Tag Archive for: Horn of Africa
The brutal dictatorship the world keeps ignoring
The Washingtonpost | Adam Taylor | June 12, 2015 | >>>
On Monday, the United Nations released the results of a year-long investigation into human rights in Eritrea. What it found was horrific. Detailing "systematic, widespread…
Finnish EU envoy to investigate ‘dire’ Ethiopia war
EU Observer | The security situation in Ethiopia was "dire", as Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto prepared to travel to the region on an EU fact-finding mission.
"Nearly three months after the start of the conflict ... the security…
Through Eritrea, China Quietly Makes Inroads Near the Red Sea
The Diplomat | China is finding an eager partner in Eritrea, an autocratic state generally overlooked entirely by world powers.
As Iran continues to dominate headlines across the Western world, China’s far quieter quest to influence Africa…
How War in Ethiopia Impacts Red Sea and Horn of Africa Power Politics: The Battle in Tigray and Beyond
Terrorism Monitor | Michael Horton
Ethiopia is a key prize in the scramble for influence and power in the Horn of Africa and broader Red Sea region. With its natural resources, population of 110 million, and well-equipped military, Ethiopia…
UAE: The scramble for the Horn of Africa
MEMO | The United Arab Emirates is waging a war for influence over the Horn of Africa.
Since the 2011 Arab Spring the United Arab Emirates has been taking an active role in a number of hotspots from Egypt, Libya to Yemen. The Gulf nation…
Foreign meddling as a source of state fragility in Ethiopia
MEMO Opinion | State fragility is a multidimensional concept that is often characterized by deficiencies in one or more areas of the core functions of the state: legitimacy, authority (competing claimants to power), and capacity (weak capacity…
Ethiopia accuses Sudan of occupying its lands, fighting by proxy for third party
MEMO | The border area has witnessed tension between Ethiopia and Sudan that is still escalating-Getty
Ethiopia has accused its neighbour Sudan on Friday of occupying part of its territory and fighting by proxy for a "third party".
This was…
Somali men ‘forced into Eritrean army’ under impression they were signing up for security jobs in Qatar
The Telegraph | The men are thought to be being sent to Tigray to fight in Ethiopia's civil war.
Anger is mounting in Somalia over allegations young men are being secretly recruited and sent to Eritrea to fight in Ethiopia's civil war.
Three…
Ethiopia Moves Artillery to Sudanese Border After Deadly Clashes
Bloomberg | Sudan delegation met Saudi officials to discuss crisis. Tension adds to dispute over construction of giant hydro dam.
Ethiopia moved heavy weapons to disputed territory on its border with Sudan, according to people familiar with…
Anger in Somalia as sons secretly sent to serve in Eritrea military force
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ali Jamac Dhoodi thought his son was working as a security guard in Qatar, helping prepare for next year’s soccer World Cup. Then one day last April, officials from Somalia’s National Intelligence Agency arrived with…