In this video explainer produced by The Times (UK newspaper) I provide analysis on the conflicts in East Africa and the role being played by major Gulf/Middle East powers in pushing the region to a potentially all encompassing, devastating all out war.
At the root of it all, jostling between Riyadh + Cairo on one side & Abu Dhabi on the other, for control of the Bab El Mandeb oil corridor. To secure influence over it, the UAE is urging Ethiopia towards war with Eritrea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVRpsYxwZBw
Zecharias Zelalem
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