The Horn of Africa and Red Sea regions, which link Africa and the Middle East, share a dense web of military, political and economic interactions that enable crises on one shore to quickly affect the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s push for sovereign sea access via Eritrea’s Assab port is sparking military tensions ...

Project officials say construction of Somalia‘s Hobyo seaport is advancing despite geopolitical tensions, security concerns and fierce competition among regional ports across the Horn of Africa. Heavy ...

Ethiopian authorities are resorting once again to the authoritarian playbook. On February 24, three months ahead of scheduled national elections, Ethiopia’s Media Authority announced the revocation of ...

As celebrations for World Refugee Day were going on in Yemen on Sunday, a newly arrived 22-year-old Somali male was killed and two non-Somali women were seriously wounded in a gun battle between the ...

Clashes last month in two Tigrayan districts between the federal army and Tigrayan forces could be the first steps towards a wider war that has been frozen for the past three years by a shaky ...

Somaliland’s government has hit back at Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of meddling in regional affairs after he used a speech in Ethiopia to condemn Israel’s recognition of the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — As Lent begins, Catholic leaders across Eastern Africa are urging prayers — and action — for millions facing a deepening drought crisis. Church officials say 20 million to ...

Turkey's state-owned energy company, TPAO, has begun drilling operations in Somalia's offshore blocks as part of a strategic exploration and production agreement signed in March 2024. The agreement, ...

It's time for The Maven to point fingers at the Blueshirt culprits. If we don't – and this certainly goes for the Rangers' high command – take a hard look at the problems, there'll be no point in ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued a fresh warning regarding Ethiopia’s lack of maritime access, telling regional leaders at the ongoing African Union Summit that the ...