Africa

Clint Eastwood is set to direct another real-life story following American Sniper and Sully. Following American Sniper and Sully, Clint Eastwood is set to tackle another real-life story by adapting Jessica Buchanan’s memoir Impossible Odds, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Written by Buchanan and her husband...

Somali officials have claimed that the US killed 22 local soldiers and civilians in a drone strike that hit the north-central city of Galkayo late last month. The US has confirmed it conducted a strike in the area on the same date, but claims all...

BY: MOHAMMED DAHIR AHMED Multiparty democracy has its pros and cons in Muslim communities where radical groups aspire to thwart and hijack the democratic process to their advantage. Somaliland political parties are in dire need of financial support especially when they are in opposition which...

Egypt’s government has signed a deal with a Chinese company to develop and manage it’s new capital city at a cost of 20 billion dollars. The agreement was signed with China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd. to complete parts of the second phase of construction...

By Andreas Rinke and Aaron Maasho | ADDIS ABABA German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Ethiopia on Tuesday to open up its politics and ensure police do not use heavy-handed tactics against protesters, after more than a year of unrest that rights groups say has led...

Ethiopian troops fighting militant Islamist group al-Shabab have withdrawn from a key military base in central Somalia's Hiiraan region, witnesses say. Al-Shabab fighters have entered el-Ali village following the withdrawal, reports say. Ethiopian forces had destroyed the base before abandoning the area, a radio station run...

  The return of Somali refugees is 'no longer voluntary, dignified nor safe,' an aid agency has said. Kenya wants to close down the Dadaab refugee camp, home to over 280,000 refugees, by November. Kenya is violating international law by removing residents of the world's largest...

The Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said Ethiopia and China are keen to further strengthen their economic cooperation as the two countries signed agreements in various areas including investment, infrastructure, industry and technology. Holding talks with Chinese President Special Envoy and National Development and Reform Commission...

Ethiopia on Monday that foreign elements were arming, training and financing groups that it blames for a wave of unrest in regions around Addis Ababa, where protesters have targeted factories and accused the government land grabs. "There are countries which are directly involved in arming,...

Leaders from Marsabit and Mandera counties have urged communities living along the Kenya-Ethiopia border to co-exist peacefully. Speaking during a fundraiser in aid of Tolki Special Interest Group in Moyale on Sunday, the leaders were happy that clashes witnessed in the two border counties in...