Tensions in the Horn of Africa have surged following an unexpected announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland. The agreement reportedly involves leasing land for Ethiopia’s planned naval facility in exchange for potential recognition of Somaliland’s…
The civil war in Ethiopia, between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which broke out in November 2020 has gone through both intense fighting as well as ceasefires. The last and the longest ceasefire, which lasted…
On Tuesday 11th September the leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia opened the common border, which had been closed for 20 years. The historical event did not occur in a vacuum, but rather as a consequence of a series of events…
