Israel’s attempt to plant the first flag of its would-be empire in Africa is its boldest move yet. It operates across multiple vectors of competition: with Turkey over influence in the Horn of Africa, and against the ability of Yemen’s Ansar Allah (commonly known as “the Houthis”) to disrupt trade routes
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