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On Sunday, 19 March 2017, the Republic of Somaliland signed a historic agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which grants the latter the right to establish a military base in Berbera in exchange for a wide-ranging cooperation on economic, political, security and foreign relations...

  Human Rights Centre, Centre for Policy Analysis and COMPAD, civil society organizations based in Somaliland, demand independent investigation to determine who was behind a deadly attack on a boat near Bab al-Mandeb strait, off the coast of Yemen, where more than 40 civilian people...

The Cipher Brief posted on 1 February 2017 commentary by three authors on Eritrea and its relations with the United States. The first commentary is titled "Is a Better Relationship with Eritrea Possible?" by Seth Kaplan, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in...

By Julia Edwards Ainsley | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to 12 cities to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes, according to two administration officials. How many judges...

BY AFP “We have not bought arms for the last of two-three years” – Government Spokesman South Sudan’s government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba’s military operations, according to a confidential UN report. The report...

BY GCR It may be Ethiopia’s symbol of national pride, but the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built for hydroelectric power on the Blue Nile will have grave and unexpected consequences for its downstream neighbour, Egypt, according to a report published in the...

Former South Africa Ambassador to Eritrea, Prof. Iqbal Jhazbhay, explores the steadfastness of the people and Government of Eritrea; the role of the Eritrean Diaspora; the rich natural resources; Geo-strategic importance; the constructive role on Red Sea & Horn of Africa Region; negative media...

Horndiplomat-Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta today made a historic visit to Somalia, meeting Kenyan troops serving under the African union mission in Somalia at Dhobley military camp. Dressed in military fatigues, uhuru met KDF and thanked them for their sacrifice and service to Kenya. The visit...

The Somali government condemned a helicopter attack on a boatload of Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen and called on the Saudi-led coalition fighting in the country to investigate, officials said on Saturday. At least 40 Somali refugees were killed when a helicopter attacked...

BY JAMES JEFFREY Khat’s international reputation presented a particularly conflicting picture – it was legal in Britain, banned in the US, celebrated in Yemen and vilified in Saudi Arabia. Addis Ababa: Throughout a Sunday afternoon in the Ethiopian capital, Yemeni émigré men in their fifties and...