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Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Horn of Africa corridor competition intensifies as regional rivalry deepens

The port of Berbera on 31 August 2021. © Ed Ram/AFP

Ethiopia, Africa's most populous landlocked country, hopes to diversify supply routes to reduce its dependence on Djibouti. The future transport corridors are attracting the attention of international development partners and of the Gulf States, which are battling for influence in the region. [...]

Published on 06.05.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 7 minutes

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Ethiopia
Somalia
Abiy Ahmed
AFD
African Development Bank
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
Africon Consulting
Al-Shabaab
Alemu Sime
Association of Freight Forwarders of Djibouti
Bogoreh Ali Meidal
Corridor Management Authority
Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority
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Ethio-Djibouti Railway Share Co
Ethiopian Maritime Authority
Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprise
European Union
Hassan Houmed Ibrahim
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Ismaîl Omar Guelleh
Kenya Ports Authority
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center
Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport
MBS
Mohammed bin Salman
Muse Bihi
Said Deni
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William Ruto
World Bank

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Alemu Sime
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Bogoreh Ali Meidal
Corridor Management Authority
Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority
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Ethio-Djibouti Railway Share Co
Ethiopian Maritime Authority
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Hassan Houmed Ibrahim
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Ismaîl Omar Guelleh
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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Horn of Africa corridor competition intensifies as regional rivalry deepens

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Abiy Ahmed ditches outside experts' advice on transitional justice

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Kenya Power's $116m anti-blackout plan

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London appoints new envoy for Horn of Africa

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Ethiopian Shipping Lines monopoly proves harder to break than hoped

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