Tens of thousands of migrants brave what's known as the Eastern Route from the Horn of Africa toward Yemen each year. More than 900 died or disappeared along the route in 2025 — the deadliest year on record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/01/world/society/africa-deadly-migration-route/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #ethiopia #djibouti #yemen #immigration #humansmuggling
Starvation and drowning on the deadly Horn of Africa migrant route

More than 900 died or disappeared along the Eastern Route in 2025 — the deadliest year on record.

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#IMF: In the #RedSea, attacks on #shipping that began in 2023 forced many vessels to reroute around Africa rather than use the #SuezCanal. More than two years on, transits through the #Babel-Mandeb strait between #Yemen and #Djibouti remain stuck at roughly half their pre-attack level.

DJibouti & Laurence Guy @ Floyd - 01 May feat. DJibouti, Laurence Guy

#SESH #DJibouti #LaurenceGuy

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DJibouti & Laurence Guy | Floyd | SESH

DJibouti & Laurence Guy at Floyd. Featuring DJibouti, Laurence Guy

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Is #Washington playing one-dimensional chess in the #HornOfAfrica? A push to lift #Eritrea sanctions raises serious questions about #strategy, #alliances, & unintended consequences in a volatile region. #Somaliland #Ethiopia #Djibouti #RedSea @_hudsonc

https://saxafimedia.com/washingtons-dimensional-chess-horn-of-africa/

Washington’s Eritrea Gambit: Strategic Reset Or Risky Miscalculation In The Horn Of Africa?

The Trump administration’s push to lift sanctions on Eritrea raises questions about U.S. strategy in the Horn of Africa, Red Sea security, and shifting alliances involving Ethiopia, Sudan, and Gulf powers.

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Planète House: DJibouti,Laurence Guy et Mayou Picchu @ Cabaret Sauvage - 25 Apr feat. DJibouti, Laurence Guy

#SESH #DJibouti #LaurenceGuy

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Planète House: DJibouti,Laurence Guy et Mayou Picchu | Cabaret Sauvage | SESH

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Djibouti's Guelleh reelected for sixth presidential term: official results http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSB375 #Djibouti #IsmailOmarGuelleh #ElectionResults #PresidentialElection #Reelection
Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh reelected for a sixth term, official results show http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS9SX3 #Djibouti #IsmailOmarGuelleh #Elections2026 #Politics #Africa

By contrast, #Somaliland 's current president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi said "Irro" has buried the deal while maintaining cooperation with #Ethiopia, seeked to repair relations with #Djibouti, and crucially avoided a Las Anod-like crisis in Borama (#Awdal).

#Somalia #Africa

Most famously, his vague MoU signed with #Ethiopia on a future recognition has alienated the #Awdal region, strained relations with former ally #Djibouti, and mobilized #Somalia 's newfound diplomatic clout against the national cause. Meanwhile, and ironically, Ethiopia now prefers to look towards #Eritrea and Djibouti, even at the cost of a #war, to gain the sea access she seeks, rather than risk a formal recognition.

#Somalia #Africa

Given that #USA illegal war with #Iran is reshaping the Middle East and #Iran is adopting strait fees, to make up for all the damage Americans and it's cobelligerent states have caused it, #Djibouti and #Yemen should do the same as in negotiate among themselves and jointly come up with strait fees. It's a bid odd if it's perfectly fine for the Suez Canal, to charge transit fees while countries on both sides of the Bab el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz cannot...