Thousands Forced to Flee as Houthis Advance on Bab El-Mandeb Strait

Somalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels

Somali businesses are seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis fleeing to neighboring Djibouti

Thousands forced to flee as Houthis advance on Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Yemen in recent days, fleeing the advance of Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Some 1,400 people escaped across the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa.

1,400 Yemeni Refugees Arrive In Djibouti

Djibouti’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, says about 1,400 refugees have arrived in the country from Yemen within a 24-hour period. Dawaleh disclosed this in a post on X on Saturday. “1,400 refugees arrived in Djibouti from Yemen in just 24 hours,” he stated. In a separate post on Friday, the minister […]

About 1,400 Yemenis Flee to Djibouti Within 24 Hours – Axadle

A man walks through a male dormitory at an International Organization for Migration transit centre for migrants in Obock, Djibouti [File: Luke Dray/Getty Images] Some 1,400 people crossed from Yemen to Djibouti within 24 hours, according to Djibouti’s economy and finance minister, as Houthi fighters tightened their hold over the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait. Ilyas […]