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Somalia’s Stalling Fight Against Al-Shabaab & America’s Wobbly Strategy

Somalia’s Stalling Fight Against Al-Shabaab & America’s Wobbly Strategy

This week on The Horn, Alan is joined by Crisis Group experts Omar Mahmood and Sarah Harrison, to discuss where Somalia’s military offensive against Al-Shabaab might be headed and the evolving role of the U.S. in the country. Continue reading “Somalia’s Stalling Fight Against Al-Shabaab & America’s Wobbly Strategy”

Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Quells Neighbors’ Concerns Over Invasion

Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Quells Neighbors’ Concerns Over Invasion

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he would not invade any nation, in comments aimed at quelling neighboring countries’ concerns that he might use force to secure access to a sea port. Continue reading “Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Quells Neighbors’ Concerns Over Invasion”

Is Somaliland Slowly Becoming a New Cold War Battleground?

Is Somaliland Slowly Becoming a New Cold War Battleground?

Somaliland has recently grown more significant to regional and global powers due to its strategic location on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial maritime route connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
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Ethiopia Mulling Expanding Its Border to the Red Sea

Ethiopia Mulling Expanding Its Border to the Red Sea

Ethiopia, too, may soon be on the warpath. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is a failed leader who has run his country into the ground. For two years, he waged genocide against Ethiopia’s Tigray community and, in that war’s aftermath, he continued to pit different ethnic groups against each other. His next actions he tore from the dictators’ playbook: Spark new conflict to distract the public. Continue reading “Ethiopia Mulling Expanding Its Border to the Red Sea”

FDI in Somaliland: A Vehicle for Prosperity or a Source of Social Inequality?

FDI in Somaliland: A Vehicle for Prosperity or a Source of Social Inequality?

The Republic of Somaliland, has not yet acquired a de jure recognition from the outside world since May 18, 1991 when Somaliland decided to withdraw from the 1960 union with Somalia. Since then, Somaliland has been stable compared to the other parts of the region and its contribution to the security and stability in the region is also amicable. Continue reading “FDI in Somaliland: A Vehicle for Prosperity or a Source of Social Inequality?”

In Somaliland, a Novel Approach to Political Lobbying Scores First Win

In Somaliland, a Novel Approach to Political Lobbying Scores First Win

Somaliland president – Muse Bihi Abdi, on Wednesday in last week issued a decree asking the Houses of Parliament (Representatives and the Senate) to align the proposals by the Clan Chieftains as to the dispute regarding the holding of elections with the country’s election laws. Continue reading “In Somaliland, a Novel Approach to Political Lobbying Scores First Win”