SocietyDjibouti
Obock and the Eastern Migration Route
One of the world's busiest irregular migration corridors runs from the Horn toward the Gulf, and much of it passes through northern Djibouti.
Country
Somalia News
Capital: Mogadishu · Soomaaliya · 23 articlesA federal republic on the Horn's eastern seaboard with the longest coastline in mainland Africa. Somalia's federal member states share power with a central government in Mogadishu, and its economy runs heavily on livestock export, remittances and the ports of Mogadishu, Bosaso, Kismayo and Berbera.
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BusinessSomalia
Puntland Looks to Fisheries as a Growth Sector
Some of the most productive waters in the western Indian Ocean sit off a coastline with almost no processing capacity.
Society
Drought and Displacement Remain the Horn's Largest Shared Emergency
Rainfall failure does not respect borders, and neither does the displacement that follows it.
People
The Women Running the Horn's Trade Networks
Cross-border commerce in the Horn has long been organised by women. It rarely appears in trade statistics.
CultureSomalia
The Somali Oral Tradition Meets the Recording Age
Somali has been called a nation of poets. The written alphabet arrived only in 1972.
Explained
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.
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.
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.