CAPE TOWN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Shipping companies sailing around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi attacks on the Red Sea face tough choices over where to refuel and restock, as African ports ...

In which the author, exclusively for CounterPunch, goes by train but also by ferry, bicycle, plane, and one rental car from Nairobi, Kenya, to Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa. This is Part ...

Red Sea attacks, Horn of Africa issues and war in Gaza set to dominate discussions during Wang Yi’s African trip. China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is due to visit Egypt, ...

Still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 and the Ukraine war, African countries face yet another geopolitical hurdle with the Red Sea crisis and its potentially significant economic ramifications.

For the fragile African states on the western shores of the Red Sea, new engagement from outside powers has proved both tonic and toxin. As the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and ...

Africa’s inefficient and aging ports are hampering the continent’s chances of capitalizing on a surge in ship traffic that’s avoiding attacks by Houthi rebels through the Red Sea, logistics ...

Iran wasted no time sending a warship into the Red Sea on Monday, just a day after the US killed 10 Houthi fighters attacking commercial vessels in the contentious waters that separate Africa from … ...

During the event, Stigant said the task force began after her conversations about stability in the Red Sea region with a colleague at the African Union, an organization of African states. The task ...

The Red Sea Souk, the four-day industry market of the Red Sea Film Festival, is positioning itself as the principal film market for the Middle East and North Africa.. This year’s second edition ...

Map of the red sea. iStock . We spent three weeks in the field, the first of several seasons we plan to spend focusing on this area. Our team documented five Stone Age sites and numerous stone ...

Two other articles on the Red Sea crisis are available here: Africa needs a stronger voice on resolving the Red Sea crisis, and Africa’s oceans could pay dearly for the Red Sea Crisis. Still reeling ...

Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. However, there are risks of complacency. Sabre rattling between Iran, the US and UK could harden Houthi aggression and increase conflict in places such as Iraq and Lebanon.