Tanzania, DR Congo Usher in Strategic Ties
Daily News
Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to strengthen strategic ties, opening a new chapter in cooperation between the two countries. Read more »
Ntungamo Lifts Foot-and-Mouth Disease Quarantine in Most Areas
Nile Post
Ntungamo has lifted the Foot-and-Mouth Disease quarantine in most parts of the district after eight months of containment measures, allowing livestock slaughter, transportation and… Read more »
U.S. Signals Readiness to Resume GERD Mediation As Nile Dispute Persists
Addis Standard
The United States is ready to resume mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump has said,… Read more »
Ethiopia's Bishoftu Airport Project Emerges As New Arena for US-China Competition
Addis Standard
Ethiopia's planned US$12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport has emerged as a new arena for competition between Chinese and US companies, with Beijing-backed firms leading the… Read more »
Tanzania, DR Congo Deepen Trade, Mining Ties
Daily News
Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to deepen cooperation in mining, trade, investment, infrastructure, peace and security as the two countries seek to… Read more »
Tigray Rolls Out New Curriculum After 16 Years, but Funding and Textbook Shortages Threaten Implementation
Addis Standard
The Tigray Education Bureau has launched a new general education curriculum framework after 16 years under the previous framework, but officials warned that funding constraints and… Read more »
Gachagua to Ruto - 'Kenya Is Not Uganda or Tanzania' As He Warns Against Election Disruption
Capital FM
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned President William Ruto against any attempt to undermine Kenya's democratic process, insisting that the 2027 General Election… Read more »
Sudan Battlefield Shifts As RSF Intensifies Operations in Blue Nile
Dabanga
Sudan's battlefield is undergoing rapid shifts across several fronts, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifying military operations in Blue Nile state,… Read more »
Somali President Tells AU Peacekeepers to Leave
Nile Post
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said his country is now capable of taking full responsibility for its security, calling for African Union peacekeepers to leave Somalia… Read more »
Ethiopians Ready to Harness Rivers for More Mega Dams, Says GERD Public Participation Chief
ENA
Ethiopians have demonstrated both the capacity and readiness to construct additional dams on the country's rivers, Director General of the Office of the National Council for the… Read more »
NASA Study Finds Black Carbon Pollution in Addis Abeba Far Higher Than in 3 U.S. Cities
Addis Standard
A NASA-funded study has found that average black carbon concentrations in Addis Abeba were approximately 4 to 9 times higher than levels recorded in 3 U.S. metropolitan areas… Read more »
Uganda, Ethiopia Agree to Deepen Trade, Investment and Air Connectivity Ties
Nile Post
Foreign Affairs Minister Adonia Ayebare has held talks with Ethiopia's Ambassador to Uganda, Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu, with both sides agreeing to enhance bilateral cooperation in… Read more »
Somalia's Northern Cyprus Outreach Raises Questions for Cyprus Over Somaliland Policy
Horn Diplomat
A public exchange between Somalia's parliamentary leadership and officials from Northern Cyprus is drawing renewed scrutiny over Mogadishu's stance on sovereignty and territorial… Read more »
50,600 Ethiopians Left Country in First Quarter of 2026 Amid Economic Hardship, Migrant Exploitation
Addis Standard
An estimated 50,600 people left Ethiopia through the Eastern Route during the first quarter of 2026, as migrants increasingly used alternative routes and faced exploitation by… Read more »
The Hackers Are Coming for Africa's Critical Infrastructure
Independent (Kampala)
From Uganda's electricity transmission network to telecommunications and financial systems, INTERPOL says Africa is facing an increasingly sophisticated cybercrime threat as… Read more »
