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Horn of Africa and the geopolitics of seaports

When Ethiopia’s Prime Minister revived his call for sea access in early 2024, regional headlines lit up overnight. It was not just about trade or logistics, at least not entirely. It reopened a decades-old wound, the kind that never really heals in the Horn of Africa: who controls the coast, and what that means for everyone else.

Thirty years following Eritrean independence, Ethiopia’s maritime ambition forced an old question back into view.

Will port infrastructure foster regional harmony or merely intensify tensions under the guise of economic development?

Editor's Comment
Child protection needs more than prevailing laws

The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...

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