Author: Curated Content

Content gathered and compiled from online and offline media by Hornaffairs staff based on relevance and interest to the Horn of Africa.

Why Egypt is concerned about Sudan-Turkey deal over Suakin island?

(Mohamed Abdel Maguid – Egypt Today) Egypt has watched very carefully Sudan’s decision to lease.

Egypt and Ethiopia clash over huge River Nile dam

(Heba Saleh and John Aglionby – Financial Times) Nothing illustrates the extent of Egypt’s dependence on the.

A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged royal family rivals

(Samia Nakhoul, Angus McDowall, Stephen Kalin – Reuters) The first hint that something was amiss came in.

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Oromia-Somali conflict | Ethnic violence displaces hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians

(James Jefferey – IRIN) Lifting her robe the young woman revealed undulating scar tissue blanketing.

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Ethiopian Birr devalued by 15%

In the midst of a Forex currency crisis, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has.

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Ethiopia to start storing water from Grand Renaissance Dam

(​Middle East Monitor – Sept 29, 2017) Ethiopia will start storing water from the Grand Renaissance.

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Ethiopia: Ethnic clashes, floods displaced 250,000 people from Oromia, Somali regions

(International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRC) Description of the disaster.

Leaked document: South Sudan infiltrates Ethiopia’s Gambella political system

(South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) South Sudanese government agents have penetrated Ethiopia’s Gambella region political system.

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Sekota Mining Plc to extract Iron Ore in Wag Himra Zone

(The Capital) Ethiopia is going to extract iron ore on a large scale for the.

Photo - Panning for gold in Arakwa river, Tigray, Ethiopia
New gold mines in Shire, Wollega, TuluKapi, as illicit trade rises

 (Kaleyesus Bekele – The Reporter) Three foreign and local mining firms are developing large scale.