In January 2024, Ethiopia made history as the first country in the world to ban the import of petrol and diesel vehicles, aiming to tackle fuel dependence and pollution.

There are now many more stock markets in Africa than there were forty years ago. Ethiopia is the latest country to join the club after re-starting its stock market this month.

A significant outcome of President William Ruto’s four-day election campaign blitz through north-eastern Kenya was his declaration lifting special vetting requirements for applicants of national ...

As Ruto ran across North Eastern Kenya in the ended week, questions lingered on population issues, altruism, the 2027 presidential election, and Somali nationalism in Kenya.

It has now been almost a year and a half since Azerbaijan invaded Nagorno-Karabakh and expelled its indigenous 120,000 ...

US forces conducted airstrikes in Somalia's Golis Mountains, targeting IS operatives. Trump announced that these precision ...

Filsan Abdullahi Ahmed is a former Minister of Women, Children, and Youth. She was appointed to the position on March 12, 2020, becoming the youngest member ...

Africa is broken. It is being dissected by the famous East African Rift which extends over a length of 5000 km along the eastern side of Africa and seems poised to destroy Africa as we know it.

The Ogaden National Liberation Front has said it’s rethinking its 2018 peace deal with the government. We hear from a former female fighter. Show more “Growing up in Ogaden, I was surrounded ...

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