Influx of DRC refugees into Uganda poses health crisis as Covid spikes

 The recent explosion of violence in eastern DR Congo has triggered a new wave of refugees crossing into Uganda, presenting a potential health crisis as the region grapples with a new Covid-19... Read more »

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades

 The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll is expected to grow as information trickles in... Read more »

 Ethiopia’s efficient refugee response management

 BY YOHANES JEMANEH Every person on this planet has the right to seek safety, and privileges to human rights protection. World Refugee Day takes place each year on June 20. This year’s... Read more »

Realizing the Djibouti Declaration

BY YOHANES JEMANEH In recent years, east African countries have been consolidating cooperation in expanding education and job opportunities to internally displaced peoples (IDPs), refugees, returnees, and host communities. This cooperation relies... Read more »

 The push for peace

Due to the warmongering nature of the TPLF, the conflict in northern Ethiopia has now been going on for 19 months without any tangible sign of ending. Thousands of lives were lost,... Read more »

 The Africa we want – challenges, opportunities

These days, Africa is going through mixed trajectories of ample opportunities and challenges that behoove a collective and coordinated approach. While the good news is in short supply, the continent also carries... Read more »

 The politics of food aid

It is now obvious that TPLF leaders are poised to restart the war in northern Ethiopia, violating the humanitarian truce declared about 2 months ago. Such an action by the TPLF at... Read more »

 TPLF’s divisive strategy, media manipulation

Let us give the devil his due. TPLF has always remained consistent in stating its separatist ideology and its ultimate objective of dismantling the Ethiopian state. Arguably, TPLF is the only known... Read more »

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS THE FUTURE OF WARFARE (JUST NOT IN THE WAY YOU THINK)

Artificial intelligence is among the many hot technologies that promise to change the face of warfare for years to come. Articles abound that describe its possibilities and warn those who fall behind... Read more »

Somalia MPs to elect president on May 15

 Somalia’s presidential elections will be held on May 15, signaling an end to more than a year of delays in establishing a new government. The decision was announced on Thursday by the... Read more »