Somalia recently rejected a port deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland which supposedly granted landlocked Ethiopia access to 12 miles off the Red Sea in return for the recognition of Somaliland. Ethiopia intends to diversify its exports by leasing a military base on the sea for an agreed-upon 50 years. The
The Nigerian government is receiving backlash for the inadequate health conditions prevalent in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps throughout the country. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of Nigeria estimates that 4.5 million Nigerians are considered internally displaced in 264 communities. While all residents of the IDP camps are affected
On January 2nd, 2024, a drone-launched missile hit the Dahiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, killing Saleh Arouri, a high-ranked Hamas officer and leader of West Bank Hamas. According to a CNN report, Saleh Arouri was also a Hamas liaison to the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. An additional six people were killed in
