By Gelmo Dawit, Kennedy Abate and Harun Maruf ADDIS ABABA / WASHINGTON — Ethiopia, home to the African Union, is grappling with intensified military operations, rebel attacks, drone strikes on villages, unverified reports of beheadings, abductions, school and hospital closures, and growing calls for peace — all unfolding simultaneously. On November 5, residents of the town of...
In its annual financial security report with which the bank released on Tuesday about the impact of monetary fraud against commercial banks of the country, the bank said only three banks were unaffected by the fraud. The amount that went to pockets of fraudsters represents an increase of 300 million birr (about $2.4million) compared to...
Addis Abeba – The Oromia Regional Government has reported that members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have begun “entering designated camps” following a peace agreement signed on Sunday with a splinter faction of the group led by former Central Zone commander Sagni Nagasa. According to a statement from the Oromia Communication Bureau on December 3, 2024, OLA...
Chongyang Zhang A UK-based international development organisation has renamed itself after signing an agreement with the largest charity in the east African country of Somalia. British charity the Somali Relief and Development Forum (SRDF), established in 2011, signed a partnership agreement with the Zamzam Foundation last year and will now be known as Zamzam Foundation...
Parents and children in Hamarweyne district of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are excited about the opportunities offered to low income families by a new free school that opened in their area in September. Muna Haji, has enrolled all her five children in the new Gurmad primary school, having struggled to pay the $46 monthly fees...
The biracial children of Kenyan women and visiting British soldiers have long lived uncomfortable lives in Kenya ByDESMOND TIRO NANYUKI, Kenya — Margaret Wandia became pregnant after a week-long relationship with a British soldier training near her community in Kenya. They met while she worked at a bar in her early 20s. She knew little about him....
The family of beauty-salon owner Fathi Hussein are deep in mourning at their home in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, following her horrific death at sea after a deal she struck with migrant smugglers to take her to the French island of Mayotte went wrong. “We were told by survivors that she died from hunger,” the 26-year-old’s...
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto said on Saturday he and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would help mediate between Ethiopia and Somalia in a dispute that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa region. Landlocked Ethiopia, which has thousands of troops in Somalia to fight al Qaeda-linked insurgents, has angered the Mogadishu government with its plan...
W.Q. Maxamuud Cabdillahi Axmed “Dhacdooyinka ayaa, wiilkayow, suga siyaasadda” – Harold Wilson (R/wasaare hore, UK). “Mucaaridku ma helo guusha doorashada, laakiin dawladda ayaa lumisa” – Odhaah caalami ah. Doorashadii dhacday 13kii bisha Nofembar, waxa codad aan la filayn (34%) lagaga guulaystay madaxweyne Biixi. Sidaa darteed daw bay noqotay in dib loo raadraaco dhacdooyinka loollanka qabashada...
Soldiers equipped with skills to respond to security challenges in Horn of Africa nation Mohamed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia, Hundreds of members of an elite Somali commando unit on Friday graduated from a training program in Türkiye under a bilateral pact on strengthening the Somali Armed Forces. The elite soldiers of the Gorgor unit trained...