Tag Archives: horn of africa

Caution, Cancellations, Protests as Concerns Grow on China’s Belt and Road

VOANEWS 15 oCTOBER by JOYCE HUANG, BILL IDE FILE – Work in progress at the site of Pakistan China Silk Road in Haripur, Pakistan, Dec. 22, 2017....

Debt-trap diplomacy: Can Africa reject China’s easy money?

ASIAN CORRESPONDENT 16 October 2018 by ALISTAIR DENNESS China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi arrive for the...

DP World Starts Construction at Port of Berbera

THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 11 October 2018 Groundbreaking ceremony at Berbera, October 11 (Abdirahman Muse / Twitter) Dubai-based port operator DP World has...

Zim general warns on foreign bases in Djibouti

THE ZIMBABWEAN 9 October 20 One of Zimbabwe’s most senior soldiers and a key US congressman say trouble may be coming to the Horn of Africa. Mo Brooks with President Trump in the Oval Office. Brooks has echoed concern aired by Gen. Trust Magoba. Major General Trust Magoba – who now serves as a special advisor to the African Union office for Peace and Security –...

Scramble for Eritrea likely to change Horn, Nile geopolitics

THE EAST AFRICAN 4 October 2018 by FRED OLUOCH The railway line from Massawa Port into Asmara, Eritrea. There is a Free Zone Authority in Massawa targeting...

Chinese Investments to Boost Trade Come as U.S. Commercial Shipping in Decline

USNI NEWS 3 October 2018 by JOHN GRADY Chinese sailors watch a People’s LIberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship pull into Djibouti. Xinhua Photo China, through...

Why are Gulf nations battling it out for the Horn of Africa?

THE EAST AFRICA MONITOR 2 October 2018 by AARON BROOKS Things are changing rapidly in the Horn of Africa with the recent peace deal between bitter rivals...

China’s strategic moves in Africa meet U.S. silence

THE POST AND COURIER 1 October 2018 Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they pose for...

China is challenging the U.S. in the Horn of Africa — and Washington is silent

WASHINGTON POST 27 September 2018 by Josh Rogin Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Beijing...

The once-troubled Horn of Africa is now a positive note on the UN’s busy agenda

QUARTZ AFRICA 25 September 2018 by Abdi Latif Dahir World leaders gather in New York this week to tackle a plethora of global problems, from climate change...