Africa

Eritrea has appointed its first ambassador to neighboring Ethiopia in two decades, the government said on Saturday, as the two countries pushed on with a surprise rapprochement. The development was part of a head-snapping series of diplomatic moves between the two nations, after they formally...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Djibouti is asking Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to help peacefully resolve a border dispute with Eritrea following the recent end to that nation’s 20-year border dispute with Ethiopia. Djibouti’s U.N. ambassador, Mohamed Siad Doualeh, asked Guterres in a letter circulated Wednesday to...

By KENNEDY SENELWA More by this Author Somaliland and Puntland’s dispute over land stretching from the Gulf of Aden to the Ethiopian border risks escalating into open war. The self-declared republic of Somaliland and autonomous Puntland are locked in a standoff over Sool and Sanaag areas, leading...

Djibouti would be prepared to pay DP Worldcompensation of “more or less half a billion dollars . . . as early as next week” to settle a dispute over control of the city’s Doraleh container terminal. In an interview with the Financial Times, Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of Djibouti Ports...

Addis Ababa,  –In its urgent meeting held today, the Ethiopian parliament approved an amnesty law. The law grants amnesty for individuals and groups either under investigation or convicted on treason, crime against the constitutional order and armed struggle. The Council of Ministers endorsed the law last...

How national, regional and international competition over ports is shaping political alliances and enmities across the Red Sea zone.   This is the second part of The Thin Red Line, an African Arguments series focusing on dynamics around the Red Sea. For over 25 years, maritime strategy and...

BRUSSELS, 18th July, 2018 (WAM) -- Mohammed Issa Al Suwaidi, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, EU and Luxembourg, has reiterated the UAE's commitment towards the people of Somalia and its support for efforts aimed at bringing unity, security and stability to Somalia...

QNA/Brussels Qatar has invited the international community to join forces to find radical solutions to the crisis in Somalia so that it can maintain its sovereignty and achieve national reconciliation, noting the efforts and concrete steps taken by the east African country for the benefit...

A high-level gathering of representatives from the Somali government and the international community, including the United Nations, ended in Brussels today with renewed commitment to support the Horn of Africa country’s progress in a range of areas, such as state and peace-building efforts. Officials from 58...

Ethiopia, historically known as the land of Abyssinia, is a pivotal figure in Somaliland’s long-term survival. In fact, Somaliland’s existence as an independent state and viable economic and political agent within the international system depends largely upon the support of its powerful neighbor. The...