Category Archives: History

Babylon on the Horn of Africa

There is hardly a place as many foreign military bases as in Djibouti.

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Nigeria’s Jews and the dream of their own state

Some Igbo-convert to Judaism is often closely-linked to the demand for an independent-state Biafra.

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Erdogan’s son-in-law messes with Somali Port

Mogadishu port officials reveal to Al-Arabiya that Albayrak is looting the port’s revenue.

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Somalia National Army still struggling

Over half of Somalia’s 22,000 National Army soldiers belong to only three Hawiye sub-clans!

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Musa Bihi cannot choose between China and UAE

Bihi announced that the UAE military-base was discontinued; however, he later reversed his decision.

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The man who transformed Djibouti

Aboubaker Omar Hadi has allowed Djibouti to become a hub of regional trade.

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Addis Ababa’s status tears Ethiopia apart

The capital is located in Oromo-land but the majority of its inhabitants are Amharas.

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Re-Writing the History of the Ottoman Empire

Saudi-Arabia decides to change descriptions of Ottoman-Empire from ‘caliphate’ to ‘occupation’ in school curriculum.

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Slavery – the foundation of US capitalism

In 1860, enslaved Africans were the largest single asset in the United States.

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The history of African slavery in Iran

15% of the population in southern-Iran can be described as being the descendants of Africans.

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