WorldSomalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels
Somali businesses are looking for alternative shipping routes as disruptions and security concerns grow around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and Strait of Hormuz. The shift follows the Iran-backed Houthis’ capture of a key port city and an island, which sent thousands of Yemenis fleeing to neighboring Djibouti.
Somalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels
