Andrew Ochieng & Lucy Fleming BBC News BBC Berbera occupies a strategic position on the Gulf of Aden Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has rejected an attempt by the central government to…
Month: March 2025
From Truce to Threat: New path to insurgency looms over Somali region amid unmet peace deal promises with ONLF
In October 2018, the government of Ethiopia and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) signed the Asmara Peace Deal, a historic occasion marking the end of over 30 years of armed conflict…
How Nairobi-Addis deal is fuelling surge in Kenya’s electricity imports
Ethiopia’s State-owned power producer and distributor, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), is now among the largest electricity suppliers to Kenya, which increased imports from its northern neighbour to plug deficits from local producers….
AUSSOM takes shape as Al-Shabaab goes on new offensive
Years of relative peace in central and rural Somalia have come to a sudden end as Al-Shabaab engages in a major offensive that has seen a number of highly publicized incidents over…
Somalia offers US exclusive control of air bases, ports
Somalia is prepared to offer the United States exclusive control of strategic air bases and ports, its president said in a letter to President Donald Trump seen by Reuters on Friday. In the March 16 letter, authenticated…
PM calls for Tigrayans to nominate Interim President; TPLF rejects move as unilateral
Opposition Leader urges formation of inclusive Tigray Interim Administration Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has called for Tigrayans to nominate candidates for the interim presidency of the Tigray region, a move the…
The Four Horsemen of the TPLF: Meet the hardliners seeking to dominate northern Ethiopia
Tigray leaders from L-R: Getachew Assefa, Debretsion Gebremichael, Fetlework ‘Monjorino’ Gebregziabher, Alem Gebrewahid. (Rights reserved) The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has unseated the interim government in Ethiopia’s northernmost region. Who are…
Op-ed: Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU: Pragmatic maritime solution, not diplomatic setback
By Gulaid Yusuf Idaan Addis Abeba – This article provides a comprehensive rebuttal to Hassan Yusuf’s opinion piece, “Ethiopia’s Maritime Dilemma: Why MoU with Somaliland Risks Diplomatic Fallout, Undermines Regional Stability,” which critiques the Ethiopia-Somaliland Memorandum…
Ethiopia PM seeks new Tigray leader amid fears of war
In an effort to quell rising tensions in its troubled Tigray region, Ethiopia’s prime minister has said he will appoint a new leader in the area. Tigray’s interim President Getachew Reda fled…
Expert Comment: The possibility of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea
ACLED’s CEO, Prof. Clionadh Raleigh, said: “The lines of this potential conflict are too fragmented, and there is more smoke than fire. The prevailing idea seems to be a rising contest between…