Ethiopia’s Chinese-built railway creates a $60 million headache. Only eight of the line’s 41 trains are operational and the network requires a revamp that would cost more than $60 million, according to the Addis Ababa…
Deutsche Welle, Dubai-based DP World is expanding its operations in Somaliland’s deep-water Port of Berbera, as part of a plan to turn the breakaway region into a major trade hub. Though Somaliland has relinquished commercial…
Foreign Policy The Defense Department’s inspector general report comes just as Trump aims to sell the UAE billions of dollars’ worth of arms. The United Arab Emirates is apparently helping to finance the Russian mercenary…
The government of Ethiopia considers terminating its contract with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), over its huge financial adjustment claim to complete the second phase of the Adey Ababa stadium being built in…
Beijing has been increasingly clear about its global military ambitions. Foreign Policy analysis by U.S. Africa Command’s director of intelligence analysis Chinese military basing efforts abroad have become a topic of great international interest and…
Key.Aero, In an area as turbulent as it is strategic, Djibouti arouses the interest of many countries, sometimes with antagonistic interests. As the former colonial power, France boasts a small, but mighty force in the…
Arab News, The agreement aims to strengthen relations between the Kingdom and Djibouti at a strategic level and open new horizons for cooperation in various fields, especially maritime transport, one of the pillars of economic development…
The US has a military base in neighboring Djibouti, a geopolitical choke point. Access to Somaliland’s port and airfield at Berbera would strengthen the American position, while also thwarting Russian attempts to extend its influence…
The U.S. under Biden takes a more active role in fighting Al Shabab, aiming to suppress its ability to plot and carry out complicated operations, such as the deadly attack on an American air base…
Interesting blog by Beyond the Horizon about the remnants of the Ottoman empire in Africa. Turkey has had a military base in Somalia since 2017, and continues to extend its hold in Africa in the…
Located in the east of the African continent, the Horn of Africa, which includes Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti, is today the scene of considerable challenges, both for the traditional powers and for regional powers….
FOI Memo 6809 (Swedish Defence Research Institute, Studies in African Security), August 2019 Middle Eastern states are increasing their military presence in Africa. Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), two influential Sunni powers with…
