As disaster is looming large, saving lives takes priority over economic matters The economic fallouts of the global pandemic on Africa in general and the Horn of Africa in particular are not... Read more »
The tripartite talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have once again reached a diplomatic dead end as Ethiopia asked the parties to the talks to conduct a wide-ranging consultative meeting with all... Read more »
Has South Sudan’s time of salvation really come? Last week’s inauguration of Reack Machar as South Sudan’s vice-president was not an occasion for true celebration. It was rather a grim reminder that... Read more »
Last week’s news from Washington over the GERD negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan were disconcerting indeed although the final outcomes of the talks is not yet clear or officially confirmed. The... Read more »
The mood at the GERD project site last Friday was one of accomplishment if not jubilation. High level federal officials visited the site and inspected construction progress, to encourage if not thank... Read more »
This week alone, leaders of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia met in Asmara to agree on a new package of economic and business cooperation between the three countries of the Horn. This is... Read more »
Political and economic literature on the Horn of Africa suggest that the region is endowed with vast natural resources while the absence of peace and stability and the prevalence of insecurity among... Read more »
The latest Al Shabab terrorist attack was aimed at the joint Kenyan-US base at Lamu that claimed lives and property destruction. A couple of weeks back, Al Shababa killed nearly one hundred... Read more »
People-to-people rapprochement as a new form of regional diplomacy The recent visit by Ethiopian artistic troupe and high level officials to Eritrea was no doubt a success story and can be taken... Read more »
Somali terror group’s last week attack against a high-profile hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu in which more than seven people were killed and scores injured was carried out to intimidate the... Read more »