The Daily Horn News and Beyond
East Africa’s Voice – From the Horn to the Heart of the Continent
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Horn Daily has spoken to multiple residents who say they fled Tigray after armed groups allegedly began forcibly recruiting young people in several areas of the…
A New Chapter for Ethiopia’s Financial Future For decades, Ethiopia remained one of the world’s largest economies without a functioning stock market. Businesses depended heavily on bank loans and retained…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed its commitment to helping African economies cope with the economic impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, warning that the effects…
Prosperity Party Dominates Elections Amid Security Challenges and Opposition Criticism Ethiia’s political landscape appears set to remain firmly under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after his Prosperity Party secured another overwhelming…
For decades, African leaders have spoken about industrialization as if it were a distant dream. Summit after summit has produced ambitious declarations about economic transformation, food security, energy independence and…
A new diplomatic storm is brewing in the Horn of Africa after Ethiopia openly accused Egypt of attempting to block Addis Ababa’s efforts to secure access to the Red Sea,…
For nearly two years, thousands of Ethiopians trying to travel to Europe faced growing frustration, uncertainty, and delays. Business owners missed meetings. Students waited endlessly for appointments and decisions. Families…
For years, Eritrea was treated like a pariah state by Washington. American politicians spoke about sanctions, repression, isolation and human rights. Western media described the country as one of the…
Something is moving across the Horn of Africa, and it is not being announced with speeches or headlines. It is happening quietly, through agreements, military ties, port access, and strategic…
Ethiopia’s annual inflation rate dropped to 9.7 percent in February 2026, down from 15 percent recorded during the same period last year, according to newly released official data. The figures…
Ethiopia has formally demanded that Eritrea withdraw troops it says are operating inside Ethiopian territory, marking a sharp escalation in already fragile relations between the two Horn of Africa neighbours.…
A palace is rising above Addis Ababa. Massive. Glittering. Paid for not by Ethiopians, but by Gulf money. From a distance it looks like progress, confidence, global attention. Up close,…
Ethiopia and Nigeria have announced a new Gas-by-Rail Economic Corridor partnership designed to establish one of Africa’s most extensive freight systems, positioning Ethiopia as the host nation for a proposed…
Something is breaking again in Ethiopia, and this time, it may not be fixable.When fighters from Tigray crossed into the Afar region last week, seizing villages and shelling civilians, it…
After the Tigray war, thousands of women fled their homes seeking safety in Addis Ababa. What many of them found instead was another kind of struggle — poverty, exploitation, and…