READ MORE Red Sea DynamicsThese initiatives were under the auspices of a regional economic integration dubbed Horn of Africa Integration initiative that brought together Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, and Somalia. Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki is undisputedly the region’s strongman and is often said to be the chief architect of the Horn’s political and military upheavals. It might also provide an easy entry point for several of the regional actors to interfere in Somali electoral politics. The influence of the international actors in Ethiopia came to the fore when the war in Tigray erupted. Some foreseeable dynamicsPessimistic as it may sound, I believe that some of the immediate and medium-term dynamics in the region include:

Source: Ethiopian News February 22, 2022 21:23 UTC