While global attention remains fixed on U.S. confrontations with Venezuela, Iran, and Greenland, a quieter but highly ...

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has set off alarm bells from Mogadishu to Addis Ababa, pulling the Horn of Africa into a ...

Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel has become the first country in the world to grant official recognition to Somaliland since it ...

On 26 December 2025 Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel announced the official recognition of Somaliland by his government.This came as a surprise to many - Somalis and non-Somalis around the globe ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African Union, European Union, and United States called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and constructive dialogue between warring factions in Sudan. The groups also ...

Analysis - The respected Brussels-based think tank, the International Crisis Group, has identified three conflicts in Africa as among the 10 world-wide which – following a violence-wracked 2025 – are ...

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Amid an unprecedented spat between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, regional states are reassessing their strategies and alliances ...

The Horn of Africa – the continent’s easternmost extension – has been battered by conflict, war, drought and hunger, pushing millions to the brink. From the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region ...

Tensions in the Horn of Africa have risen sharply this month, with top leaders in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the Tigray region all warning that a return to conflict may be imminent in an area barely ...

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