About this episode

The episode discusses Israel's strategic interest in Somaliland and its potential military presence in the region against the Houthis of Yemen.

After becoming the first UN member to recognise the breakaway territory of Somaliland, Israel is now quietly planning for a potential base at the mouth of the Red Sea from which to strike one of the Iran’s last proxies still operating at full strength: the Houthis of Yemen. On this episode of the Next Africa podcast, Jennifer Zabsajja is joined by Bloomberg’s Simon Marks and our Israel bureau chief Ethan Bronner to discuss why Somaliland is strategically important to to Israel, what Israeli military presence on the horn of Africa could look like, and what impact it could have across the region. You can read Simon Mark’s reporting from Somaliland here and for more stories from the region, subscribe to the Next Africa newsletter here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Zabsajja

Guests: Simon Marks, Ethan Bronner

Topics covered

• Somaliland
• Israel
• Houthis
• military strategy
• Red Sea
• Horn of Africa
• geopolitics

Keywords

• Somaliland
• Israel
• Houthis
• military presence
• Red Sea
• geopolitics
• Horn of Africa
• Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Israel, Houthis, Bloomberg, UN, Iran

Places: Somaliland, Red Sea, Horn of Africa, Yemen

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