December 26, 2025
Ethiopia: In Tigray, Starvation Has Replaced Shells As a Weapon of War. This Ruin Must End! [editorial]
Addis Standard
The deaths now reported from Tigray's internally displaced persons (IDP) camps are neither sudden nor unforeseeable. They are the cumulative result of political failure, economic… Read more »
December 24, 2025
Ethiopia: Fed Inks USD 1.5bln Health Cooperation Agreement With Washington
Reporter
Ethiopia commits to 70bln Birr increase in health spending as part of MoU Read more »
December 23, 2025
Africa: End-of-Year Message From the Director of the WHO's Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis & Stis [document]
WHO
Dear friends, colleagues and partners, Read more »
Botswana: Advancing the America First Global Health Strategy Through Landmark Bilateral Global Health MOUs with Botswana, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia [press release]
State Department
On December 22 and 23, the United States signed four additional new, landmark global health Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Recalls Dozens of Ambassadors Mainly From Africa
New Times
The United States has recalled nearly 30 ambassadors from dozens of countries as part of a wider diplomatic reshuffle under President Donald Trump's administration. Read more »
December 22, 2025
South Sudan: Joint Statement On the Killing of an Unmiss Staff Member [press release]
U.S. Embassy Juba
The Embassies of Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the killing of UNMISS staff member Bol… Read more »
December 20, 2025
Nigeria: 2026 Grammys - Fela Kuti to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Premium Times
Although Fela did not receive a Grammy Award during his lifetime, the 2026 Grammy honour will be his second recognition by the Recording Academy within six months. Read more »
December 12, 2025
East Africa: Eritrea Withdraws From IGAD, Again, Cites 'Failure to Meet Aspirations of the Region'
Addis Standard
Eritrea has officially informed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) of its decision to withdraw from the regional bloc, according to a statement released by the… Read more »
December 09, 2025
Ethiopia: Peace On Paper, Pain in Reality - Tigray's Forgotten Suffering, Struggle for Justice [opinion]
Addis Standard
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… Read more »
November 08, 2025
Djibouti: Djibouti At a Crossroads - the Presidential Transition Crisis Ahead of April 2026 Elections
Addis Standard
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