The London School of Economics and Political Science posted on 18 September 2025 a commentary titled "China's LAPSSET Corridor and the US's Stakes in the Horn of Africa" by Tewodros Woldearegay, Lingnan University.
China is financing and building development projects in the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor designed to create an East African economic zone. China's engagement threatens to limit long-standing US security interests in the region. The author argues that the US and its allies need to do a better job of offering economic and security alternatives to counter China's initiatives.
