April 1, 2015

VOA News: E. Africa Braces for Security Fallout from Yemen Conflict – Interview with Yan St-Pierre

March 31, 2015

Voice of America

Mohammed Yusuf from Voice of America interviewed Yan St-Pierre on the security consequences of the Yemen conflict for East Africa.

“The flow of trade from West Africa to East Africa, from North Africa to East Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula has increased because there is a lot of money to be made as well. So definitely there will be an increase in weapons access. And there is no doubt this will affect the dynamic of the conflict in Yemen and in turn the spillover or the effect will affect the relationship of groups like al-Shabab for example and their effectiveness in Somalia, Kenya and neighboring states,” he said.

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