Russian Jets for Addis Ababa, Drone Charges from Khartoum, and a Flag Dispute at Moyale
Nexa Insight · Horn of Africa Weekly Update — Issue No. 15. Coverage period 28 October – 1 November 2026.
Horn of Africa
Two Accounts of One Airport, a War of Words over Tigray, and a Warning to Asmara
Nexa Insight · Horn of Africa Weekly Update — Issue No. 14. Coverage period 21–27 October 2026.
Somaliland Builds on Its Opening, Abiy Takes Charge in Tigray, and a War for the Baidoa Road
Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Horn of Africa Weekly Update — Issue No. 13. Coverage period 16–20 October 2026.
From Hargeisa to Washington: How Somaliland’s Diplomacy Opened Its Biggest Door Yet
Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Special Report: how Somaliland’s diplomacy won its biggest opening yet in Washington.
Somaliland’s Biggest Door Yet, Abiy’s Win over the TPLF, and the Eritrea Standoff
Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Horn of Africa Weekly Update — Issue No. 12. Coverage period 12–15 October 2026.
Daily Briefing: Ethiopia and Eritrea Trade War Accusations as Sudan’s Arms Embargo Is Extended and Hormuz Attacks Hit a Wartime High
Ethiopia accused Eritrea of an “all-out invasion” of northern Ethiopia hours after retaking Tigray’s capital Mekelle from a rebel alliance, as the UN Security Council extended Sudan’s Darfur arms embargo by one month rather than expanding it nationwide, and tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz climbed to their highest sustained pace of the war. Verified developments, 8–10 October 2026.
Daily Briefing: Displacement Surges in Sudan’s Blue Nile as Hormuz Tanker Attacks Hit Their Highest Weekly Toll of the War
Fresh fighting displaced nearly 10,000 people from Sudan’s Blue Nile state and the army claimed to repel an RSF assault near the Roseires Dam a day before Sudan’s UN arms embargo is due to lapse, as tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest weekly toll since the US-Iran war began. Verified developments, 7–8 October 2026.
Daily Briefing: A Tanker Burns in the Strait of Hormuz, Yemen’s Government Presses Its Red Sea Offensive, and Sudan’s Arms Embargo Nears Its Deadline
A Panamanian-flagged tanker was struck and set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring a dozen crew, as Yemen’s government opened a new front at al-Waziyah to secure Mocha and the Bab al-Mandeb corridor, Russia set dates for its October Africa summit, and Sudan’s UN arms embargo neared a contested deadline. Verified developments, 6–7 October 2026.
Recognition, Cables and a Cairo Bloc: The Horn’s External Relations Are Being Rewritten
Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Horn of Africa Weekly Update — Issue No. 10. Coverage period 3–6 October 2026.
Daily Briefing: Ethiopia’s Army Retakes Mekelle, Yemen’s Government Storms the Red Sea Coast, and a Third US Carrier Nears Iran
Ethiopian forces retook Tigray’s capital Mekelle as the TPLF confirmed a withdrawal, Yemen’s government opened a major offensive claiming Bab al-Mandeb and Mocha while Houthi forces struck Saudi Arabia in retaliation, and a barrage of tanker attacks hit the Strait of Hormuz as Washington’s third carrier strike group steadied toward the Gulf. Verified developments, 3–6 October 2026.