African Red Sea states's risks grow as Houthi rebels expand reach

The Houthi takeover of parts of the Red Sea gives the armed group a new platform to challenge global shipping. The group has taken over the port of Mocha, the island of Mayyun, and the Zuqar and Hanish archipelago about 160km north of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. These areas were previously controlled by Yemeni government […] The post African Red Sea states’s risks grow as Houthi rebels expand reach appeared first on Asia Times.