Ethiopian forces killed approximately 40 fighters on their own side in a drone strike in the insurgency-hit Amhara region on 15 January, a nurse and a local official told AFP on Tuesday.Amhara, ...

A loose Amhara militia network that fought the TPLF now wages a decentralised insurgency – and is pulling Addis Ababa and ...

When Ethiopia's prime minister received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, it reflected global optimism that one of the Horn of Africa's pivotal states had chosen institutional peace over militarized ...

Benin's parliamentary elections and Uganda's general elections, both held in January, marked the beginning of a busy and decisive year at ballot boxes across the African continent.

A co-founder and former deputy director of the East African Policy Research Institute (EAPRI), Birhanu has also held senior ...

Addis Ababa's renewed calls for sea access threaten an already fragile relationship with Eritrea, drawing anger from Asmara.

When the guns finally fell silent in the northern part of Ethiopia in late 2022, global attention quickly shifted elsewhere. Yet the war in Tigray remains one of the deadliest and most destructive ...

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by United States special operations forces in January 2026 represents a ...