Horn of Africa

The United States announced the resumption of food deliveries to Ethiopia from December, six months after they were suspended due to corruption allegations. The US international development agency (USAid) said significant reforms would ensure that the food supplies reached those who needed them most. “The aid resumption will be on …

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has undergone a successful shoulder surgery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), local media reported, citing the presidency. “Mr Mohamud is recovering well from the minor medical operation,” his office said on Thursday. It did not give further details about what happened to his shoulder. …

More than 20 people have been killed and several others injured after shells hit a market in a suburb of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a group of lawyers said. The crowded market in Omdurman was hit after an intense exchange of fire between the Sudan army and the paramilitary Rapid Support …

About 817 suspected cholera cases have been recorded in three Sudanese states, including 35 deaths, local media reported. The cases were reported in Gedaref, South Kordofan and Khartoum states, privately owned al-Rakoba news website reported, citing the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN last week said that months of conflict …

Africa is now realising its potential and capacity, with the formerly side-lined continent harnessing its demographic dividend and natural resources and becoming an economic, political and social powerhouse, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Wednesday. The African continent has particularly suffered the consequences of the climate crisis and conflict …

A Somali TV journalist was on Monday killed in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in the capital, Mogadishu, police have said. Abdifatah Moalim Nur, alias Qeys, who worked for Somali Cable Television, died in the explosion at Blue Sky restaurant near the presidential palace and national museum. In a …

American authorities have announced the resumption of the delivery of food aid to refugees in Ethiopia, after a five-month interruption. This comes after the authorities in Addis Ababa agreed to step away from distributing the supplies. Washington suspended aid in May – following a similar move by the UN – …

The European Union has confirmed it’s temporarily frozen payments to the World Food Programme (WFP) for deliveries of humanitarian aid to Somalia. A spokesman for the European Commission, Balazs Ujvari, said the move was a precautionary measure to safeguard EU funds. A UN investigation has identified widespread theft of aid …

The acting mayor of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, has been sacked after he was caught on camera apparently slapping a member of the public, local media reported. Emmanuel Khamis Richard had refused to resign despite mounting pressure from fellow politicians since footage of him appearing to assault the female …

Nine people have died from a cholera outbreak in Ethiopia’s north-western Benishangul-Gumuz Region, state television (ETV) reported on Sunday, citing health authorities. A regional health official, Abdulmunhem Al-Beshir, said that “some 131 people have been infected in the outbreak while nine others died,” ETV said. Cases have been reported in …