Leaders from Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and Kenya signed a limited framework on cross-border operations, but the thorniest questions were quietly deferred.
By Yasmin Abdi · Addis Ababa · July 13, 2026
Hargeisa opens representative offices in three new capitals as officials frame recognition as a matter of regional stability.
By Muna Yusuf · July 13, 2026
By Ismail Kayd · July 11, 2026
The mechanism gives smaller Horn states a formal channel into peacekeeping debates for the first time.
By Rahel Bekele · July 11, 2026
By Marta Fikru · July 7, 2026
A second berth and a new logistics zone are turning the Somaliland port into a serious challenger to Djibouti's dominance.
By Ahmed Warsame · July 12, 2026
By Ahmed Warsame · July 10, 2026
Aid agencies warn of a slow-onset crisis at a moment when donor attention is elsewhere.
By Kaltun Farah · July 9, 2026
By Selam Tesfaye · July 6, 2026
New scholarship programs and community coding clubs are shifting classroom composition faster than officials expected.
By Sagal Mohamed · July 10, 2026
By Amina Osman · July 5, 2026
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