• Eritrea Rejects EP Resolution
    Saturday, October 24, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Eritrea Rejects EP Resolution Earlier this month, the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning human rights in Eritrea. The outlandish tone and content of the intrusive and vitriolic resolution betray apparent frustration...
  • Eritrean Senior Delegation in Sudan
    Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Eritrean Delegation in Khartoum Asmara, 20 October 2020 – Eritrea’s senior delegation composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab met, today in Khartoum, Sudan’s President of the Sovereign Council,...
  • Rwanda Asked by the US to Stop Supporting M23 Militia in DR Congo
    Friday, October 28, 2022 from The Rwandan
    The US government has asked Rwanda to stop supporting the militia M23 which has captured swathes of territory in North Kivu province, including DRC’s strategic town of Bunagana on the Ugandan border. The US Ambassador Robert Wood,...
  • IMF, Somalia agree on $30 million credit facility boost to support reforms
    Monday, October 13, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Somali government have reached a staff-level agreement on the fourth review of Somalia’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF), a deal that could release US$30 million in new...
  • Implications of presidential decrees on South Sudan states officials
    Monday, March 8, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    - By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi President Salva Kiir's recent Republican Decrees “for the Reconstitution and Appointment of State Advisors, State Ministers, Members of State Independent Commissions and County Commissioners” has not only...
  • Ethiopia: U. S. Congressman Condemns Trump’s Comments About GERD
    Saturday, October 24, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    U. S. Congressman Condemns Trump’s Comments About GERD Addis Ababa, October 24, 2020 (FBC) –U. S. Congressman Jason Crow has condemned President Donald Trump’s comments about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). During the...
  • UCC sets deadline for online media to get authorisation
    Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from Daily MonitorNews
    The UCC says the authorisation of online media is to ensure that they protect the consumers from malicious and other misinformation
  • South Sudan resume talks with holdout opposition groups
    Tuesday, March 9, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    March 8, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan's government has resumed peace talks with a section of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), despite splits within the opposition grouping. The talks, facilitated by the Rome-based Sant'Egidio...
  • Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has died, source says
    Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, a source in Odinga's office told Reuters on Wednesday, without giving further details.
  • Somali teen under Garda watch after fatal stabbing of Ukrainian minor in Dublin
    Friday, October 17, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    LONDON, United Kingdom — Irish authorities are monitoring a Somali teenager recovering in hospital after a fatal stabbing that left a 17-year-old Ukrainian asylum seeker dead at a Tusla-operated residential care unit for unaccompanied...
  • El-Sisi, Trump to chair Gaza summit in Egypt on Monday
    Monday, October 13, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will chair an international summit to discuss the US president’s proposal to end Israel’s war on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.
  • DRC expels Rwandan Ambassador in Kinshasa
    Sunday, October 30, 2022 from The Rwandan
    The expulsion comes in the wake of territorial gains made by the rebels over the last few days; the Congolese government accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels
  • Somali President extends condolences to Kenya over Raila Odinga’s passing
    Thursday, October 16, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has extended his condolences to the government and people of Kenya following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in India on Wednesday.
  • How Mogadishu Port is positioning for the future
    Monday, October 13, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    The Port of Mogadishu, Somalia’s largest harbour, is at a pivotal moment as rising regional trade among Eastern Africa ports creates new opportunities. Appointed Director General in August, I am prioritizing the modernization of...
  • Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopia's fait-accompli Policy over GERD process: Sisi
    Sunday, March 7, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    March 6, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The visiting Egyptian President announced his agreement with Sudanese officials to reject the fait accompli policy that Ethiopia is trying to impose with regard to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)...
  • 7,000 girls defiled between Jan and June - police report
    Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from Daily MonitorNews
    Ms Akullo said their investigation of sexually related crimes have been impeded by shortage of funds, transportation of officers, victims, witnesses and collection of evidence
  • Retired Somali army colonel shot dead outside Mogadishu home
    Monday, October 13, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — A senior Somali National Army officer was shot dead outside his home in Mogadishu’s Dharkenley district on Sunday night, marking the latest in a series of targeted assassinations against security officials in the capital.
  • Ethiopian Army In A Good Position To Execute Any Mission: Defense Ministry
    Thursday, October 15, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Ethiopian Army In A Good Position To Execute Any Mission: Defense Ministry Addis Ababa, October 13, 2020 (FBC) – Ministry of Defense announced army’s better position to carry out any mission in line with protecting welfare of the nation....
