Category: Africa
Somaliland and Ethiopia Discuss Defence Cooperation Amid Regional Tensions
HARGEISA, Somaliland (HornPost)— Somaliland’s National Army chief has held talks with Ethiopian diplomatic and defence representatives in Hargeisa,...
Djibouti Boat Disaster: At Least 139 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing
DJIBOUTI (HornPost) At least 139 migrants have died after a boat carrying hundreds of people capsized off the...
Ethiopia Launches First National Precious Metals Refinery
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HornPost) Ethiopia has inaugurated its National Precious Metals Refinery at the Bole Lemi Special Economic Zone...
Ethiopia Renews Red Sea Access Push as Somalia Offers Port Deal
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HornPost) Ethiopia has renewed its push for access to the Red Sea, while Somalia says...
Ahmed Shide Elected Speaker of Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HornPost) Ahmed Shide, a veteran Ethiopian government official who has served as the country’s Finance Minister...
Ethiopia’s Parliament Re-Elects Abiy Ahmed for Second Term
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — (HornPost) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on Monday for a new...
Ethiopian Forces Retake Mekelle Airport Amid Tigray War
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HornPost)— Ethiopian federal forces have regained control of Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Mekelle,...
Hassan Sheikh’s Ethiopia Visit Comes as Horn of Africa Security Tensions Rise
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia —(HornPost) Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made a one-day working visit to Addis Ababa on...
Morocco Appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as First Woman Prime Minister
RABAT, Morocco — (HornPost) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first...
Djibouti President Calls for Clear Roadmap to South Sudan Elections
DJIBOUTI — (HornPost)— Djibouti President and current Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ismail Omar Guelleh,...
