In a remote part of Ethiopia, people speak of the fight between the government and separatists furtively, anonymity their only shield.

Unfinished business The region's recent history is clouded by conflict. Ceded to Ethiopia by the British in 1954, it has twice since been fought over by Ethiopia and Somalia, which - under the ...

Governance and Marginalization For much of its history, the Somali Region was governed through militarization rather than civilian administration. From the time of Emperor Menelik II to the early ...

In July 1977, Somalia launched a war against Ethiopia with the objective of taking control of the Ogaden region. With superior ground forces, they made big advances. But Ethiopians had one strong ...

The granting of a concession to the American Sinclair Company to prospect for oil in the Ogaden was designed as much to reassert Ethiopia’s rights in the region as out of eagerness to exploit a ...

Still no evidence Ilhan Omar's father committed war crimes while serving in Somali military Nur Omar Mohamed died of COVID-19 in 2020.

The ensuing war would become one of the defining events in recent East African history. Hear from General Mohamed Nur Galal, one of the architects of the Somali invasion.

This discovery follows the August 2022 announcement of 7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves in the Ogaden region. The reserves were verified by the consultancy firm Netherland, Swell & ...

The late 19th century period remains a consequential period in Africa’s history. The book highlights the negative consequences of the 1897 Rodd Treaty between Britain and Ethiopia whereby, the Ogaden ...

Guns are silent, but war lingers for Ogaden’s former women rebel fighters Ex-rebels from Ethiopia’s Somali region have had a rocky transition to civilian life, even years after the 2018 peace ...

In this essay, I will weave together the history of the origins of the controversy over Karamardha with the 1977-78 Ogaden War. I will highlight what actually happened in that war, the ensuing ...