The Somali government last week relaunched a national identification and voter registration programme that, if completed, would mark a step towards a return to universal suffrage.

Eritrea, a Red Sea nation of approximately 3 to 6 million people, stands at a perilous crossroads in the Horn of Africa, a region already battered by conflict ...

In the heart of East Africa lies a country that feels like it’s been plucked straight from a different era. With vintage ...

Conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray has also signalled escalating hostilities between the neighbouring countries ...

In 1969, even before Djibouti's independence in 1977, the Honorary Consul of India began operations in the country, marking the initiation of formal diplomatic relations. Djibouti established its ...

Somaliland has its own currency and passport, as well as control over its foreign and military affairs. It has held several ...

Ethiopia’s forceful rhetoric and actions regarding sea access are reckless and short-sighted. In a region already burdened by ...

The UN Security Council is due to vote in mid-May on the “hybrid” funding model based on Resolution 2719, which allows ...

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the Ivorian president said France would ...

Relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have soured since the war in Tigray ended in 2022. The region is now a tinderbox for ...

1682 – Robert La Salle claimed the lower Mississippi River and all lands that touch it for France. 1770 – Captain James Cook discovered Botany Bay on the Australian continent. 1833 – Peterborough, NH, ...