Breaking News: Djibouti suspends China and other loan repayments Debts
Strategically important Horn of Africa nation is struggling under mounting financing pressures. The decision affects two of its bilateral creditors, with China holding the vast majority of Djibouti’s debt Djibouti’s…
The Real Winner of the Ethiopia peace deal is Ethiopia, five points to think
The peace agreement ends hostilities between Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan forces, restoring law and order. On Tuesday, the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) agreed to…
The world must hold Tigray’s TPLF to Peace
A convoy of World Food Programme (WFP) trucks on their way to Tigray, seen in the village of Erebti, Ethiopia, on June 9, 2022 [Eduardo Soteras/AFP] The return of hostilities…
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 prices…
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 Somaliland and…
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…
