Horn of Africa Update on Coronavirus deaths as of October 11, 2020 Ethiopia deaths 1,277Somalia deaths 3,745Djibouti deaths 61Somaliland deaths 32Eritrea deaths 0 As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic…
The legal action against Boeing over two deadly crashes of its best-selling aircraft has received a major boost after the manufacturer was found liable. An 18-month investigation into the 737…
Hamdi Mohamed Farah, 19, was raped and thrown from a a six-floor buildingPolice say 11 suspects have been arrested, efforts to track others are ongoingThe incident has sparked outrage and…
The governing party in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has won all contested seats in elections that have further affected an already hostile relationship with the federal government. “The total seats…
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region held regional elections on Wednesday, defying the federal government and increasing political tensions in Africa’s second-most populous country. Tigray officials, holding polls for the 190-seat regional…
By Desta GebremedhinBBC Tigrinya The feud between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the ruling party in the strategically important Tigray region is escalating, raising fears of military confrontation and…
‘The guards just throw the bodies out back as if it was trash,’
Addis Abeba, August 26/2020 -Time and again our politics has been continuously squandering opportunities that could have otherwise facilitated the country’s path towards a democratic rule. The 1974 revolution would have…
Addis Abeba, August 25/2020 – Somali region is one of the Ethiopia’s 10 regional states, the largest in land mass with an estimated population of 7-8 million, inhabited by the third…
At least nine people have died in clashes in the Oromia region between Ethiopian security forces and protesters demanding the release of an opposition politician and a media magnate, health…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and his rivals in Tigray are on a collision course over the latter’s plan to hold regional elections in defiance of federal authority. If Tigray…
Virtual meeting attended by leaders from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to be held under the auspices of the African Union. The African Union (AU) is due to hold a mini-summit…
Having previously warned that Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed risked turning into an "illegitimate" ruler, Jawar Mohammed, 34, has now become the most high-profile opposition politician to be detained since…
AFP Addis Ababa (news.yahoo) – A leading opposition party representing Ethiopia’s Oromo ethnic group said Monday that five senior members had been detained following violence last week that claimed at…
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe considers how Somalia has become caught up in the US election campaign. President Donald Trump is making Somali-American congresswoman Ilhan…
