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A Catastrophe Looming for the Horn of Africa February 24, 2025

An unstable Horn of Africa spells major trouble for Europe. The EU should take the reins in the Western response to counter the fallout from the aid withdrawal...

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Power, Politics, and Peace in Somalia February 13, 2025

Somalia

Ethiopia and Somalia Vow To Strengthen Ties January 03, 2025

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Unified Somalia: Cornerstone of Horn of Africa Stability and American Interests January 03, 2025

Throughout history, great nations have often been called upon to make difficult decisions that influence the fate of entire regions. Today, the United States faces such a moment in its policy towards Somalia. In an era of shifting alliances and heigh...

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Stability in the Horn of Africa Is Vital to Global Trade December 11, 2024

The eyes of the world are fixed on the rising tensions in the Middle East as Israel's war continues in Gaza and Syria falls back into chaos, dominating global news coverage. Yet the world cannot afford to overlook the rising tensions in the Horn of A...

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Somalia’s Row With Ethiopia Can Embolden Al-Shabaab November 07, 2024

Somalia’s new defence pact with Egypt has angered Ethiopia, undermining coalition efforts to contain al-Shabaab, a Jihadist group. European diplomats can help revert this dangerous path...

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America’s “One Somalia” Policy is a Gift to China November 01, 2024

The State Department’s futile and ossified approach to Somaliland advances Beijing's objectives in the Horn of Africa. ...

An Egypt-Eritrea-Somalia Axis October 29, 2024

The recent summit between Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia signals yet another major shift in the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa — a region long beset by chronic instability, rivalry and competing interests. This trilateral summit, held in Asmara, Eritr...

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The Egypt-Eritrea-Somalia Alliance October 24, 2024

On October 10, 2024, the leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, and Somalia solidified their regional alliance, with a focus on countering Ethiopia’s influence in the Horn of Africa....

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Somaliland Deserves Independence October 16, 2024

In the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, European countries cast aside Oslo Accords-era commitments to demand Palestinians cease terrorism as a precondition to independence....

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Somalia

Somalia Says It Welcomes Egypt’s Offer To Deploy Peacekeepers October 12, 2024

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Egypt in Somalia: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick October 10, 2024

With ongoing international support, Somalia's new peacekeeping mission has the potential to stabilize the country and prevent it from becoming a hotbed for extremist groups. ...

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Egypt Sends Arms Shipment to Somalia, Feud With Ethiopia Heats Up October 07, 2024

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Egypt Opens New Front Against Ethiopia September 16, 2024

Egypt has announced a new security arrangement with Somalia, which would see Egyptian soldiers stationed in Somalia and cooperating directly with their Somali counterparts....

Will a New Generation of Jihadis Flock to Somalia? September 16, 2024

On 14 July 2024, as football fans gathered to watch the Euro 2024 final, a fireball ripped through a café in Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, later claimed responsibility for the blast and the five lives it extinguished. It was a mess...

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Egypt Opens New Front Against Ethiopia with Somalia Deal September 14, 2024

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Al-Shabaab Remains Active in Southern Somalia July 24, 2024

On 22 July, an armed clash erupted between Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia. The confrontation occurred when Al-Shabaab attempted to overrun three military bases in Jubaland state, approximately 80 kilometers sout...

Somalia

The Red Sea Crisis Goes Beyond the Houthis July 19, 2024

The Red Sea is in crisis. At the center of the storm are Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have unleashed a wave of attacks on ships traversing one of the world’s most pivotal maritime straits, putatively in support of Hamas’s war against Israel. ...

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Turkey Mediating Somalia-Ethiopia Talks on Port Deal July 01, 2024

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