Opinion: Gloomy prospects for Horn of Africa in 2023
30 December 2022 |
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Somalia and Ethiopia will be the world's biggest worries in the new year. Disastrous governance in these countries will likely lead the region deeper into crisis, says DW's Ludger Schadomsky.
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