopardize the administration’s priorities in the Horn ...

On a hill overlooking the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, a giant new palace is emerging, funded by the Emiratis and an ostentatious sign of the way Gulf monarchies are battling for influence in the ...

The use of military drones is spreading across Africa, further destabilising countries facing deep tensions between typically authoritarian governments and rebel groups. While these governments have ...

Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan touched down in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to a full state reception, stepping into a Horn of Africa regional theatre thick with rivalries, stalled mediation ...

Speaking at a joint press briefing held by Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos and himself, the Minster noted that “Ethiopia showed us a great responsibility for peace and security in the ...