Resettle Gazans in Horn of Africa? Really Bad Idea

 Reuters published on 14 March 2025 an article titled "Somalia and Somaliland Say No Talks on Resettling Palestinians from Gaza."

The Associated Press quoted US and Israeli officials as saying their governments had contacted officials from Sudan, Somalia, and Somaliland to discuss their reaction to resettling Palestinians from Gaza.  Sudanese and Somali officials responded they were unaware of any such contact but quickly rejected any such proposal.  Somaliland officials also were unaware of any contact about resettlement.  

Comment:  Whether contact was or was not made, this is a really bad idea.  War-torn Sudan and al-Shabaab-threatened Somalia are no place to go. Resettling Gazans in Somaliland would further complicate the fraught relationship between Somalia and Somaliland.  And what about the Gazans?  They do not appear to have any interest in being forcibly moved to the Horn of Africa.  

Chinese Mining Operation in Mozambique Contributes to Serious Flood

Amnesty International published in 2018 a major report titled "'Our Lives Mean Nothing': The Human Cost of Chinese Mining in Nagonha, Mozambique."

The study concludes that the mining operations since 2011 of the Chinese company, Haiyu, significantly increased the risk of flooding in the region, including a flash flood in 2015 that left about 290 people homeless. Haiyu has been mining mineral sands to extract ilmenite, titanium, and zircon.

Leaked World Bank Report and Villagization in Ethiopia

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published on  20 January 2015 a story titled "Leaked Report Says World Bank Violated Own Rules in Ethiopia" by Sasha Chavkin.

The full World Bank report is available in the web posting.  The issue concerns Anuak people in Gambella region of Ethiopia who were resettled, allegedly forcibly, in order to make room for large agricultural investment projects.  The World Bank contributed to the funding of the program, known as villagization, which ended in 2013.