Tigrayan security forces have seized control of several major towns, detained local officials and forced Getachew Reda, the region’s interim president, into exile. Who are its leaders and what do they want? Report by Gisa Tunbridge. 👇 ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/31j

We now know this isn’t true. Sadat has released a statement saying it has not and does not intend to deploy paramilitaries to Somalia but says it is open to providing security consultancy and training to the Somali government.

Resistance hero Ras Desta Damtew was executed by Italian fascists in 1937, after which some of his belongings are believed to have been stolen. ➡️l.theafricareport.com/KvF Now his grandchildren and the Ethiopian government are fighting to bring them home. Gisa Tunbridge reports.

In 2023, Africa sent more money to the rich world in debt payments ($68.7bn) than it got back in aid ($59.7bn). And 33 African countries spend more paying off debt than on healthcare. Now, much of this aid has been cut. Is it time for debt forgiveness? tortoisemedia.com/2025/04/23/the…

Britain's shoplifting problem is so bad you need a log scale

I looked at how claims of "white genocide" moved from murky corners of the internet to the MAGA mainstream, leading to Trump welcoming 59 white South Africans to the US last week -- despite effectively banning all other refugees. observer.co.uk/news/internati…

“We said we wouldn’t be divided by party, region, age, or gender,” Asmelash recalls. “We said we would struggle for the common interest and existence of the Tigrayan people.” ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/Q98 In March, Asmelash Desta, along with 11 of his comrades from the TDF, founded

As he shifts his attention to #Sudan, President Trump's #Africa hand Massad Boulos U.S. Senior Advisor for Africa opens up on challenges still facing the US-backed peace deal in eastern Congo Our exclusive interview w/Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala for Jeune Afrique/The Africa Report : theafricareport.com/387298/massad-…

Matching statements from 🇸🇦 and 🇦🇪 on their warming relations of late - at least publicly, the bromance may be back on. Let's hope it translates to deconflicting their diverging interests that are helping fuel conflicts in the #HornofAfrica. #Sudan x.com/hhtbzayed/stat…

#News_Analysis: First major sign of #ISIS in #Ethiopia as intelligence claims capturing 82 alleged operatives trained in #Puntland Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) says it has arrested 82 individuals accused of being affiliated with ISIS, marking the

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An open secret that even the Egyptians admit to - privately - is that it's #Sudan that could benefit the most from GERD, eg flooding regulations and regular irrigation for agriculture. But Egypt got Sudan to act against its own interests and oppose the dam for political support.

Donald Trump took a question at tonight’s presser with Aliyev if Azerbaijan and Pashinyan of Armenia on recognition of Somaliland: “Another complex one, but we’re working on that one, Somaliland…”

With Trump back in the White House, Hargeisa is betting on its geostrategic advantage to win bigger deals in a Horn of Africa shaped by superpower rivalries. My latest for Geeska - چيسكا geeska.com/en/understandi…

Signals that an Egyptian deployment to Somalia may be imminent ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/p6S have caused disquiet in Ethiopia, which has a longstanding military presence in the country, as Egypt fumes over the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Ethiopians are jubilant at the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). But away from the fanfare, Egypt and Sudan warn it is a threat to regional stability. l.theafricareport.com/isg By Gisa Tunbridge

The surge in AI-written speeches in Britain's House of Commons visualised:

Ethiopia and the European Union have signed a Global Gateway Partnership Agreement, marking a new chapter in their long-standing relations.

Addis Ababa and Asmara are trading their most serious accusations yet, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/0ni reviving fears of another confrontation in the Horn of Africa. Gisa Tunbridge reports.

For decades, East Africa’s two largest economies, Ethiopia and Kenya, had appeared to be opposites. But on 24 September, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/dtk the two countries signed a landmark agreement that could reshape the balance of power in the Horn of Africa. Read more in