The Moment Somaliland Became Indispensable to U.S. Power in the Red Sea. The visit to Hargeisa by U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Dagvin Anderson and Deputy...
Gulf States Deepen Their Reach Into Africa — and Reshape the Regional Balance. The expanding involvement of Gulf states across Africa marks a new phase in...
Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow foreign nationals to purchase real estate beginning in January 2026 marks one of the most consequential shifts in the Kingdom’s economic...
Ethiopia Steps Up Global Diplomacy in Renewed Push for Red Sea Access, Ambassadors Say. Ethiopia is intensifying its diplomatic outreach to build international support for its...
HARGEISA — Somaliland’s leadership reaffirmed its growing role in safeguarding the Red Sea and Horn of Africa waterways this week, as the Commander of the Somaliland...
Maritime Muscle: Cairo and Riyadh Stage Massive Drill as Addis Ababa Sounds Alarm. A major Red Sea naval exercise involving Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and key regional...
What is this alliance that Somalia is part of that is isolating Ethiopia? Somalia’s entry into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden security architecture matters...
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...
President Irro Opens Landmark Investment Forum, Signaling Somaliland’s Global Economic Ambition. HARGEISA — The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro), inaugurated the...
The Republic of Somaliland, a globally unrecognized yet de facto sovereign state, sits on a coastline that is arguably one of the most vital strategic chokepoints...
DJIBOUTI — In a high-level maritime security conference hosted at the French military base in Djibouti, Somaliland’s Coast Guard Commander, Admiral Ahmed Hure Haariye, joined counterparts...
ADDIS ABABA — When President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) stepped off the aircraft in Addis Ababa this week, the moment carried more weight than the polite...
President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) of the Republic of Somaliland has arrived in Addis Ababa for an official working visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of...
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...
The Houthi–Al-Shabaab Nexus: How Yemen’s Rebels Are Exporting Chaos Into Africa. A new and alarming convergence is reshaping the security landscape of the Horn of Africa:...
Somaliland and Puntland forces seize dozens of foreign fishing boats, including Iranian and Yemeni vessels, in a coordinated maritime crackdown. A rare display of maritime assertiveness...
With Hamas politically broken, attention shifts to Yemen’s Houthis—now the most dangerous of Iran’s proxies. WARYATV analysis argues that defeating them is not optional but essential...
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...
Nearly five months after President Donald Trump halted U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis in exchange for a temporary pause in attacks on shipping, the Iran-backed movement...
The United States faces a renewed and dangerous test in the Red Sea. Months of strikes earlier this year damaged Houthi infrastructure but failed to eliminate...