NAIROBI — Kenya has moved swiftly to defuse tensions with Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni’s startling remarks about potential “wars over access to the Indian Ocean,”...
The European Union has dispatched a naval warship to the Somali coast following what maritime officials describe as the first suspected act of Somali piracy since...
The Dragon in the Gulf: China’s Quiet March into African Waters. China’s latest deployment of a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet to the Gulf of...
Addis Ababa escalates its maritime campaign onto the UN stage, reframing access to the sea as both a national right and a regional security imperative. Ethiopia’s...
Tanzania’s recent seizure of a Kenyan boat transporting illegal khat highlights an escalating battle against drug smuggling along the East African coast. The operation by the...
Somali regime scrambles to sabotage Somaliland’s U.S. recognition push by lobbying Elon Musk, Christian right, and MAGA allies As Somaliland inches closer to U.S. recognition, Mogadishu...
Idil Abdullahi Goley’s harrowing tale of survival at sea sheds light on the profound desperation driving thousands of Somalis to risk their lives in search of...
U.K. to Transfer Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in Historic Agreement The British government announced its decision to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands,...
“The Red Sea Crises: Environmental Oil Split and Economic Fallout from the Houthi Attack on the Oil Tanker MV Soundiodine” The Red Sea, a crucial maritime...
Increased Houthi Militancy Spurs New Wave of Pirate Activity off Somalia’s Coast The resurgence of piracy off Somalia’s coast has been linked to the recent increase...