  • Sudan raises local wheat buying price
    Monday, March 8, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    A field of Wheat cultivated in Al-Gazira scheme (ST photo) March 7, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese government raised the price at which it buys locally produced new-season wheat to 13,500 Sudanese pounds per sack to support farmers and to encourage them to increase future production. Prime Minister...
  • IMF says Sudan making progress on implementing economic reforms
    Tuesday, March 9, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    March 8, 2021 (KHARTOUM) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that Sudan appears to be adhering to its economic reforms roadmap that would be key to achieving debt relief. "The Sudanese authorities have made tangible progress on...
  • Eritrea Mai Nefhi College of Science Graduate 280 Students
    Thursday, October 22, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Mai Nefhi College of Science Graduates 280 Students Asmara, 22 October 2020 – Mai Nefhi College of Science conferred 1st Degrees to 291 and Diplomas to 61 graduates in its Commencement today in the fields of Computer Science, Marine...
  • SSUF/A launches long-awaited constitution in Kenya
    Monday, March 8, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    March 2, 2021 (NAIVASHA) – The opposition South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) has officially launched its long-awaited constitution. Unveiling of the movement's constitution took place during a meeting of the general assembly in...
  • Ma’awiisley leader says slain al-Shabaab commander was behind civilian killings in Hiiraan region
    Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — The commander of Somalia's Ma'awisley community defense forces, a local militia fighting al-Shabaab, said a senior militant commander recently killed by local forces and government forces was responsible for the...
  • S. Sudan's Kiir rules out military interventions to water disputes
    Tuesday, March 9, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    March 8, 2021 (JUBA)- South Sudan's president Salva Kiir has ruled out a military solution to resolve disputes over water, an aide said. The aide said the South Sudan leader made these remarks at a meeting with Eritrea's President,...
  • Kagame’s Newly Recruited Zimbabwean Teachers Have Landed in Rwanda to Build Rwanda’s Education Sector.
    Sunday, October 23, 2022 from The Rwandan
    Kagame’s Newly Recruited Zimbabwean Teachers Have Landed in Rwanda to Build Rwanda’s Education Sector. Previous Schemes Since 2009 to Deploy Ugandan and Kenyan Teachers Were Abandoned. The newly recruited 154 Zimbabwean teachers have...
  • Ethiopia provides military support to Sudanese rebels in Blue Nile state: official agency
    Monday, March 8, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    Joseph Tuka (ST photo) March 8, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Ethiopian government has recently supplied weapons and ammunition to a Sudanese rebel group to attack a border town in the Blue Nile State, said the official news agency SUNA on Sunday. The attacks by the...
  • Ethiopia Blasts Trump Remark that Egypt Will ‘Blow Up’ Dam
    Sunday, October 25, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Ethiopia Blasts Trump Remark that Egypt Will ‘Blow Up’ Dam ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP | October 25, 2020) — Ethiopia on Saturday denounced “belligerent threats” over the huge dam it has nearly completed on the Blue Nile...
  • ICC delegation prepares Bensouda's visit to Darfur
    Monday, March 8, 2021 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
    ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda briefs the UN Security Council on 13 December 2014 (Photo: UN/Yubi Hoffmann) March 7, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) held meetings with Sudanese officials to prepare a visit of Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to the Darfur region and the activities of investigation teams...
  • Living with Herpes Genital – Do’s and Don’ts
    Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from The Rwandan
    It is a disappointing fact if your partner is diagnosed with genital herpes. Will you get transmitted too? Yes if you don’t pay attention to it. Did you just know about genital herpes? Right now, you may feel scared and ashamed. But...
  • Kenya sends close to 1000 soldiers to DR Congo to fight rebels
    Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from The Rwandan
    Kenyan President William Ruto says his country is sending more than 900 military personnel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to join a new regional force tasked with trying to calm deadly tensions fuelled by armed groups....
  • 17 suspects in Ndeeba church demolition case released on bail
    Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from Daily MonitorNews
    Six other suspects remain in prison because they did not apply for bail
  • Somalia elects nine lawmakers to East African Legislative Assembly for first time
    Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Federal Parliament on Wednesday elected nine lawmakers to represent the country in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), finalizing a crucial step in Somalia’s integration into the East African...
  • UN calls for Israel to open more Gaza crossings for surge in aid deliveries
    Thursday, October 16, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    The United Nations humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, has urged Israel to immediately open more crossings into the famine-stricken Gaza Strip to allow for a surge in aid deliveries.
  • Three civilians killed in suspected Al-Shabaab bombing in Beledweyne
    Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Beledweyne (HOL) — A powerful explosion at a café in the central Somali city of Beledweyne killed at least three civilians and wounded four others on Wednesday, in what security officials believe was a deliberate attack involving an...
