Fear and uncertainty are looming large in the Horn of Africa following a recent controversial coastland lease deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland.
Fear and uncertainty are looming large in the Horn of Africa following a recent controversial coastland lease deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland . The Horn of Africa – the continent’s easternmost extension – has been battered by conflict, war, drought and hunger, pushing millions to the brink.
From the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region to the deadly armed combat between Sudan’s armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the region — covering approximately 2 million square kilometres — has long been a powder keg. Now a new crisis is looming. Ethiopia, which covers over half of the region’s entire area, has signed a controversial deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, prompting security and other concerns across the Horn of Africa
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