East Africa: From Horn of Africa to Middle East - Somaliland As Strategic Connector in Red Sea Corridor

East Africa: From Horn of Africa to Middle East - Somaliland As Strategic Connector in Red Sea Corridor

Addis Abeba -- The Horn of Africa and the Middle East have increasingly evolved into a single strategic theater. Political instability, maritime insecurity, and economic disruptions in one region now have immediate consequences in the other. The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden no longer serve as dividing lines; instead, they function as connective corridors through which security threats, trade flows, and geopolitical competition move rapidly.