Africa
Reignited violence in Ethiopia threatens to engulf the entire region
A tangled web of alliances, mixed with intense domestic conflicts in surrounding countries, will make it difficult to contain another civil war.
October 01, 2026
A tangled web of alliances, mixed with intense domestic conflicts in surrounding countries, will make it difficult to contain another civil war.
The North African country has grasped an opening, sending President Irro to Washington last week to make the case
Bandits off the Horn of Africa have taken advantage of the deteriorating security sitauation, attacking at least 15 ships this year
Critics say the 2025 numbers were lowballed, plus the DoD refuses to acknowledge civilian deaths in repeated boat strikes around the Caribbean that year
The agreement reportedly bypassed Somalia's central government, raising questions about the country's already fraying federal system.
A security presence in the Horn of Africa could draw an already fragile region into Middle East war.
