Somalia seeks new shipping routes as regional tensions disrupt trade
With longer routes potentially increasing costs and delays, disruptions could eventually affect prices and supplies in Somali markets.
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With longer routes potentially increasing costs and delays, disruptions could eventually affect prices and supplies in Somali markets.
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In Addis Ababa, Tigrayan women gather to celebrate Ashenda, while expressing hopes for lasting peace in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where recent drone strikes on the regional capital Mekella have renewed fears of conflict after the…
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