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Djibouti Finalising Deal for Saudi Military Base

January 24, 2017TesfaNews26 Comments

The one power that has been barred from building a base in that country is Russia. By John Aglionby and Simeon Kerr | for Financial Times Djibouti is finalising an agreement with Saudi Arabia to allow the Gulf state to build a military base in the Horn of Africa nation as Riyadh takes a more […]

Saudi Arabia Looks to African Allies During Gulf Crises

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016TesfaNews42 Comments

By Salem Solomon | for VOA News, Saudi Arabia appears intent on reaching across the Red Sea to build alliances in the Horn of Africa, where piracy, drug and weapons smuggling, and terrorism threaten commerce in the world’s busiest shipping lanes. This was evident during the Saudis’ intervention in Yemen. Over the past year, they […]