Behind Closed Doors in Addis Ababa: What Abiy Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Really Discussed. At first glance, the officials framed Sunday’s talks as a routine strengthening...
A rare parliamentary address, BRICS politics, and a push into cyber and energy cooperation—Modi’s Ethiopia visit signals a deeper India–Africa alignment. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
US Ends Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopians, Signaling Harder Turn in Trump’s Immigration Strategy. The Trump administration has moved to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for...
Eritrea has formally withdrawn from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), delivering a sharp rebuke to the regional bloc and further exposing the fractures reshaping the...
Ethiopia will hold its 7th General Election on June 1, 2026, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced on Tuesday, marking the formal start of...
Assab vs. Berbera: Ethiopia’s Search for a Viable Path Back to the Sea. Ethiopia’s renewed insistence on securing sovereign access to the Red Sea has reopened...
U.S. special operations forces joined Puntland’s elite counterterrorism units in a major assault on an Islamic State stronghold in Somalia’s Balade Valley, according to Somali security...
Analysis: U.S.-Backed Warning Says Al-Shabaab’s Advance Now Threatens Mogadishu as Somalia’s Federal Order Fractures. A new assessment from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies warns that...
Gatekeepers or Traffickers? Smuggling Scandal Shakes Puntland Authority. The arrest of a senior Immigration and Nationality Authority officer in Garowe has become a defining moment in...
Somalia’s Geopolitical Blockade: War on Ethiopia, DP World, and the Global Supply Chain. The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) is engaged in an act of regional...
Senate Allies Mobilize After ECTN Order Threatens Horn Trade Stability. A new dispute over maritime regulation in the Horn of Africa has intensified regional tensions and...
Ethiopia Steps Up Global Diplomacy in Renewed Push for Red Sea Access, Ambassadors Say. Ethiopia is intensifying its diplomatic outreach to build international support for its...
Maritime Muscle: Cairo and Riyadh Stage Massive Drill as Addis Ababa Sounds Alarm. A major Red Sea naval exercise involving Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and key regional...
The Somaliland government has cancelled a planned event commemorating “Xeer Ise” in the port town of Zeylac, after rising tensions between local communities prompted fears of...
Chinese companies are no longer riding into Africa on Beijing’s chequebook — they’re surviving, expanding, and reshaping the continent’s infrastructure markets on their own terms. And...
What is this alliance that Somalia is part of that is isolating Ethiopia? Somalia’s entry into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden security architecture matters...
Ethiopia and Russia are rapidly expanding their partnership across political, economic, and technological fronts, marking one of the most ambitious phases of bilateral engagement between the...
The Nile Wars Go South — Why Egypt’s Troop Deployment in Somalia Is a Strategic Flank Against Ethiopia. Egypt’s quiet decision to deploy forces under the...
Ethiopia is earning international recognition for leading a coordinated and effective fight against human trafficking and money laundering, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)....
The current surge in diplomatic friction initiated by the government of Somalia against the Republic of Somaliland is more than an internal territorial dispute; it is...