HORN OF AFRICA The Indian Ocean Newsletter dated 14/09/2018
IOG's neighbours encircle and isolate him
The Ethiopian PM is rallying Eritrea and above all Somalia to exert pressure on Djibouti. [...] (285 words)
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SOMALIA SOMALILAND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 07/06/2019
The Emirati plan to conquer power in Mogadishu
The Indian Ocean Newsletter can exclusively reveal Abu Dhabi's secret strategy for countering Qatari influence in Somalia. [...]
SOMALIA Document 05/04/2019
Faduma Abdullahi Mohamud, a diplomat recalled
In a letter dated 23 March (see HERE), the minister of foreign affairs, Ahmed Isse Awad, recalled his ambassador to [...]
Telesom extends its connections in Djibouti
On 14 November, the Somaliland telephone company Telesom - whose [...]
SOMALIA 07/12/2018
Why Mogadishu has barred entry to Menkerios Free
According to our sources at the Villa Somalia, the former representative of the United Nations to the African Union, the [...]
UFZ secure a free zone licence
Owned by UKAB Holding, the firm will manage empty containers in its free zone. [...]
SOMALIA SOMALILAND 26/10/2018
Clashes loom between Issaq/Hawiye and Darod
Can the peace in Somaliland last much longer? Tensions between clans seem to suggest otherwise. [...]
Spotlight DJIBOUTI ERITREA ETHIOPIA 27/07/2018
The crucial role of the Afars in peace in the Horn
Ethiopia's race towards the Red Sea is under way, but the landlocked country can only access the ports via Afar territories. The Afars therefore find themselves at the centre of negotiations between Eritrea (with which Addis Ababa has established closer [. [...]
Breaking news DJIBOUTI ERITREA ETHIOPIA 19/07/2018
Creeping paranoia in Djiboutian diplomatic circles
In a missive addressed to his ambassadors which The Indian Ocean Newsletter has obtained a copy of, the Djiboutian foreign [...]
Dawaleh opposes IOG over Ethiopian demonstrations
Since the reformist Abiy Ahmed Ali became the Ethiopian prime [...]
A naval battle for the port of Doraleh
On 28 April, the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and the Djiboutian president Ismail Omar Guelleh announced with great pomp that Addis Ababa was acquiring a stake in Djibouti's port infrastructure in exchange for shares in Ethiopian companies (Ethiopian [. [...]
DJIBOUTI ETHIOPIA 13/04/2018
IOG keeps a low profile in relation to Abiy Ahmed Ali
Seen as close to the Tigrayans, the Djiboutian president is seeking to placate the Oromia-born Ethiopian prime minister. [...]
President IOG on track for fourth mandate
President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) has to steer a path between the horns of a serious dilemma: normalise relations with the opposition to bring an end to the political crisis following the parliamentary elections in February 2013, but without nevertheless [. [...]
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Wadajir Party
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