The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) has appointed four-time Somali-born British Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah as its first-ever global goodwill ambassador. The appointment…

Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu of Ethiopia has begun his second term as the executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), four years after first…

Ethiopian telecoms operator Ethio Telecom has launched fifth-generation (5G) mobile services in Jigjiga, the capital of the country's Somali Regional State. "Our company has officially…

Flash floods caused by El Nino-linked heavy rains across Kenya have killed 120 people since October and displaced about 90,000 households, the government said today.…

At least 20 people have been killed in a bus crash in the southern Ethiopian district of Teltale in Oromia region, near the Kenyan border,…

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has named its first-ever youth envoy. Sam Ogwal of Uganda was appointed to the post during the 2023 IGAD…

A former Somali refugee, who became a journalist and education advocate, has won this year’s Nansen Award, given out by UN refugee agency UNHCR. Abdullahi…

A Kenyan high court has declared unconstitutional a widely-condemned 1.5% housing levy contained in a finance law that came into effect in July. A three-judge…

The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has announced its decision to halt its investigation into violence in Kenya that broke out…

Puntland leader Saeed Abdullahi Deni has established a seven-member committee to help resolve a row over regional presidential and parliamentary elections slated for early 2024.…

Five gunmen who attempted to seize a commercial ship off the coast of Yemen on November 26 are likely Somalis, and not Houthi Yemenis as…

The European Union has pledged 1 million euros in new military aid to Somalia's army which is preparing to take full responsibility for the country's…