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IGAD and the Limits of Regional Mediation
The Horn's own regional body has mediated some of Africa's hardest conflicts. Its structural weakness is that its members are frequently parties to them.
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SportsEritrea
Eritrea's Cycling Tradition, a Colonial Import That Became National
The bicycle arrived with Italian colonialism. It stayed, and produced Grand Tour riders.
PoliticsDjibouti
Djibouti Opens New Road Project
Road links between the capital and the interior regions carry both freight and the case for national cohesion.
BusinessEthiopia
Coffee, Ethiopia's Oldest Export and Its Most Complicated One
The plant originated here. Capturing value from it remains the hard part.
BusinessSomalia
Berbera and the Corridor to Eastern Ethiopia
Terminal investment has made Berbera a serious port. Its political status keeps its commercial future unsettled.
Business
Red Sea Shipping Disruption Reaches Horn Ports
Carriers rerouting around southern Africa change the economics of every terminal between Massawa and Mogadishu.
ExplainedEthiopia
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Nile Question, Explained
Africa's largest hydroelectric project sits on a river that three countries depend on. Here is what is actually in dispute.
Explained
Why Ports Matter So Much in the Horn of Africa
Four countries, one strategic waterway, and a hundred and twenty million people who need to reach it.
ExplainedSomalia
How Somalia's Federal System Actually Works
A federal government, five member states, one self-declared republic, and a constitution that is still provisional.
Explained
Why the Horn of Africa Is Strategically Important
Six factors explain why states with no obvious connection to the region maintain a presence in it.