The 31st edition of our flagship monthly publication, the Horn Review Magazine, explores a region where political legitimacy, maritime security and diplomatic influence are being tested at once.

The edition opens with the case for an Ethiopian presidency tied to the national electorate and bounded by constitutional checks. Houthi control along Yemen’s western coast is reshaping Bab el-Mandeb, while the African Union’s drift toward the Port Sudan faction exposes the cost of partiality. Eritrea’s mass exodus emerges as a state-linked industry, and an expanding Somali army, with deepening Egyptian and Eritrean involvement, turns Mogadishu’s divisions into a strategic concern for Addis Ababa.

The Houthi and al-Shabaab partnership runs on mutual advantage, and the contest between Chad’s Déby and Sudan’s Burhan for US backing shows how cross-border strikes can erode diplomatic standing.

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