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October 20, 2011

Kenya
Dedieu’s Death Focuses World Attention on Kidnapping and Piracy in the Horn

Marie Dedieu, who was kidnapped from Ras-Kitau on Manda island and taken hostage, is pictured in this undated handout photo released to Reuters on October 3, 2011. (Ho New/Courtesy Reuters) A heavil…

Dedieu’s Death Focuses World Attention on Kidnapping and Piracy in the Horn
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

July 26, 2011

International Organizations
Catastrophe in the Horn: Causes and Responses

Newly arrived Somali refugees sit in the open as they await medical examinations for their children at the Dadaab refugee camp, near the Kenya-Somalia border (STR New/ Courtesy Reuters). The area st…

Catastrophe in the Horn: Causes and Responses
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

June 19, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea Greater than in the Horn of Africa

It is official. There is more piracy in the Gulf of Guinea now than off the coast of Somalia. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB), Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), and the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian…

An Ivory Coast gendarmerie boat is seen at the port of Abidjan, April 23, 2013.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 28, 2023

Ethiopia
Ethiopia in Troubled Waters

Ethiopia has struggled to recover from the fallout of the Tigray conflict, with few signs of improvement for 2024. 

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Army Chief of General Staff, Birhanu Jula, watch a military parade during the 116th celebration of the Ethiopian Defense Force in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 26, 2023.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

July 13, 2023

Climate Change
The President’s Inbox Recap: What Climate Change Means for the Bay of Bengal

Rising sea levels and hotter temperatures threaten the Bay of Bengal.

Trees as seen blowing in the strong winds from a cyclone.
Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla The Water's Edge