Profiteering on location

By Alain Lallemand

Djibouti's repressive regime, not its people, has prospered since 9/11

Excerpts from this story referencing "Horn of Africa":

"… 9,000 square miles of volcanic rock sticking out like a sore thumb on the Horn of Africa. It exports practically nothing that is locally produced and has almost no …"

"… known as Camp Lemonier. The camp houses the U.S. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), about 1,500 civilians and military troops whose primary missio …"

"… ghts Practices report each year openly criticizes the new U.S. ally in the Horn of Africa; its most recent report, released in March 2007, states plainly, "The gove …"

A society consumed with qat

By Alain Lallemand

Drug's soothing effects mask its true roles: revenue and control

Excerpts from this story referencing "Horn of Africa":

"… ymic tree that grows widely in Ethiopia and Yemen, is used commonly in the Horn of Africa, in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and more recently in the S …"

Allegiance rewarded

By Marina Walker Guevara

Ethiopia reaps U.S. aid by enlisting in war on terror and hiring influential lobbyists

Excerpts from this story referencing "Horn of Africa":

"… ement.The country that Ethiopia invaded is its neighbor to the east in the Horn of Africa, the disintegrated state of Somalia, where the Islamist movement, called t …"

"… cted terrorists and becoming a key intelligence partner of the U.S. in the Horn of Africa. It was in December 2006 that, with U.S. support and backing, it sent troo …"

"… ce to Ethiopia at a time when volatility in Somalia and instability in the Horn of Africa region more than ever demand that the U.S. make full use of the intelligen …"

"… sp;The New York Times that none of the top al Qaeda operatives in the Horn of Africa had been killed or captured since the invasion of Somalia began in Decembe …"

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The weekly watchdog: Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

By Bill Buzenberg

In case you missed them, catch up on this week's top investigations from iWatch News

Excerpts from this story referencing "Horn of Africa":

"… rdest hit. Our report by Malik Siraj Akbar shows U.S. aid targeted for the Horn of Africa can’t reach starving people in southern Somalia because it’s blocked b …"