Day: April 9, 2024

The Israel Defense Force is claiming to have Eliminated Hatem Alramery, the Head of Hamas’s Emergency Bureau in Central Gaza as well as a High-Ranking Member of the Maghazi Battalion’s Rocket Forces. pic.twitter.com/g1bJoDpsBO

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On 7 March, Somalia and Turkey signed a deal on cooperation in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons. The deal aims to bolster the capacity and expertise of the Somali ministry in the development of hydrocarbons. This will aid Somalia in generating raw energy sources such as oil and gas. Additionally, on 8 February, Turkey and Somalia inked an oil and gas cooperation deal in Istanbul, strengthening their bilateral ties. These agreements, coupled with a recent defence pact, underscore Turkey’s growing influence in the Horn of Africa.

The agreements also aim to alter the geopolitical dynamics, especially regarding Ethiopia’s efforts to secure access to the sea through Somaliland through the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 1 January. Along with Turkey’s involvement, President William Ruto has proactively initiated diplomatic discussions. President Ruto’s efforts have led Ethiopia and Somalia to tone down public rhetoric, signalling constructive dialogue facilitated by Kenya. This, reported by The East African, aims to ease tensions and serves Kenya’s strategic interests in fostering regional stability and enhancing commercial ties.

Key Judgement 1. Ethiopia and Somalia will likely tone down their public rhetoric against each other in the next 6 months, following President Ruto’s diplomatic interventions.

Key Judgement 2. Turkey’s oil and gas cooperation deal with Somalia likely bolster Turkey’s long-term presence in the Horn of Africa.

Key Judgement 3. Recent disputes between Ethiopia and Somalia will shift Turkey and the UAE’s interests in the Horn of Africa and the wider Red Sea.

Ukraine will be able to join the North Atlantic Alliance when the war is over.

Under the procedural supervision of the Kyiv Specialised Defence Prosecutor’s Office of the Central Region, a serviceman of the State Protection Department of Ukraine was served a notice of suspicion of premeditated murder (Part 1 Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The tragedy took place in a Kyiv funicular.

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