Horn of Africa

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (533+ words) The declaration adds to fears of a wider conflict as government-allied forces report advances in Tigray, a region devastated by a previous war. In a letter dated Friday, Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos invoked Ethiopia’s right to self-defense under Article 51 of…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (190+ words) The U.S. Embassy in Asmara has urged American citizens to exercise increased caution across Eritrea amid rising cross-border tensions with Ethiopia and reports of continued fighting in northern Ethiopia near the Eritrean border. In a security alert issued on October 9, 2026, the…...

6+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1114+ words) Less than four years after the Pretoria Agreement brought Ethiopia’s devastating two-year Tigray war to a close, the unresolved security and territorial questions along the nation’s northern frontier have returned to the battlefield. According to local sources and eyewitnesses who…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (520+ words) Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ethiopian government forces and their militia allies entered Adigrat, near the border with Horn of Africa neighbour Eritrea, on Saturday, three residents said, days after Eritrean troops were pushed back from the strategic city. The incursion by Eritrean…...

33+ min ago   (249+ words) MEKELLE, 10 October 2026 — The Tigray Peace Force (TPF) has urged fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) who remain engaged in the conflict to lay down their weapons, offering protection, legal safeguards and assistance with reintegration into civilian life. The…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (492+ words) ADDIS ABABA – Dowladda Itoobiya ayaa ku eedeysay ciidamada Eritrea inay duullaan ballaaran ku soo qaadeen qaybo ka mid ah waqooyiga Itoobiya, iyadoo sheegtay inaysan haysan wax kale oo aan ahayn inay isdifaacdo, xilli qaraxyo laga maqlayay deegaanno u dhow xuduudda…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (434+ words) Home » Western Sahara » MINURSO Welcomes New Force Commander Major General Jawwad Ahmed Welcome ceremony for new force commander at MINURSO Rabat – UN peacekeeping mission MINURSO’s headquarters in Laayoune welcomed this week its newly arrived Force Commander, Major General Jawwad Ahmed....

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (572+ words) MOGADISHU — The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has issued a formal statement reaffirming its participation in the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival (EPFAS), declaring that “a war of survival is not decided by a few battles” as fighting continues…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (465+ words) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, saying he is deeply worried by reports that Eritrean forces are present in the country. In a statement issued on Friday night in…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (465+ words) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, saying he is deeply worried by reports that Eritrean forces are present in the country. In a statement issued on Friday night in…...