Security

Somalia’s Minister Abas Abdullahi killed in Mogadishu

Somalia's security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist, officials have said.…

Ethiopia: Bomb blast in Bahir Dar

A music concert in Bahir Dar Meskel Square was canceled after a bomb incident on Saturday evening around 8:30 pm.…

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, asked Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam…

US and Ethiopia train AMISOM soldiers

(Vanguardngr) The U.S. and Ethiopia Military on Monday began training soldiers from the African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) aimed…

National Pride, Power and China’s Political Calculus in Ethiopia

(Dr Romain Dittgen and Abel Abate Demissie) Contrary to the predominant perception of all of China’s key partners in Africa…

The futility of Somalia’s claimed mandate over Somaliland-UAE military deal

(Mohamed Farah Abdi) Somalia’s government is reportedly planning to file a legal case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for setting…

UAE military base will boost Somaliland-Ethiopia relations

(Mohamed Farah Abdi - Hargeisa, Somaliland) On 12 February 2017, the government of Somaliland accepted the formal application of the…

Somaliland Parliament approved UAE military base deal

The parliament of Somaliland ratified on Sunday an agreement for a United Arab Emirates (UAE) military base in the port…

Somalia: Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmaajo” elected president

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a former Somali prime minister and dual Somalia-U.S. citizen, was elected president of Somalia after two rounds of…

Revolution of bubbling expectations: Ethiopia’s current challenges

In this article, I attempt to shed light on the mind-boggling questions Ethiopia facing currently. There are two contradicting views…

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