Stories from the Horn #169
May 16, 2023
I’m excited to introduce you to a new book released this month, Incredible Lives and the Courage to Live Them. It is a great resource, endorsed by some of the most trusted voices in the expatriate and Third Culture Kid worlds: Marilyn Gardner, Tanya Crossman, Ruth Van Reken, Lauren Wells, and others. In short chapters and a lively, personable writing voice, Dr. Carson affirms the swath of experiences of Third Culture Kids and touches on important and vulnerable aspects of their lives with wise tenderness.
You can find Incredible Lives and the Courage to Live Them here.
Loads of links this week! On to the stories…
Djibouti
Djibouti’s President IOG jets off to England for the king’s inauguration
Djiboutian and Rwandan governments discuss Horn of Africa security
The two nations also eye new economic ties
Missing sea yacht turns up in Djibouti after being attacked
US embassy in Djibouti hosts a naturalization ceremony
Camp Lemonier hosts an artisan bazaar (I still think they need to sell my books on the base but this has never happened. Any tips?)
Dispatches from the Cowgirl, a new book by a wife of a navy officer who spent some time in Djibouti. Disclosure: I have not read this.
In April Djibouti launched a crackdown on illegal migrants. In the year 2022 more than 220,000 people entered Djibouti illegally, usually hoping to use Djibouti as a throughway, not necessarily an end stop. That is the equivalent of 1/4 of the total population.
Somali/land
Somalia evacuates 73 citizens from Sudan
Italy reckons with its fascist and colonial past
Why it is so hard to be a journalist in Somalia
Protests in Borama, Somaliland
Iftin, a band of Somalia’s “golden age”
Somalia’s all-women media outlet is thriving
Is Dengue Fever on the rise in Somaliland? I know it is in Djibouti.
Diaspora
Afro Deli Owner wins small businessperson of the year award. “I believe in the American dream”.
The Horn
No End in Sight in Sudan’s Conflict
Kenyan cult ends in what some are calling a massacre. This is such a sad, horrific story.
Thank you for all the wonderful emails and comments and messages about The Stuff of a Life post from last week. I love hearing about your own stuff and your own stories.
Have a great week.