Africa

Ethiopia and Djibouti on Friday vow to further bolster cooperation security and defence areas between the two countries. The state-owned Ethiopia Broadcast Corporation reported that the joint defence committee of the two nations commenced in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia and Djibouti established a joint defence committee...

Horndiplomat-When Jama Muse Jama announced ten years ago that he is holding a Book Fair in Hargeisa. I vividly remember people talking about it and each one giving a different explanation about what the book fair would be. Some said he was selling books,...

By M.A. Egge Horndiplomat-The state has sent a strong message to the perpetrators of skirmishes in the recurrent rivalry between resident chansmen of El-afwein, Dararweine and Dogoble in Sanaag region. In a stern and hard hitting statement delivered through the press, the Presidency minister Hon. Mohamud...

Kenya’s electoral commission has warned against a shutdown of internet connection during the August 8 elections which could affect their operation. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said at a press conference that the body relies on electronic data transmission and web portal to...

Ethiopia earned a record $866 million from the export of coffee, its principal revenue earner in the last fiscal year. The East African country exported 221,000 tons of coffee in the fiscal year 2015-2016, the Ethiopian Herald reports. The figure amounts to 11.5 percent growth in...

By Maximilian M. Meduna, Michael F. Harsch and Teresa Krug The United States is getting more involved in Somalia, the nation in the Horn of Africa that has been wrestling with violent conflict and political instability for nearly three decades. Since June, the United States...

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be held in June and July, the Confederation of African Football has confirmed. The tournament is usually held in January and February, causing disputes with European clubs who had to release players in the middle of the season. The...

Businesses in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa have refused to open as part of a tax-hike protest that has hit small business operators. The “resistance” which started sometime last week in the wider Oromia region is said to have reached the capital with Addis Standard (AS)...

Horndiplomat-The governments of Denmark and Somaliland has concurred on the imperatives of enhancing existing relations between the two countries. This development follows a meeting between Somaliland Presidency minister Hon:Mohamoud Hashi Abdi and Denmark Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and the Seychelles ambassador Mette Knudsen at the...

The Kenya Defence Forces says it has killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander. Hassan Issack Ibrahim alias Beila, who was in charge of Gelef area in Somalia was killed together with two bodyguards during an operation jointly carried out with Jubaland security forces, said the KDF. Hassan...