  • Israel imposes new Gaza aid restrictions, keeps Rafah crossing closed
    Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Israel has imposed new restrictions on aid entering the besieged Gaza Strip and will not open the Rafah crossing as planned, while Israeli forces killed at least nine people in the Palestinian territory as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire came...
  • Somali police intercept large narcotics shipment at Mogadishu port
    Thursday, October 16, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police on Thursday seized a shipping container filled with dangerous narcotics at Mogadishu’s main seaport, marking the second major drug interception at the facility in less than two months. Authorities said the...
  • Ethiopia Announces Military Readiness in the Northern Command
    Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Ethiopian National Defence Force Announces Military Readiness In Northern Command Addis Ababa, November 10, 2020 (FBC) – The Ethiopian National Defence Force has today announced a better operational readiness of the military units in the...
  • Mogadishu to hold local council elections in November 2025, electoral commission confirms
    Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — The Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced on Tuesday that local council elections in the districts of the Banadir region will take place in Mogadishu at the end of November 2025.
  • Le Monde Irresponsible Accusations against Eritrea
    Friday, November 6, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Le Monde: Irresponsible Accusations against Eritrea In its publication of November 5, entitled Ethiopia: the threat of Civil War, Le Monde insinuates, on the basis of innuendos and speculation, that “the Eritrean leader is the ‘master...
  • Eritrea Adi-Keih College of Business and Social Science Graduate 620 Students
    Saturday, October 17, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Adi-Keih College of Business and Social Science Graduates 620 Students Asmara, 17 October 2020 – The College of Business and Social Science located in Adi-Keih graduated today, 17 October, in a virtual setting, 620 students in 1st...
  • Somalia’s internet users soar to 10.7 million as Starlink and digital strategy fuel expansion
    Thursday, October 16, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — The number of Somalis using the internet has climbed to 10.7 million in 2025, more than half the population, according to new government data. Officials say the rollout of Starlink’s satellite internet in August and a...
  • Eritrea: Asmara As Capital City, 8 Amazing Facts
    Tuesday, November 3, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Asmara As Capital City Of Eritrea, 8 Amazing Facts By African Report Files Last updated Nov 3, 2020 Asmara City , Republic of Eritrea is one of the cleanest city in Africa located at over 2000m above sea level. Asmara joined the world...
  • Ethiopian PM Gives Order To Start Military Offensive Against TPLF
    Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Ethiopian PM Gives Order To Defense Forces To Start Military Offensive Against TPLF Addis Ababa, November 4, 2020 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered the National Defense Forces (ENDF) to start military offensive against the...
  • Somali Salvation Forum condemns arrests of journalists and rights defenders in Mogadishu
    Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Salvation Forum, a coalition of opposition groups, has strongly condemned the recent arrests and threats against journalists and members of a committee defending the rights of people displaced from Mogadishu’s...
  • Eritrea COVID-19: Success and Challenges
    Saturday, October 31, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    COVID-19: Eritrea’s Success and Challenges (Part I) On Oct 31, 2020 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus newly discovered in late December 2019. The pandemic has been one of the greatest global...
  • Somali President chairs cabinet meeting focused on state-building and public services
    Thursday, October 16, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday chaired the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers in Mogadishu, focusing on accelerating state-building efforts and improving public services.
  • Eritrean President, Ethiopian PM Visit GERD, Air Force
    Tuesday, October 13, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Ethiopian, Eritrean Leaders Visit GERD Addis Ababa, October 13, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki this afternoon visited the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Earlier today, the two...
  • Ethiopian Army Deputy Chief: Great Care Taken To Ensure Safety Of Civilians
    Thursday, November 5, 2020 from EastAFRO.com » News
    Great Care Taken To Ensure Safety Of Civilians: Army Deputy Chief Addis Ababa, November 5, 2020 (FBC) – The Ministry of Defences said all necessary precautions were taken to ensure safety of civilians during an offensive attack carried...
  • Somalia aims to generate half its electricity from solar power by 2028
    Thursday, October 16, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s government plans to halve its reliance on imported fuel for electricity generation by 2028 through a major expansion of solar power, Energy and Water Resources Minister Abdullahi Bidhan Warsame announced...
  • Somali trader shot dead in Cape Town as xenophobic attacks continue in South Africa
    Thursday, October 16, 2025 from Hiiraan Online
    Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali businessman was shot and killed Wednesday night in the Philippi neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa.
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