​Climate Change: a holding back factor in the development of health system

(Tesfagebriel Tekola) Social and environmental determinants of health: clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter…

Opinion

The arrest of Bereket Simon is illegal: Here is why

Minister Bereket Simon speaking about PM Meles Zenawi

Amhara region's special force captured Bereket Simon in his house in Addis Ababa on Wednesday morning and took him to Bahir Dar later that day, according to the news on state-media. (Some sources say he was detained the…

The great game in the Horn of Africa

Image - China Africa Cooperation

The Horn of Africa appears to be gearing towards a new order set off by a global competition of strategic interest by great powers in Africa. In addition to internal political upheavals, the competition is precipitated by a…

Reports of airstrike in west Oromia

(Lammii Beenyaa) Sources told me that Jaal Marroo, the Western Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) commander was targeted in the weekends by airstrike around Gidaami town of Qellem Wollega zone, Oromia.Prior to the airstrike, on Sunday morning, a general…

Why Africa loves China

At the September 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame lauded the Chinese aid and investment strategy in Africa as a source of "deep transformation". Kagame argued that the cooperation between China and Africa…

The Lost Love of Unity in the Horn of Africa won’t be back again

Map - Somaliland and Horn of Africa

Somaliland is a country that achieved many issues amid this region is fragile. Its leaders are locally elected through democratic elections and this has made it possible to live and run its affairs alone in a peaceful way…

Initiative for National Dialogue (Concerned Ethiopians Group – CEG)

Photo - Mehari Taddele Maru

Letter to the Editor-in-Chief of HornAffairs In July 2018, I participated in a discussion devoted to science and technology for social, economic and political development of Tigray. This forum was organized by The Global Society of Tigrean Scholars…

Somaliland’s parliament role in combatting corruption is disappointing

Photo - Somaliland House of Representatives

The legislative body of any state plays a fundamental role in the fight against corruption. The House of representative has an essential responsibility in its role for combating corruption in all its forms, especially in public existence and…

Ethiopia & Eritrea Perspectives: Survival and Security in Geopolitics of the Red Sea

Image - Ethiopian and Eritrean flags

(Amanuel T Muhzun) Solid economic and social stability has been one of the major objectives of concern for the last several decades to reciprocate the brotherly peoples of Ethiopia and Eritrea. This key geo-economic and strategic perspective for…

Ethnic Based Party Systems and Democratic Stability: Implications for Ethiopia

Image - Clipart of people in circle holding hands

(Abdissa Zerai, PhD) According to Edmund Burke (as cited in Sartori, 2005, p. 8), a political party is understood as “a body of men (and women) united, for promoting by their joint endeavors the national interest, upon some…

Economy

The Authenticity of the Premier Medal and Diploma Award: Legal Point of View

(Zeray Weldesenbet) On April 24, 2018, the Ethiopian Television (ETV) broadcasted that the incumbent prime…

Ethiopian PM resigns amid uncertain succession

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced his intent to resign today. The announcement came after…

Photo - Asmara, Eritrea

The Rehabilitation of Africa’s Most Isolated Dictatorship

(Tom Gardner - Foreign Policy) Two recent and seemingly incongruous events may one day be…

Why the Ethiopian Premier wasn’t wrong for suggesting Somaliland stay with Somalia

(Abdirahman M. Dirye - Somaliland) Abdisalam Harari of the Universal TV, a Somali local channel,…

Photo - Ethiopia new cabinet, November 2016

Five Takeaways from PM Hailemariam’s new Cabinet

Just a year after forming a new government, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn returned to parliament…

Photo - Ethiopia new cabinet, November 2016

List of PM Hailemariam’s new Ministers

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn presented the much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle today. Though the ruling party…

Map - Juba,South-Sudan and Gambella, Ethiopia

PM: 108 Ethiopian children abducted by S.Sudanese armed men

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn confirmed 108 children are being held hostage, in his first statement…

A funeral ceremony of a boy killed during demonstration. Holonkomi, Oromia, Ethiopia December 17, 2015. [REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri]

PM’s statement on OromoProtests: More of the same

(Dr. Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni) The Ethiopian Prime Minister, in his midyear report to the Ethiopian…

Ethiopia, Kenya launch a five-year Cross-border Integrated Program

The governments of Ethiopia and Kenya, in partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)…

Takeaways from PM Hailemariam’s new cabinet appointments

Hailemariam Desalegn formed a new government this week after being re-elected as Prime Minister by…

