Category: Africa
Ahmed Shide Elected Speaker of Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HornPost) Ahmed Shide, a veteran Ethiopian government official who has served as the country’s Finance Minister...
Ethiopia’s Parliament Re-Elects Abiy Ahmed for Second Term
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — (HornPost) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on Monday for a new...
Ethiopian Forces Retake Mekelle Airport Amid Tigray War
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HornPost)— Ethiopian federal forces have regained control of Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Mekelle,...
Hassan Sheikh’s Ethiopia Visit Comes as Horn of Africa Security Tensions Rise
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia —(HornPost) Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made a one-day working visit to Addis Ababa on...
Morocco Appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as First Woman Prime Minister
RABAT, Morocco — (HornPost) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first...
Djibouti President Calls for Clear Roadmap to South Sudan Elections
DJIBOUTI — (HornPost)— Djibouti President and current Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ismail Omar Guelleh,...
Ethiopia-Tigray War Escalates as Federal Forces Recapture Alamata
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HornPost) Fighting in northern Ethiopia has intensified, with federal forces and allied fighters claiming to...
Ethiopia Tigray Fighting Escalates as Renewed War Raises Regional Concerns
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia —(HornPost) Fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and forces aligned with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front...
Two Mass Shootings in South Africa Leave 27 Dead, Dozens Injured
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (HornPost)— At least 27 people were killed and dozens more injured in two separate mass...
Ethiopia, Djibouti and Dangote Launch 120-Km Pipeline Project
DJIBOUTI — (HornPost) Ethiopia, Djibouti and the Dangote Group have launched a project to build a 120-kilometer petroleum...
