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Scramble for Horn of Africa by Gulf, Orient, Western and African interests

A map of the Horn of Africa. The Horn of Africa has become a diplomatic and economic battleground pitting interests from the Gulf, the West, the Mediterranean and Africa. PHOTO | GOOGLE MAPS

By  Fred Oluoch

Contributor in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

The self-declared republic of Somaliland is the latest diplomatic and economic battleground in the Horn of Africa.

It pits interests from the Gulf, the West, the Mediterranean and Africa, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Guinea.

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