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The economic history of the Horn of Africa as a whole
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The history in general
of the Horn of Africa as a whole
- La Nina brings food crisis to Horn of
Africa
- By Kieran Murray, Reuters News Service, 9 November
1999. Two years after El Nino’s floods killed
thousands of people and caused havoc across the Horn of
Africa, little sister La Nina is destroying the
region’s crops and threatening millions with
starvation.
- UN Warns of Serious Crisis in Horn of
Africa
- By Thalif Deen, IPS, 31 March 2000. The United Nations
has warned of an impending humanitarian crisis of
serious proportions
in the already embattled Horn
of Africa. 12.4 million people in seven countries—Ethiopia,
Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea, Uganda, Djibouti and
Sudan—are threatened by a major famine primarily due
to a prolonged drought.
- Trade Link Established
- UN Integrated Regional Information Network, 4 August
2001. Ethiopia has begun importing and exporting goods
through Port Sudan, to Sudan. An agreement between the two
countries has been concluded and goods have already
started moving.
- The Horn of Africa: Background, Scope And
Regional Initiatives
- Analysis by Sisay Asefa, Addis
Tribune (Addis Ababa), 30 May 2003. The Horn of
Africa is one of the most important and strategic areas of
Africa and the global economy. It is a bridge between
Africa and the Middle East, as well as a gateway to the
oilfields of the Persian Gulf. It is a culturally and
historically rich region of the world with great natural
resource potential.
