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British Prime Minister Theresa May during her South Africa. EPA-EFE/Rodger Bosch

August 29, 2018

Brexit, trade and security are all on the agenda during May’s Kenya visit

Leah Barasa, Kenyatta University

The British prime minister's visit to Africa comes amid increased interest by China and France.

One of the refugee camps in Dadaab, northern Kenya, where more than 300,000 call home. EPA/Boris Roessler

May 30, 2018

Kenya may never close Dadaab, but its threat has exposed system failures

Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University

Kenya may never close Dadaab, but it has good reasons for wishing to do so

Shipping vessels seen off the Djibouti port in the Gulf of Aden. EPA/Mazen Mahdi

March 18, 2018

How an Ethiopia-backed port is changing power dynamics in the Horn of Africa

Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University and Ash Rossiter, Khalifa University

A deal brokered by Ethiopia to develop the port at Berbera will have a ripple effect across the Horn of Africa.

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Brendon J. Cannon
Assistant Professor of International Security, Department of Humanities and Social Science, Khalifa University
Ash Rossiter
Assistant Professor of International Security, Department of Humanities & Social Science, Khalifa University
Leah Barasa
Lecturer, School of Security, Diplomacy & Peace Studies, Kenyatta University

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