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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.
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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…
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.…
Ethiopian security agents abducted, assaulted and detained Yonas Kedir, the editor-in-chief of independent media outlet Addis Standard, the publication said on August 7, the latest sign of a worsening climate for the press. Addis Standard,…
(ERGO) – Nomadic pastoralist families who migrated trying to save their livestock say they are trapped in dried out plainland areas south of the Somaliland capital Hargeisa, unable to move away again due to lack of resources. Their…
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…
In October 2022, Abdalle Ahmed Mumin — Secretary-General of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), the organisation that documents what happens to journalists in Somalia — arrived at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu carrying a…
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…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale STUTTGART, Germany, Aug. 3 — Somaliland’s Minister of Defense, Mohamed Yusuf Ali, led a senior delegation to the headquarters of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Stuttgart, Germany,…
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…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug. 6 — Senior officials from the World Bank and Somaliland’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Development held talks on Wednesday to review the implementation of the World…
As Ethiopia’s National Dialogue seeks to chart a path toward peace, it faces an immense task. The Dialogue aims to address some of the country’s most difficult political, historical, institutional, social, and peacebuilding questions. Yet…
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…
GAROWE (SD)– Puntland authorities say they have concluded a planned security operation in Galkayo, resulting in the arrest of more than 100 people and the seizure of weapons and military equipment. In a statement, the Puntland Defense…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ Applications are now open for the UK Government’s fully funded Chevening Scholarships, offering talented Somali professionals the opportunity to pursue a master’s degree at leading UK universities. The…
Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday met Djibouti's armed forces chief, General Zakaria Sheikh Ibrahim, in Mogadishu ahead of a conference of military commanders from countries contributing troops to…
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Puntland security forces on Wednesday seized a military base in the northern part of Galkayo that had been held by forces aligned with Somalia’s federal government, marking the latest and most significant…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 5 — Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos and African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf held high-level talks in Addis Ababa on Wednesday,…
(ERGO) – When the River Juba flooded in June in the area of Baar-Sanguni village, some 50 kilometres north of Kismayo, Faisal Dahir Muse was caught unawares just as he was preparing to harvest crops and vegetables on his five-hectare farm.…