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The excise-tax reform on alcohol and tobacco has done much of what it was made to do. Prices have increased, purchases of legally sold drinks...
A new economic assessment recommends that Djibouti implement tighter debt controls, strengthen state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and improve domestic revenue collection to sustain its infrastructure-led growth. The Investment Bank of Africa…
Three inter-city transport companies have spent 450 million Br on new vehicles to meet the federal government’s fleet requirements. The operators are working to replace...
KAMPALA (SD)– Countries contributing troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) are urging Somalia’s political leaders to reach an inclusive political agreement, warning that continued disputes could…
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NAIROBI (SD) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) has accused Somalia’s Federal Government of abandoning key agreements reached during years of talks between Hargeisa and Mogadishu, while reaffirming his government’s…
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Puntland security forces seized a third military base from Somalia’s federal government on Saturday, part of a sweeping campaign to strip Mogadishu-aligned troops from the region and place the use of force…
Eritrea’s future depends on a clear and deliberate choice of development model. Since independence, the country has articulated a mixed economy vision through the 1991 national economic vision, the 1996 macro policy, and the economic…
During the Ethiopian fiscal year ended July 7, 2026, Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) has managed to connect 664,505 households to electricity, said the state agency in charge of electricity distribution in Ethiopia. EES had planned to…
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro urged Western diplomats on Friday to engage his administration as a sovereign, capable partner rather than an extension of Somalia, pressing the case for…
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the new terminal of Bahir Dar Dejazmach Belay Zeleke International Airport in Bahir Dar city, the second-largest international airport in Ethiopia after Bole International Airport. In his…
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said on Friday that its forces successfully detained at least 9 Al-Shabab operatives who are suspected of planning to carry out acts of insecurity in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu and its…
Ethiopia’s annual export earnings from minerals has increased by over one billion dollars from about $4.4 billion the previous fiscal year of the country ended July 7, 2025 reaching $5.7 Billion the year ended July 7, 2026, according to…
Bereket Mekonnen Over a week ago, the Eritrean government announced the passing of former Ambassador and Minister of Education Semere Russom in its standard, formulaic fashion: a senior official succumbs to illness, followed by a summary…
With analysis from Pulse of Africa (POA)
Le Président de la République, Son Excellence Ismail Omar Guelleh, a transmis ses « chaleureuses félicitations »
Mrs. Yodit Kassa Becomes the new ESX Chief Executive Officer ADDIS ABABA – Tilahun E. Kassahun (PhD) has stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). The Exchange announced the…
Pakistan and Somalia officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the defense ministries of the two countries which aims to expand the strategic partnership in the areas of defense, security and the advancements of the…
Betegbar Yaregal #EBR_News Aug 7, 2026 Ethiopian Electric Utility uncovered electricity theft and meter irregularities worth 2.89 billion birr during the 2025/26 fiscal year following an inspection of 2.47 million energy meters, with 1,089…
Jubaland regional President, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Islam known as Ahmed Madobe, held high level discussions with the Commander of Special Operations U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Major General Claude K. Tudor Jr. and other AFRICOM senior…
Mexico’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Alejandro Estivil, held discussions with Mr. Zinabu Yerga, Deputy Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission, on strengthening investment cooperation and trade relations between the two countries.…
Source: CPJ International Press Freedom Awards CPJ is honored to present its 2026 International Press Freedom Award to the Eritrea 16 . This year marks the 25th anniversary of the silencing of independent Eritrean media and the arrest of…
STUTTGART (SD) – A high-level Somaliland delegation led by Defense Minister Mohamed Yusuf Ali held talks with officials at the headquarters of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Stuttgart, Germany, focusing on defense cooperation,…
Somaliland’s Defense Minister, Mr. Mohamed Yusuf Ali, leading a high-powered delegation recently paid an official working visit to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) center in the city of Stuttgart, Germany, where he held a…
GAROWE (SD) – Puntland authorities have announced that the Puntland Defense Forces have officially taken control of all facilities and camps previously used by the Federal aligned Puntland Security Force (PSF) in Bossaso and Galkayo,…
History does not simply move forward; it circles, it spirals, it returns to its own wounds until the repetition becomes unbearable. Eritrea and Ethiopia have lived inside such spirals for generations – spirals of domination, resistance,…
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Northeastern Somalia’s Puntland security forces seized a second military camp belonging to federal government-aligned troops within 24 hours on Thursday, capturing a command centre in the commercial port city…
Addis Abeba -- Chronic water shortages are increasingly disrupting daily life in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, forcing many households to ration water, purchase costly supplies from private tankers, and rely on rainwater…
Former Puntland Security Force but later affiliated with the Somali Federal Government forces last night abandoned its military headquarters that lies north of Galkayo, according to reliable sources. Reports further indicate that these…
The Horn of Africa is entering another dangerous moment. What appears on the surface to be an alarming situation in northern Ethiopia is increasingly being viewed by many regional observers as a broader geopolitical struggle in which…