Holding #IGAD's chair, #Djibouti is advancing the #DESSUCorridor — a trade initiative critics say could consolidate its dominance in #EastAfrica & sideline regional competitors. #Somaliland, #Somalia,#Kenya.
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Djibouti’s IGAD Chairmanship Fuels Ambitions To Anchor East Africa’s Trade Arteries
As Djibouti leads IGAD, critics say it is leveraging the DESSU Corridor to consolidate economic and political dominance in East Africa, potentially sidelining Somaliland, Somalia and Kenya while positioning itself as the primary maritime gateway for landlocked states