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Complicity and Duplicity of External Entities Will Only Deepen the Crisis in Ethiopia and Across the Horn of Africa

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
By Ahferom Thomas The announcement of the formation of the Coalition of Ethiopian Popular Forces for Survival, on September 20,...

From Diplomacy to Liability: Ethiopia and the UAE in the Shadow of RSF Atrocities

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By David Yeh Ethiopia and the UAE’s Dangerous Alliance with the RSF is from Complicity to Liability. The recent leaked minutes...

Erdogan’s Dash to Addis Was Not a Courtesy Call

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The Red Sea Littoral States — With Eritrea at the Core — Are Drawing Boundaries By Alula Frezghi For years, the...

The Sovereignty Bloc vs. the Fragmentation Bloc

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By Alula Frezghi The Horn of Africa is undergoing the most consequential geopolitical realignment in a generation. This shift is...

Eritrea and the Red Sea Realignment: How a Power Vacuum Reshaped Regional Order

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By Alula Frezghi Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in late 2025 was intended as a geopolitical breakthrough. Instead, it underscored the...

A Shifting Axis: Saudi Strategy, Emirati Ambitions, and Eritrea’s Emerging Role in Red Sea Stability

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By David Yeh Introduction Alliances in the Middle East rarely collapse with a declaration; they unravel when interests diverge beyond repair....

Destabilization as Strategy: Somalia, Partition, and the Politics of Deferred Borders

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By David Yeh Introduction Somalia’s fragmentation is often presented as an unfortunate inevitability, the natural consequence of internal divisions and chronic...

The Horn of Africa on the Brink: Gulf Rivalries, Somaliland, and the Acceleration of Fragmentation

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By David Yeh Introduction The Horn of Africa is entering a moment when long-suppressed questions of power, sovereignty, and survival are...

Israel’s Somaliland Recognition Sparks Regional Backlash and Risks a New Red Sea Confrontation

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By ALULA FREZGHI Israel’s decision on December 26, 2025, to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent state has triggered a...

 Israeli recognition of Somaliland: Analysis 

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by Girmay Haile  A regional security threat and potential for destabilisation of the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and...