The United Arab Emirates in the Horn of Africa

Source: The International Crisis Group published on 6 November 2018
The International Crisis Group published on 6 November 2018 an analysis titled “The United Arab Emirates in the Horn of Africa.”

The UAE and Saudi Arabia played a useful role in pushing forward the rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea. But competition among Gulf States is posing serious problems for political stability in the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia, as their differences play out in the Horn of Africa.