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Sniffing out Red Sea access, US in line to be Eritrea's latest suitor
Africa

Sniffing out Red Sea access, US in line to be Eritrea's latest suitor

With Strait of Hormuz closed, the US is reportedly seeking normalization with coastline state in the Horn of Africa. But it would be courting rivals, too.

Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war
QiOSK

Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war

A security presence in the Horn of Africa could draw an already fragile region into Middle East war.

Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect
Africa

Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect

The US is bombing while a number of countries with their own interests are engaging in counterterrorism on the ground. It isn't working.

Somalia
Africa

Why the US can't beat al-Shabaab in Somalia

The Trump team's discussion about closing our embassy there is a smokescreen for deeper failures in Washington's military approach.

Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan
Africa

Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan

Of the many foreign powers influencing this bloody conflict, Tel Aviv could help claw it back — if it wanted to.

Can new US envoy help end the war in Sudan?
Africa

Can new US envoy help end the war in Sudan?

The conflict there that began one year ago has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with no end in sight