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At least eight African countries have cut or downgraded ties with Qatar since the Gulf crisis began [EPA]
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On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt announced that they were cutting ties with canada goose outlet Qatar and imposing land, sea and air blockades.
The Arab countries accuse Doha of supporting “terrorism” and “extremist groups” charges which Qatar strongly denies.
Soon after the announcement, some Gulf envoys and ministers started shuttle diplomacy, cheap Canada Goose travelling between countries trying canada goose uk outlet to convince allies to cut ties with Qatar.
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The horn of African country, known for hosting foreign military bases, said in January it was finalising an agreement with Saudi Arabia to allow the Gulf state to build a military base. According to analysts, this is the likely reason behind Djibouti’s decision.
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But a regional analyst says those small countries do not have much clout beyond their borders.
“These countries are small league players in Africa, forget about the rest of the world. These countries have negligible influence. But for canada goose clearance sale Saudi it seems it is quantity over quality,” Abdullahi Boru, a Nairobi based regional security specialist told Al Jazeera.
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“It is not a secret that bullying tactics have been applied. First financial incentives were offered and, if leaders turn them down, then Saudi Arabia has the Hajj leverage where it has threatened that no citizens canada goose coats from these countries will be allowed to perform the pilgrimage if they don’t take the Saudi side,” said Gaye.
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