Analysis

Since Biden took office in January 2021, his administration has involved itself in several issues and crises in the Horn of Africa, primarily in Ethiopia and Somalia, to varying degrees …

The two-day state visit to Kenya by Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan that concluded on Wednesday May 5, 2021, marks a turning point to the diplomatic and bilateral trade relations …

On May 9, 2021, the United Nations (UN) announced that around 120 former peacekeepers from Ethiopia are seeking asylum in Sudan. The former peacekeepers were part of the United Nations–African …

Last week, Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu was gripped by an escalation of armed conflict as political confrontation over stalled elections reached breaking point.

The Ethiopian government’s May 6, 2021 designation of Tigray’s People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) as a ‘terrorist’ group for targeting civilians and public infrastructure – to protect and secure civilians – …

It is exactly 30 years since Somalia extricated herself from the dictatorial rule of Siad Barre in a bloody civil war. However, in 2021, the Horn of Africa country remains …

The ongoing violent confrontation in Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu, is a result of 4-year systematic failures and miscalculations of the incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmaajo’.

Sudan has been implementing democratic reforms and transition to civilian governance after the deposal of the former military-turned civilian leader, President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

The East and Horn of Africa region is under a wave of geopolitical changes. Even though they are challenging to regional peace and security, they present important opportunities for Kenya …

The Tigray crisis in Ethiopia began when the country’s Prime Minister ordered a military operation against the region’s forces on November 4, 2020, after months of increased animosity between Tigray …

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