Abiy can reset Ethiopia with new Hope
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is seen at a campaign rally in Jimma, Ethiopia, on June 16, 2021 [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] Abiy’s government will have to tackle multiple challenges in…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Party Wins Vote in Landslide
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed secured a popular mandate to rule the Horn of Africa nation, which is confronting a deepening political crisis that’s alarmed investors and drained national coffers.…
Somaliland the Light at the end of the Tunnel!
Poor but Democratic! The Republic of Somaliland makes us Africans everywhere Proud. A dirty white, bullet-pocked house, without electricity and running water, does not merit a second glance in the…
Kenya, Egypt in defence deal as Cairo moves to consolidate its position around Ethiopia
A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on 26 December 2019 [EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty…
BREAKING NEWS: QATAR OFFER TO MEDIATE SOMALILAND – SOMALIA TALKS
According to sources privy to discussions between the President of the Republic of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi, and the Qatari delegation headed by the Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign…
Path to elections in Somalia back on track
The parliament speaker says 140 MPs backed the return to the September agreement that will allow for indirect presidential and parliamentary elections. Somalia’s lower house of parliament has voted unanimously…
Lessons from Somaliland to Somalia from Ambassador Tibor Nagy
Former US Deputy Secretary of State for Africa and Ambassador to Guinea and Ethiopia Tibor Nagy has advised Somalia to learn from the democratic ideals of Somaliland in holding presidential and parliamentary elections Nagy…
Inside Somalia’s impasse: election talks collapse amid mistrust and blame
Leaders holed up inside Mogadishu’s high-security international airport have failed to agree a plan, risking further unrest. For nearly a month, men from the militias of at least two of…
Breaking News: Unconfirmed reports suggest An Ethiopian-Eritrean Federation Soon
Unconfirmed reports suggest Federation talks are said to start soon between Ethiopia and Eritrea. “You are our leader!” It is important to remember that when President Isaias made his first…
Somaliland Road to Recognition | Uganda Airlines to start direct flights to Hargeisa
KAMPALA (HOL) – Uganda Airlines will soon be flying to Hargeisa capital of Somaliland as the newly revamped airlines expands its passenger routes. According to Uganda’s state media New Vision,…
The End of the TPLF – Better Days for Tigray Free from TPLF
Former commander recalls rise and fall of Tigray People’s Liberation Front A living history of Ethiopia’s conflicts, Agregawi Berhe, 72, has vivid memories of the rise and fall of the…
Breaking News: Kenya will open a consulate in the breakaway Republic of Somaliland
Kenya will open a consulate in the breakaway Republic of Somaliland by the end of March while Somaliland will upgrade the status of its liaison office in Kenya to that…
PUNTLAND STATE DEPLOYS TROOPS AT BOSASO MARKETS
Bosaso (PP News Desk) — Puntland State Government deployed troops at Bosaso markets to enforce the use of Somali shilling for transactions. Businesses in the commercial city of Puntland rejected…
WHO director-general works as TPLF diplomat
Ethiopia accuses Tedros Adhanom of soliciting diplomatic, military support for Tigray People’s Liberation Front World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom has been “fully engaged in soliciting diplomatic and military…
Missiles hit Eritrean capital, Asmara
There are reports that missiles have hit the Eritrean capital, Asmara. The reports, which come from Eritreans in the diaspora who have spoken to residents, suggest that the airport and…