A Little Drift The sharp guffaw of a wild baboon startled me from sleep. Close as a whisper, the eerie sound ricocheted through my dreams. I awoke in full fight or flight response mode. My eyes whipped open, careening around the space; they slowly adjusted to the soft ochre light emanating from the banked campfire. From somewhere […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Six U.S. airstrikes that killed more than 60 al-Shabab in a coastal Somali town were pre-emptive strikes to prevent a major extremist attack, according to a Somali intelligence officer. The U.S. military said Monday it carried out four strikes on Dec. 15 in which 34 people were killed and two more on […]
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, chanting revolutionary songs and waving national flags after the country’s military rulers and opposition coalition signed a hard-won constitutional declaration. The document, initialled on Sunday, paves the way for a transition to civilian rule following the toppling of longtime President Omar al-Bashir in April. It […]
Daily Mail KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) – Sudan’s ruling military council warned protest leaders Saturday that they would be held responsible for any destruction or damage by “vandals” and people “with an agenda” ahead of planned mass rallies demanding civilian rule more than two months after the military ousted autocratic President Omar al-Bashir. The country’s pro-democracy […]
Saudi Arabia is to host signing in a “historic agreement” between Ethiopia and Eritrea on Sunday in Jeddah, according to Saudi media. The agreement shall end the state of war between the two rivals after 20 years. The meeting that will gather the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki comes […]
The 895-km highway corridor linking Kenya and Ethiopia has not only eased cross-border traffic between the two countries but is a major push for economic integration within Africa, resulting in jobs and improved livelihoods across the Horn region. In 2006, the project was still on the drawing board. Ten years later, construction of the Mombasa-Nairobi-Addis […]
Sudan yesterday announced its commitment to removing border restrictions with Ethiopia through “Joint Technical Commissions,” local media has reported. The move was said to have aimed at strengthening the relations between the two countries. The two neighbors have been disputing over the Al-Fashqa area which is located at the common border between the two countries. […]
Divergent views have been expressed concerning the impact of the Eritrea and Ethiopia peace agreement on the implementation and operationalization of the $ 25 billion Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor project. Despite the assurance by the Lapsset Corridor Development Authority (LCDA) through its chief executive Silvester Kasuku that the peace deal will […]
The peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea is a showcase to the fact that there is an African solution to the African problem, AU Political Affairs Commissioner Minate Samate Cessouma said. The process is a major and historic contribution to the stabilization and sustainable development of the Horn of Africa region and beyond. In an exclusive […]
Ethiopian military officials on Friday announced they are moving troops away from the border with Eritrea, months after the former rivals made a surprising peace. Relations have “improved tremendously” and the “threat level from the Eritrean side has declined sharply. So we have decided that there is no use in keeping that massive force in […]
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