Converting to Islam was one of the best choices I ever made. It gave me a sense of purpose and community that I so desperately craved. When I said the Shahada, or declaration of faith, in my local mosque in … Continued
NAIROBI(Reuters) -The death toll from violence last week in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region has risen to at least 50, residents said on Tuesday, amid tensions in the area between the country’s two largest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara. Thousands … Continued
KEVIN CHERUIYOT President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo for a three-day state visit. This comes following the invitation of his host President Felix Tshisekedi. The national carrier carrying Uhuru and his … Continued
BY BILEH JELAN AND SIYANNE MEKONNEN Addis Abeba, April 20, 2021 – The Somali Regional State, which once was praised as the most peaceful region in the country in the advent of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ascension to power, is now … Continued
By Samantha Pires It is hard not to get excited about record-breaking architecture, especially when that architecture includes sculptural towers that would become the tallest buildings in an entire continent. Russian architect Alex Wizhevsky’s Djibouti Towers is a complex of futuristic buildings that, if … Continued
Addis Abeba, Hundreds of thousands of the Amhara nation are rallying in various cities and towns in Amhara regional state as of yesterday to protest against recent reports of targeted killings, attacks and displacement of memebrs of the Amhara community … Continued
For Dr Ubah Farah Ahmed, returning to Somalia was not an easy decision to make, but she knew it was the right thing to do. “I have two children who are now in their mid-twenties still in Rome, but they understand why I … Continued
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Clashes between people belonging to Ethiopia’s two largest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara, killed at least 18 people late last week, local officials said on Monday, the latest outbreak of violence ahead of national elections in … Continued
Addis Ababa, As Tigray residents recount the horrors they have faced, worries rise for people’s longer-term safety as they are left without food, inputs for planting, and high food prices and access to cash and markets. A recent CARE assessment found … Continued
By Aggrey Mutambo & Abdulkadir Khalif President Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia is seeking the support of the African Union in his last week’s decision to extend his term of office by two years, even as he chastised the international community for interference. On Monday, … Continued
Ali Mohamed Adan, a farmer in El Barde, in southwestern Somalia’s Bakool region, has started farming again thanks to the distribution of free seeds, giving his family fresh hope after their previous crops were twice destroyed by locusts. He was … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — A contingent of 144 police officers from Nigeria have arrived in Somalia to boost stabilization efforts in the country, the African Union mission said on Sunday. AMISOM Police operations coordinator Daniel Ali Gwambal said 30 police officers … Continued
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