Ethio-Somali region

Minister Bereket Simon speaking about PM Meles Zenawi

The arrest of Bereket Simon is illegal: Here is why

Amhara region's special force captured Bereket Simon in his house…

Image - China Africa Cooperation

The great game in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa appears to be gearing towards a…

Reports of airstrike in west Oromia

(Lammii Beenyaa) Sources told me that Jaal Marroo, the Western…

Why Africa loves China

At the September 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in…

Map - Somaliland and Horn of Africa

The Lost Love of Unity in the Horn of Africa won’t be back again

Somaliland is a country that achieved many issues amid this…

Photo - Mehari Taddele Maru

Initiative for National Dialogue (Concerned Ethiopians Group – CEG)

Letter to the Editor-in-Chief of HornAffairs In July 2018, I…

Photo - Somaliland House of Representatives

Somaliland’s parliament role in combatting corruption is disappointing

The legislative body of any state plays a fundamental role…

Image - Ethiopian and Eritrean flags

Ethiopia & Eritrea Perspectives: Survival and Security in Geopolitics of the Red Sea

(Amanuel T Muhzun) Solid economic and social stability has been…

Image - Clipart of people in circle holding hands

Ethnic Based Party Systems and Democratic Stability: Implications for Ethiopia

(Abdissa Zerai, PhD) According to Edmund Burke (as cited in…

Oromia

Minister Bereket Simon speaking about PM Meles Zenawi

The arrest of Bereket Simon is illegal: Here is why

Amhara region's special force captured Bereket Simon in his house in Addis Ababa on Wednesday morning and took him to Bahir Dar…

Image - China Africa Cooperation

The great game in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa appears to be gearing towards a new order set off by a global competition of strategic interest by…

Reports of airstrike in west Oromia

(Lammii Beenyaa) Sources told me that Jaal Marroo, the Western Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) commander was targeted in the weekends by airstrike…

Why Africa loves China

At the September 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame lauded the Chinese aid and…

Map - Somaliland and Horn of Africa

The Lost Love of Unity in the Horn of Africa won’t be back again

Somaliland is a country that achieved many issues amid this region is fragile. Its leaders are locally elected through democratic elections and…

Photo - Mehari Taddele Maru

Initiative for National Dialogue (Concerned Ethiopians Group – CEG)

Letter to the Editor-in-Chief of HornAffairs In July 2018, I participated in a discussion devoted to science and technology for social, economic…

Photo - Somaliland House of Representatives

Somaliland’s parliament role in combatting corruption is disappointing

The legislative body of any state plays a fundamental role in the fight against corruption. The House of representative has an essential…

Image - Ethiopian and Eritrean flags

Ethiopia & Eritrea Perspectives: Survival and Security in Geopolitics of the Red Sea

(Amanuel T Muhzun) Solid economic and social stability has been one of the major objectives of concern for the last several decades…

Image - Clipart of people in circle holding hands

Ethnic Based Party Systems and Democratic Stability: Implications for Ethiopia

(Abdissa Zerai, PhD) According to Edmund Burke (as cited in Sartori, 2005, p. 8), a political party is understood as “a body…

History

Minister Bereket Simon speaking about PM Meles Zenawi

The arrest of Bereket Simon is illegal: Here is why

Amhara region's special force captured Bereket Simon in his house in Addis Ababa on Wednesday morning and took him to Bahir Dar…

Image - China Africa Cooperation

The great game in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa appears to be gearing towards a new order set off by a global competition of strategic interest by…

Reports of airstrike in west Oromia

(Lammii Beenyaa) Sources told me that Jaal Marroo, the Western Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) commander was targeted in the weekends by airstrike…

Why Africa loves China

At the September 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame lauded the Chinese aid and…

identity politics

Minister Bereket Simon speaking about PM Meles Zenawi

The arrest of Bereket Simon is illegal: Here is why

Amhara region's special force captured Bereket Simon in his house in Addis Ababa on Wednesday morning and took him to Bahir Dar…

Image - China Africa Cooperation

The great game in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa appears to be gearing towards a new order set off by a global competition of strategic interest by…

Reports of airstrike in west Oromia

(Lammii Beenyaa) Sources told me that Jaal Marroo, the Western Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) commander was targeted in the weekends by airstrike…

Why Africa loves China

At the September 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame lauded the Chinese aid and…