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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?

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Mob justice isn't just

A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...

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