It is time to rethink refugee response in the Horn of Africa

Congolese refugees line up to receive aid during a food distribution operation at the Musenyi refugee site in Giharo, on May 7, 2025. [AFP] The Horn of Africa is grappling with a deepening crisis of forced displacement. Prolonged conflicts in Somalia, …

Uganda, China Hold Bilateral Talks Ahead of Third Horn of Africa Peace Conference

Hon. John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Regional Affairs held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Xue Bing, the Special Envoy for Horn of Africa Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. The meeting, which took …

Cooperation with China promotes peace, stability in Horn of Africa: experts

Cooperation with China promotes peace, stability in Horn of Africa: experts

NAIROBI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese investments in economic and social programs have driven modernization efforts in the Horn of Africa, where conflicts and climate shocks have hindered the development efforts of regional countries, experts said Thursday …

Mudavadi calls for end to West's 'master-slave' approach to Africa

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi during the 13th Edition of the Kultaranta Talks in Naantali, Finland. [@MusaliaMudavadi, X] Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said Africa is no longer a passive recipient of aid but a continent on the …

Chaos as a Veil: Abiy Ahmed’s Consolidation of Power Amidst Global Preoccupation

Amsal Woreta June 19, 2025 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is intensifying his grip on power, a move increasingly evident through new legislation and strategic international alliances. While the world’s attention focuses on global hotspots, Abiy’s …

Louis Moholo-Moholo, a lion of South African jazz who used his drums to find freedom

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: Ah, no! My name is this; I was born by the river? You want me to start like …

The Horn of Africa States (“HAS”) Why HAS is Different from the EAC

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad September 16th, 2023 Both the HAS region and the EAC are located on the eastern side of Africa along with other countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros Islands, Sudan, and Egypt. The HAS region is the …

Bodies of migrants are increasingly washing up on Spain’s Balearic shores – 320 deaths estimated so far

MORE than 320 migrants have lost their lives trying to reach Spain via the Algerian Route between January and May, their bodies increasingly washing up on the shoreline of the Balearic Islands. The Government Delegation in the Balearic Islands recorded at …

This side of paradise

Paradise Inc. is the result of a decades-long quest by Guillaume Bonn to witness, and to document, the final days of the great east African wilderness. What this book contains, in his photographs and his words, is the consequence of many trips across many …