Bab el-Mandeb: Key Passage For Oil & Shipping
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, famously called the 'Gate of Tears,' is a vital 30 km-wide maritime passage linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Separating Yemen from Djibouti, it serves as a strategic chokepoint for global trade, with a substantial share of international shipping and oil transport passing through, making it economically crucial.