Horn Of Africa

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Israel’s Recognition of “Somaliland” Is Destabilizing Somalia and the Horn of Africa
18 Feb 2026
I spoke to the Black Alliance for Peace AFRICOM Watch Bulletin about Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s secessionist state, which is further destabilizing the volatile Horn of Africa.
Jamal Abdulahi
Saudi Arabia Asserts Dominant Role in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea
21 Jan 2026
Israel's recognition of a breakaway region in Somalia has redrawn the map of the Horn of Africa, pitting two oil-rich Gulf powers against each other and forcing the U.S. to delay its imperial plans…
Sara Flounders
U.S./Israeli plans to destabilize Africa and Asia – Somaliland Recognition
14 Jan 2026
Breaking the longstanding African consensus on post-colonial borders, Israel is actively destabilizing an entire continent to serve its interests and Washington's.
Black Alliance for Peace Africa Team
The Black Alliance for Peace Africa Team Condemns the Israeli/U.S. Effort to Destabilize Somalia with the Recognition of Somaliland
07 Jan 2026
Israel's recognition of Somaliland undermines not just Somalia's sovereignty, but that of all African states.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Ethiopia: National Aspiration, Identity, and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
10 Sep 2025
“Ethiopia just changed the continent of Africa forever.” - African development economist and electricity activist
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Somaliland, US Ally in the New Cold War
18 Jun 2025
Somaliland aspires to be an “independent” US military enclave in the Horn of Africa.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The Struggle for a Somali Nation
04 Jun 2025
Despite shared language, culture, and religion, Somalis still struggle to become a cohesive nation.
Abdirahman M. Ahmed
Using Lessons from the Horn of Africa to Protect the Alliance of Sahelian States
04 Jun 2025
The Horn of Africa was filled with hope in 2018, when Somali President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed an agreement…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
How the US Destabilized the Horn of Africa
02 Oct 2024
In 2018, the leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia signed a regional cooperation agreement that raised great hope in the Horn, but now, six years, later, it lies in tatters.
Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor
Instability in Somalia Endangers the Entire Horn of Africa
11 Sep 2024
Divisions with breakaway areas further hamper the resolution of broader issues.