Ethiopia’s determination to gain direct passage to the Red Sea to be used as a military base and for commercial purposes for the next 50 years has once more thrust the $25 billion Lamu Port
IGAD to address Sudan’s conflict, Ethiopia-Somalia dispute next Thursday
Djibouti President and IGAD Chair Ismail Omar Guelleh has invited the member states of the East African bloc to an extraordinary summit in Uganda next week to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the
US, Britain Blast Houthi Targets In Yemen, Killing At Least 5 Fighters
The United States, Britain and a handful of other allies answered dozens of Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with a series of powerful airstrikes designed to
Escalating Tensions In Horn Of Africa: New Military Alliances And Ethiopia’s Appetite For Conflict – OpEd
The political landscape in the Horn of Africa is rapidly evolving, with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the center of a potentially explosive situation. His audacious strategies and appetite for risk, particularly regarding Ethiopia’s
IntelBrief: Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency as Civil War Escalates Sharply
As Ethiopia’s civil war continues to drag on, Tigrayan rebels are advancing toward the capital, leading the government in Addis Ababa to declare a state of emergency, currently slated for six months. The Tigrayan People’s
Water Wars: Tensions between Ethiopia and its Neighbors Persist Over Dam Project
Tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have regional security and development implications. Sudan’s military incursion into al-Fashaga took advantage of Ethiopia’s preoccupation with combating an ongoing rebellion in the Tigray
IntelBrief: Tensions Growing Between Ethiopia and Somalia Over Somaliland Port Deal
Tensions are mounting in the Horn of Africa as Ethiopia looks to secure a deal that would grant Addis Ababa twelve miles of sea access along the Somaliland coast for the next five decades, where
«L’opération Barkhane a anéanti l’armée malienne, a anéanti le peuple malien»
Onze ans après le lancement de l’opération Serval au Mali, plus tard rebaptisée Barkhane, le vice-Président du COREMA estime auprès de Sputnik Afrique que la présence militaire française dans ce pays a un «bilan calamiteux».
Ethiopia: Aspirations to Return Home for Tigrayan IDPs Left Hanging in the Air Despite Promises
More than a year after the signing of the Pretoria Peace Agreement in November 2022, and restoration of peace to most parts of Tigray, the task of returning IDPs to their homes remain elusive and
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 10, 2024: New IS Campaign Presents Pro-Palestine Propaganda Opportunities for Sub-Saharan Affiliates
Data Cutoff: January 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. Key Takeaway: IS affiliates across sub-Saharan Africa have claimed attacks as part of the new IS global campaign and could attempt to carry out high-visibility attacks against