On January 1, 2024, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Addis Ababa. This agreement allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, providing the landlocked nation access to the Gulf of Aden. This MoU has caused heightened tensions in the already […]
Merchants have informed Navanti Group that previously operational and refurbished cranes at the Port of Hudaydah may have been damaged and may no longer be operational. In addition to the crane damage, the Hudaydah port’s storage capacity of 150,000 tons of fuel has been substantially damaged, leaving only 50,000 tons of fuel storage remaining in […]
The unexpected death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan has amplified longstanding speculation over who will eventually succeed the aging Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the pinnacle of Iran’s ruling hierarchy. As the murky circumstances around Raisi’s death fuel rumors of a regime power play, one name […]
April 24, 2024 – Today marks the 8th anniversary of the liberation of the strategic Yemeni port city of Mukalla in the southern eastern Hadramawt governorate from the grips of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Hadramawt, Yemen’s largest governorate, is more sparsely populated than the west of the country. The area is largely […]
As the holy month of Ramadan ushers in a tradition of families gathering around their televisions to watch TV dramas known as Musalsalat, this year’s offerings in Yemen provide an emotional reflection of the country’s ongoing conflict and the competing narratives pushed by rival groups vying for control and legitimacy. One of the most notable […]
On February 2, 2024 U.S. forces launched retaliatory airstrikes against 85 Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria. These series of strikes were in response to the recent Iranian-backed militia strikes in Jordan that killed 3 U.S. service members on January 28. Syrian state-run news outlet Sana reported strikes in the cities of Deir al-Zour, Albu […]
Navanti News Bulletin: Yemen 2024 Forecast Navanti News presents a thought-provoking 2024 forecast for Yemen, aiming to stimulate critical thinking and emphasize long-term perspectives. The bulletin outlines the most challenging scenarios facing policy makers in regards to Yemen during 2024. Living Conditions Under Strain: Yemen is anticipated to encounter significant hurdles in the near future […]
Navanti’s data collection and analysis are based on networks of on-the-ground researchers from all walks of life: journalists, academics, and humanitarian workers, to name a few. Our analysts also keep abreast of open source reports to inform their work. Below, these analysts have summarized and contextualized the most important pieces they have read and listened […]
Navanti’s data collection and analysis are based on networks of on-the-ground researchers from all walks of life: journalists, academics, and humanitarian workers, to name a few. Our analysts also keep abreast of open source reports to inform their work. Below, these analysts have summarized and contextualized the most important articles they have read over the past month.