Horn of Africa

Landlocked Ethiopia says sovereign access to the Red Sea is an 'existential' issue, and its troops are now massing on the border with its smaller neighbour, Eritrea. What next?

Is the Red Sea moving toward an ordered space governed by capable states or toward a grey zone edging toward disorder? Read our February cover story to find out.

In places like Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia, which all have long coastlines along key maritime routes, the authority of the state and its institutions needs to overcome the forces of disorder.

Somaliland is merely the first signal of a cascading disintegration that, when combined with internal weakness and external interference, could engulf a substantial portion of Africa

A deal to give Ethiopia commercial Red Sea access in return for its recognition of Somali territorial integrity has been brokered by Ankara to much acclaim. Where does that leave Egypt?

Somalia is a shining example of how two countries can help each other out. It lacks institutions and needs support to build infrastructure in all fields, and Turkey is happy to help.