The Mocha monopoly: how Yemen’s dominance of the global coffee trade birthed the Houthi rebels
The port of Mocha, in Yemen. Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are causing trade routes to be diverted. 1235yiutr/Shutterstock
The Red Sea often makes headlines as the launch site for attacks on oil tan…
This is a preview of the original article. Source: The Conversation Africa · Ibrahim Al-Marashi, IE School of Humanities, IE University; California State University San Marcos
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