Excerpt: "Figure 8 presents the number of investments from 2000 to 2017 in the Horn of Africa by each of the four Gulf states. Several important geographic patterns are noticeable. Firstly, Ethiopia and Sudan received the most investments
Although this pattern may to some extent reflect Sudan’s historical and religious ties to the Gulf (see section 3), the focus of investments on both Ethiopia and Sudan also reflects the relative importance of these two states to politics in the wider Horn, increasing these states’ leverage"
but but we are Ayrabs, aren't we apart of the Arab league?