Politics and Legal | Horn Affairs

Three lessons from the ICC’s Kenya debacle

(James A Goldston) The declaration of a mistrial in the Ruto-Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC) put the final…

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 @ 1:32 am

(Lizzie Dearden - The Independent) A new terrorist group has pledged allegiance to Isis as it continues to expand its presence in…

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 @ 1:28 am

(AFP via FRANCE 24) Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, claimed victory on Saturday following a landslide win…

Saturday, April 9, 2016 @ 12:51 am

Two officials from the Horn of Africa have so far been identified in the Panama Papers. The Panama Papers is…

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 @ 4:27 am

(Wondwosen Michago Seide) The Nile River is the only shared physical linkage between Egypt and Ethiopia. The thread of history…

Sunday, April 3, 2016 @ 10:32 pm

Characterizing the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) as “Tigrean army” is a commonplace among the diaspora opposition. The exact composition…

Monday, February 8, 2016 @ 11:50 pm

The African heads of state and government summit held on January 30, 2016 has decided Ethiopia to participate in the…

Saturday, February 6, 2016 @ 11:44 pm

(Mathias Muindi - BBC Monitoring) A controversial plan by the Ethiopian government to expand the capital, Addis Ababa, is set…

Monday, January 18, 2016 @ 10:16 pm

(The Economist) The Ben Abeba restaurant is a spiral-shaped concrete confection perched on a mountain ridge near Lalibela, an Ethiopian…

Thursday, December 31, 2015 @ 7:43 pm

(Haile Tessema) It’s not new for a country that has achieved its independence to have a hostile relation with the…

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 @ 11:56 pm