Horn of Africa News
In a historic election, opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, widely known as Irro, emerged victorious to become Somaliland’s sixth president since its self-declared independence in 1991. The 69-year-old leader of…
In a recent interview, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty explained that Egypt’s military deployment to Somalia is intended to support the Somali government in asserting control over its territory. However,…
June 03, 2024, 3:44 PMBy Harun Maruf Mogadishu – Somali National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh-Ali announced that Somalia expects all Ethiopian troops to leave the country by the end of…
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In the heart of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a seismic shift in governance and power dynamics has unfolded. The Somali Parliament, in a landmark decision made in late March 2024, enacted…
International entities have commended the peace agreement inked between the Ethiopian government and the leaders of the Tigray region, aiming to cease the intense conflict in the country’s northern part…
In a significant move aimed at addressing Ethiopia's pressing need for reliable port access, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has revealed comprehensive plans to pursue this critical goal through a combination…
The Somali government has sent thousands of military recruits to nearby countries for training to strengthen the army for its war against al-Shabab militants, according to the national security adviser…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…