East Africa

In Ethiopia, fighting continues in Tigray without knowing exactly where it is because telecommunications are still cut across the province.

Somaliland can feminine soccer event as non-Islamic HARGEISA, Somalia - Somalia's breakaway area in Somaliland mentioned on Thursday that it had canceled its first ladies's soccer event as a result of it violated Islamic values, which sparked outrage amongst ladies's rights teams. Somaliland's…

ERC estimates that the cross-border line, which hyperlinks the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to the neighbouring nation of Djibouti, has suffered a reduction in earnings of spherical Birr 114m ($US 2.95m) in the midst of the primary quarter of the current fiscal yr due to the hurt. End-to-end journey events have moreover elevated by six hours to 18 hours, with extreme reductions in widespread put together speeds, from 80 to 50km/h. Vandalism and theft are considerably excessive in Sebeta, Lume, Adama, Bosot,…

GALKAYO, Somalia - A high commander with the Somali National Military is amongst these killed in an Al-Shabaab assault in Galkayo metropolis in central Somalia, officers have confirmed, within the newest lethal assault concentrating on harmless civilians, amid repression of militants. Normal Abdiaziz Abdullahi Qoje, commander of the twenty first Division of the Somali Nationwide Military, was captured within the unlucky explosion and was among the many 17 individuals who died on the spot, following the bomb blast…

The former president of Burundi, evacuated from Mali, died of Covid-19 in Paris on December 17. Respected for knowing how to leave power, he leaves a political legacy that is criticized for ambiguity. Pierre Buyoya did not speak lightly, but as a statesman, weighed his words and spoke them with a serious and deep eye. It was…

Ethiopia is providing a reward of greater than $ 250,000 for data on the whereabouts of Tigray's insurgent leaders who fled the regional capital, Mekele, three weeks in the past. The state broadcaster Ethiopian Broadcasting Company (EBC) quoted an official within the Armed Forces on Friday morning as saying that the federal government is providing 10 million birr (about $ 257,000) for data resulting in the seize of the Tigray Individuals's Liberation Entrance (TPLF) chief who led the area battle with…

In its economic report, published on Wednesday, December 16, the World Bank estimates that almost 1.9 million more Malagasy people will fall below the poverty line, bringing the poverty rate to almost 78%, the highest in the country. country since 2012. as reported from Madagascar, Laure VerneauThe economy contracted by 4.2%…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Spanish authorities has joined totally different worldwide places throughout the ongoing program to contribute to Somalia's debt discount, which has been occurring for some time, as part of the worldwide neighborhood's dedication to serving to the nation throughout the Horn of Africa to stabilize. Consistent with a spherical from Madrid on 15 December, the Spanish Council of Ministers accepted a grant from EUR 4 074 536.54 to the Worldwide Monetary Fund's specific account for Somalia . Somalia…

Tensions have escalated in eastern Sudan on the border with Ethiopia. The Sudanese army claims that a patrol of soldiers was transferred by Ethiopian armed forces. The clashes took place in the area around the el-Fashaga triangle. An agricultural area that is subject to a closure between the two countries. The Sudanese forces suffered "loss of life and material". The army has strengthened its…

EDITORIAL | Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo reached a decisive step this week in decreasing off diplomatic relations with Kenya in an last protest in the direction of alleged interference inside the nation's internal affairs.