Birds of the Horn of Africa

Birds of the Horn of Africa

Author: Nigel Redman

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2009-05-11

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 0713665416

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The first field guide to the birds of this varied and fascinating region and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors.


Djibouti, Pawn of the Horn of Africa

Djibouti, Pawn of the Horn of Africa

Author: Robert Saint Véran

Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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This is a title which examines the East African country of Djibouti in a historical framework.


Birds of the Horn of Africa

Birds of the Horn of Africa

Author: Nigel Redman

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0691172897

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Originally published as: Second edition. (Helm field guides): London: Christopher Helm, 2011.


The Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa

Author: Christopher Clapham

Publisher: Hurst Publishers

Published: 2023-03-09

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1805260723

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Why is the Horn such a distinctive part of Africa? This book, by one of the foremost scholars of the region, traces this question through its exceptional history and also probes the wildly divergent fates of the Horn’s contemporary nation-states, despite the striking regional particularity inherited from the colonial past. Christopher Clapham explores how the Horn’s peculiar topography gave rise to the Ethiopian empire, the sole African state not only to survive European colonialism, but also to participate in a colonial enterprise of its own. Its impact on its neighbours, present-day Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Somaliland, created a region very different from that of post-colonial Africa. This dynamic has become all the more distinct since 1991, when Eritrea and Somaliland emerged from the break-up of both Ethiopia and Somalia. Yet this evolution has produced highly varied outcomes in the region’s constituent countries, from state collapse (and deeply flawed reconstruction) in Somalia, through militarised isolation in Eritrea, to a still fragile ‘developmental state’ in Ethiopia. The tensions implicit in the process of state formation now drive the relationships between the once historically close nations of the Horn.


Battling Terrorism in the Horn of Africa

Battling Terrorism in the Horn of Africa

Author: Robert I. Rotberg

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780815775706

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"Examines the state of governance in the countries of the greater Horn of Africa region--Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan, and Yemen--and discusses strategies to combat the transnational threat of terrorism, including suggestions for more effective U.S. engagement in the region"--Provided by publisher.


The Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa

Author: Redie Bereketeab

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781849648240

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Shows how regional and international interventions, combined with piracy, have compounded pre-existing tensions in the Horn of Africa.


Routledge Handbook of the Horn of Africa

Routledge Handbook of the Horn of Africa

Author: Jean-Nicolas Bach

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-03-31

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13: 0429762534

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The Routledge Handbook of the Horn of Africa provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary survey of contemporary research related to the Horn of Africa. Situated at the junction of the Sahel-Saharan strip and the Arabian Peninsula, the Horn of Africa is growing in global importance due to demographic growth and the strategic importance of the Suez Canal. Divided into sections on authoritarianism and resistance, religion and politics, migration, economic integration, the military, and regimes and liberation, the contributors provide up-to-date, authoritative knowledge on the region in light of contemporary strategic concerns. The handbook investigates how political, economic, and security innovations have been implemented, sometimes with violence, by use of force or by negotiation – including ‘ethnic federalism’ in Ethiopia, independence in Eritrea and South Sudan, integration of the traditional authorities in the (neo)patrimonial administrations, Somalian Islamic Courts, the Sudanese Islamist regime, people’s movements, multilateral operations, and the construction of an architecture for regional peace and security. Accessibly written, this handbook is an essential read for scholars, students, and policy professionals interested in the contemporary politics in the Horn of Africa.


Borders & Borderlands as Resources in the Horn of Africa

Borders & Borderlands as Resources in the Horn of Africa

Author: Dereje Feyissa

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1847010180

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Borders offer opportunities as well as restrictions, and in the Horn of Africa they are used as economic, political, identity and status resources by borderland peoples. State borders are more than barriers. They structure social, economic and political spaces and as such provide opportunities as well as obstacles for the communities straddling both sides of the border. This book deals with the conduits and opportunities of state borders in the Horn of Africa, and investigates how the people living there exploit state borders through various strategies. Using a micro level perspective, the case studies, which includethe Horn and Eastern Africa, particularly the borders of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, focus on opportunities, highlight the agency of the borderlanders, and acknowledge the permeabilitybut consequentiality of the borders. DEREJE FEYISSA, Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany; MARKUS VIRGIL HOEHNE, Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany.


Djibouti LP

Djibouti LP

Author: Elmore Leonard

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-10-12

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0062008315

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Elmore Leonard, New York Times bestselling author and "the hippest, funniest national treasure in sight" (Washington Post), brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping—and sometimes playful—tale of modern-day piracy Dara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game. She's covered the rape of Bosnian women, neo-Nazi white supremacists, and post-Katrina New Orleans, and has won awards for all three. Now, looking for a bigger challenge, Dara and her right-hand-man, Xavier LeBo, a six-foot-six, seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, head to Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, to film modern-day pirates hijacking merchant ships. They learn soon enough that almost no one in the Middle East is who he seems to be. The most successful pirate, driving his Mercedes around Djibouti, appears to be a good guy, but his pal, a cultured Saudi diplomat, has dubious connections. Billy Wynn, a Texas billionaire, plays mysterious roles as the mood strikes him. He's promised his girlfriend, Helene, a nifty fashion model, that he'll marry her if she doesn't become seasick or bored while circling the world on his yacht. And there's Jama Raisuli, a black al Qaeda terrorist from Miami, who's vowed to blow up something big. What Dara and Xavier have to decide, besides the best way to stay alive: Should they shoot the action as a documentary or turn it into a Hollywood feature film?


The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa

The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa

Author: Robert Mason

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2022-01-25

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1526162156

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The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa takes a deep dive into the complexities of power projection, political rivalry and conflict across the Red Sea and beyond. Focusing on the nature of interregional connections between the Gulf and the Horn, it explores the multifaceted nature of relations between states and the two increasingly important subregions. Bringing together scholars working on and in both regions, the book considers strategic competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and between the UAE and both Qatar and Turkey, along with other international engagement such as joint anti-piracy operations, counterterrorism cooperation, security assistance, base agreements and economic development. Drawing on a range of subject expertise and field research across case study countries, the volume adds to the sparse literature on the regional and international politics of the Horn of Africa and Red Sea, gleaning specific insights from contemporary reflections across the book. This is essential reading for students and researchers interested in the Horn of Africa and the evolving regional geopolitics of the Gulf.