Your account has been succesfully created.

Subscribe now

HORN OF AFRICA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

Already running commercial ports in Djibouti and Berbera, the UAE are developing more and more military installations on the Red Sea, to Ethiopia's consternation. [...] (272 words)

Issue dated 13/01/2017 Reading time 2 minutes

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 12.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

e-wallet

from EUR/USD 50

Only buy articles you are interested in

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

Unlimited access to the website

See our rates

Choose the option that suits you best: Compare all of our offers!

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Politics

Set up email notifications for these topics

Abu Dhabi Aviation
Ahmed Al Khouri
Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud Silanyo
Bashe Awil Omar
Doraleh Container Terminal
DP World
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Wadani

A tightening of borders across the region

The crisis between Egypt and the Sudanese-Ethiopian alliance is deepening and there are increasing numbers of boots on the ground… [...]

SOMALILAND Politics 19/01/2018

How Musa Bihi is handling the Berbera base issue

Under pressure from the Emirates, the Somaliland president has little room for manoeuvre… [...]

SOMALILAND Politics 22/09/2017

The Emirates count on Musa Bihi to parry the Saudis

The Emirates government is prepared to support the Kulmiye party's candidate in the president election in Hargeisa. His opponent, meanwhile, is toeing the Saudi line. [...]

SOMALILAND Politics 21/07/2017

Could Bihi change his mind about UAE military base ?

The leader and presidential candidate of the ruling Kulmiya party in Hargeisa, Musa Bihi Abdi, admitted to senior party officials [...]

SOMALILAND Politics 10/03/2017

An election date set?

According to our sources, Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud a [...]

Spotlight

SOMALILAND Politics 10/02/2017

How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

Successively struck by a financial crisis, a drought and the effects of the regional ma- chines of its neighbours and the Gulf states, Somaliland, long an island of stability in a very troubled region, is struggling to maintain that status. [...]

SOMALILAND Business 28/10/2016

DP World’s conditions to operate Berbera

The Indian Ocean Newsletter can reveal that DP World wants to impose conditions before the contract to run Berbera Port is definitively approved. [...]

ERITREA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Politics 30/09/2016

Afars and Houthis could ally against EAU

The war in Yemen has an endless amount of fallout on the African side of the Red Sea. The latest [...]

ETHIOPIA Business 16/09/2016

ESL drops anchor at Berbera

Just as DP World announced the terms of the contract it won to run Berbera port, ESL has come along to join the party. [...]

SOMALILAND Politics 16/09/2016

Egypt and UAE common front against Houthis

A fact-finding mission made up of Egyptian and UAE officers has just examined the possibility of using Berbera airport in [...]

EAST AFRICA 29/07/2016

The war in Yemen has resulted in a recomposition of Arab-African alliances

Bashir returns to centre-stage - July 26. One of King Salman bin Abdelaziz's first visitors after he arrived in his [...]

Spotlight

SOMALILAND Business 22/01/2016

Bollore, MSC and DP World all after the Berbera contract

A new twist in the saga to obtain the concession and contract for the management of the port of Berbera (click here to read our special report)! The proposal by the French operator Bollore Africa Logistics (BAL) was almost buried [. [...]

Spotlight

DJIBOUTI Politics 06/11/2015

IOG gets support from Gulf States to counter UAE

Failing to break the ice with the UAE, President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is trying to thaw his country's relations with Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Qatar. IOG has managed to win the Gulf countries back to his country, using Djibouti's strategic [. [...]

SOMALIA SOMALILAND Politics 09/10/2015

Emirates wooing both Mogadishu and Hargeisa

The United Arab Emirates wants to give financial support to the rival authorities of Somalia and Somaliland. [...]

SOMALILAND Politics 28/08/2015

Why the EU is closing its Hargeisa office

According to our sources, the local and international members of staff of the office of the European Union (EU) in [...]

On our other sites

Intelligence Online 18/11/2015

Asmara used for strikes against Houthi

According to information obtained by Intelligence Online, the United Arab Emirates has a secret base in Eritrea that it is using as a launch pad for its fighter planes in Yemen.` [...]

Set up email notifications for these topics

Abu Dhabi Aviation
Ahmed Al Khouri
Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud Silanyo
Bashe Awil Omar
Doraleh Container Terminal
DP World
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Wadani

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Thierno Ba, friend to Macky Sall and key military equipment broker

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 12.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

A tightening of borders across the region

How Musa Bihi is handling the Berbera base issue

The Emirates count on Musa Bihi to parry the Saudis

Could Bihi change his mind about UAE military base ?

An election date set?

How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

DP World’s conditions to operate Berbera

Afars and Houthis could ally against EAU

ESL drops anchor at Berbera

Egypt and UAE common front against Houthis

The war in Yemen has resulted in a recomposition of Arab-African alliances

Bollore, MSC and DP World all after the Berbera contract

IOG gets support from Gulf States to counter UAE

Emirates wooing both Mogadishu and Hargeisa

Why the EU is closing its Hargeisa office

Asmara used for strikes against Houthi

Set up email notifications for these topics

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Follow us

A website produced by

Indigo Publications also publishes:

Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Thierno Ba, friend to Macky Sall and key military equipment broker

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets

Transition in Guinea: what's next after the coup?

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 12.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

A tightening of borders across the region

How Musa Bihi is handling the Berbera base issue

The Emirates count on Musa Bihi to parry the Saudis

Could Bihi change his mind about UAE military base ?

An election date set?

How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

DP World’s conditions to operate Berbera

Afars and Houthis could ally against EAU

ESL drops anchor at Berbera

Egypt and UAE common front against Houthis

The war in Yemen has resulted in a recomposition of Arab-African alliances

Bollore, MSC and DP World all after the Berbera contract

IOG gets support from Gulf States to counter UAE

Emirates wooing both Mogadishu and Hargeisa

Why the EU is closing its Hargeisa office

Asmara used for strikes against Houthi

Set up email notifications for these topics

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Follow us

A website produced by

Indigo Publications also publishes: