Refugees and Host Community Relations in East Africa: Cooperation, Tensions, and the Search for Balance
By ABDIYARE SALAD ALI & TESFA-ALEM TEKLE East Africa has become a focal point in global refugee affairs, with millions…
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Life Under Al-Shabaab ‘Somalia’s Civilians Trapped in Fear and Deprivation’
By Abdiyare Salad Ali | Kampala, Uganda In the sweltering heat of Jilib, a farming town in southern Somalia, 34-year-old…
Red Sea Afar Refugees Hold Mass Demonstration Demanding Justice and Accountability for Decades of Human Rights Violations
By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Ayssaita, Afar Region, Ethiopia – In a powerful display of unity and resolve, thousands of Red Sea…
Ethiopia Denies Trump’s Claim of U.S. Funding for Nile Dam
By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE A senior Ethiopian official has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that the United States has financed…
U.S. Slashes Visa Validity for Ethiopians to Three Months
By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE The United States has announced a major change to its visa policy for Ethiopian nationals, reducing the…
Record Number of Ethiopians, Foreign Nationals Executed in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International Reports
By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE A new report released Monday by Amnesty International has raised international alarm over the rising number of…
Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Boil as PM Abiy Ahmed Issues Warning over Red Sea Access
By EFREM TESFAGABR Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued a stark but diplomatically worded warning to neighboring Eritrea, underscoring…
Watchdog: Eritrea’s Military Resurgence Threatens Horn of Africa Stability
By EFREM TESFAGABR Eritrea is reportedly rebuilding and strengthening its military following the lifting of an arms embargo seven years…
“Scars That Don’t Heal”: Tigray’s Women Speak Out on Wartime Sexual Violence by Eritrean and Ethiopian Soldiers
By EFREM TESFAGABR In the wake of one of the most brutal conflicts in recent African history, tens of thousands…
Nairobi Recognized as East Africa’s Deep Tech Capital by Global Index
By TESFAALEM TEKLE As global competition intensifies, leading deep tech nations are poised to shape the future’s advanced and export-driven…