On a sultry spring afternoon, the chief govt of Djibouti’s foremost container port is overseeing a big Chinese language vessel unloading containers destined for neighbouring Ethiopia. “This one arrived this…
A handout satellite image shows a view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia, on July 28, 2020. (Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies via Reuters) Ethiopia plans to…
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman, left, meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. CAIRO…
For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa’s largest hydropower plant. It dams the…
The Government of Ethiopia has revealed plans for a new railway line linking Ethiopia to Somaliland. This was disclosed in a meeting held in Addis Ababa which the Ethiopian gov’t…
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, the President of Djibouti proceeded yesterday in Doraleh, with the inauguration of a seawater desalination plant. The first of its kind in the region, this plant, which…
Ethiopia is a net exporter of agriculture commodities. However, the low level of industrialized agriculture means that the country exports very little higher value processed food. Despite strong growth in…
Russian architect Alex Wizhevsky has designed an incredible high-rise cultural and business center in the form of the national emblem with the working title “DJIBOUTI TOWERS”. This is the first…
Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected crops and livelihoods, but funding is needed to sustain operations against new incursions, the…
Umm Rakouba refugee camp, hosting people who fled the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Across Tigray Region,…
The three countries are seeking to resolve a row over the huge dam on the Blue Nile. The controversial structure has been almost a decade in the making but there…
Addis Abeba, December 11/2020 –Over 50 million people are in need of immediate food assistance in the Horn East and Central Africa, with numbers expected to rise significantly as the region braces…
Hargeisa (HOL) – The government of Taiwan launched a technical mission to the Republic of Somaliland on Tuesday focused on bilateral cooperation in healthcare, technology and agriculture, according to Taiwan’s…
The Head of State of Djibouti, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh and his counterpart from Ethiopia, Mrs. Sahle-Work Zewde, reiterated the common will of their countries to continue the process,…
8 killed after tropical storm makes landfall in Somalia MOGADISHU, Nov. 23 — At least eight people were killed and 70,000 others affected by tropical cyclone, Gati, which made a…
