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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
President of Somaliland leaves for U.S. trip
Somaliland President H.E Musa Bihi Abdi, leading a high-level delegation, on Saturday left for the United States on a working…
Ethiopia to start producing Electricity from Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Sunday
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been at the centre of a regional dispute for more than a decade EDUARDO…
Terrible atrocities: Amnesty accuses Tigrayan forces of gang-raping dozens of young girls in the Amhara region.
Tigrayan fighters killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region last…
Breaking News: Suspected Coup Plot in Djibouti
Reports from Djibouti say that the government of Ismail Omar Guelleh has in the past few hours placed the commanders…
Ethiopia upgrades its consular in Somaliland to ambassador status
ADDIS ABABA (HOL)- Ethiopia has upgraded its diplomatic standing with the break-away region of Somaliland following the appointment of an…
Ethiopia’s Cabinet Approves Lifting of State of Emergency
Ethiopia’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the lifting of a six-month state of emergency ahead of its expiration in light of…
