Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels now accept peace talks
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say they are ready to take part in peace talks led by the African Union (AU), removing an obstacle to potential negotiations with the government to end…
Ex-UN Peacekeepers from Tigray Battle for Control of Key Border Town
Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News The UN has said it doesn’t know the whereabouts of hundreds of former Ethiopian peacekeepers. They had sought asylum in neighboring Sudan after refusing to return…
The Horn of Africa is on track for a fifth-consecutive failed rainy season
Hundreds of children have already died in nutrition centers across Somalia, the United Nations Children’s Agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, a day after it warned that parts of Somalia, Ethiopia,…
Ethiopia’s Inflation Falls For the First Time in Months
An Ethiopian Flag is flown in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photographer: Amanuel Sileshi/AFP/Getty Images. By David Malingha Ethiopian inflation decelerated in June for the first time in four months as food…
Ethiopia and Sudan leaders agree to solve border row
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the military leader of neighboring Sudan Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have agreed to peacefully settle the long-running border dispute that has led to…
Ethiopia linking Somaliland cross-border to Berbera nears completion
The cross-border road connecting Somaliland and Ethiopia is nearing completion. The Berbera-corridor road project that connects Somaliland’s port city of Berbera with Ethiopia’s border town of Togochale has reached 85…
New Somali prime minister appointed
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed a new prime minister. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is a member of parliament for President Hassan Sheikh’s party, will take on the role.…
Ethiopia Breaking News: Secret negotiations between PM Abiy Ahmed’s gov’t and TPLF to take place in Tanzania
PM Abiy (left) and Debretion Gebremichal, TPLF chairman (right). Weeks after unconfirmed news regarding secret negotiation between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in…
U.S. Senate passes the Somaliland Partnership Act
Hargeisa (HOL) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the Somaliland Partnership Act on Thursday that would require the State Department to report to Congress on its engagement with…
Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the new president
Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and incumbent leader Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, attended a voting session for the presidential election at the Halane military camp, which is protected by African Union…
Curfew imposed on Somalia presidential polls venue
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) has imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the capital, Mogadishu, and the surrounding areas ahead of the presidential…
Ethiopia telecom operator launches 5G in the Ethiopian capital
Ethiopia’s state-owned telecom operator, Ethio Telecom, has introduced 5G mobile phone networks in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa. Ethio Telecom hopes the move will give it an edge over the…
Probably the most deadly attacks on the African Union Mission in Somalia
The Islamist militant group al-Shabab says it has carried out what may prove to be one of its most deadly attacks on the African Union Mission in Somalia. However, the…
Somalia drought: ‘Act now or 350,000 children will die’
Nimco Abdi’s daughter is suffering from malnutrition As Somalia faces what experts call its worst drought in a decade, children are bearing the brunt. Parents are struggling to feed them,…
Villa Somalia Sought to Prevent Somaliland Delegation’s Visit to the United States
According to diplomatic sources briefed on the matter, Somalia’s President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has sought Qatar’s help in convincing the United States Department of State to deny visas to the…