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Somaliland StandardRegionaladmin7 Aug 2026

Somalia, Pakistan sign an agreement to strengthen defense and security cooperation.

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…

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Ethiopian Business ReviewRegionalBetegbar Yaregal7 Aug 2026

Electricity Theft Costs Ethiopia 2.89 Billion Birr in a Single Year as EEU Takes 1,089 Cases to Court

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…

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Somaliland StandardRegionaladmin7 Aug 2026

Jubaland President and AFRICOM officials discuss ways to accelerate the war against Al-Shabaab.

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…

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Eritrea FocusRegionalEritreaFocus7 Aug 2026

The Eritrea 16

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…

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Somaliland StandardRegionaladmin6 Aug 2026

Somaliland, AFRICOM hold talks in Germany regarding defense and maritime security 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…

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AwateRegionalYounis Omer6 Aug 2026

LEAP OF FAITH

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,…

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Somali GuardianRegionalSomaliguardian news6 Aug 2026

Somalia: Puntland seizes second federal camp, alleges China-donated arms diverted

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…

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African ArgumentsPan-AfricanIsmail Abukar6 Aug 2026

Somalia: The Journalists Who Disappeared

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…

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African ArgumentsPan-AfricanAbebe Woldeselassie6 Aug 2026

Why Ethiopia’s Conflicts Keep Returning: The Question Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Cannot Avoid

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…

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New Business EthiopiaRegionalnewbusiness4 Aug 2026

Cluster Farm by Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia Reaches 13 Million Hectares

Minister of Agriculture of Ethiopia Addis Arga said that the area of land cultivated through cluster farming reached 13 million hectares in the Ethiopian fiscal year ended July 7, 2026. In a message shared on his social media platforms,…

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Somali GuardianRegionalSomaliguardian news4 Aug 2026

Somalia’s president, international partners hold fresh talks to break electoral deadlock

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met international partners on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts gathered pace to ease growing political tensions over Somalia’s electoral process and encourage dialogue between the…

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