Ethiopia’s on-going construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River has attracted speculation that it could lead to a ‘water war’.
There is no doubt that the dam has become a source of serious tension among Egypt, Ethiopia,...
FILE PHOTO: Civilians walk past graffiti reading in Arabic "Freedom, Peace, Justice and Civilian" in the Burri district of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and...
By Goth M Goth
As part of the continuous efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland towards the decisive quest for international recognition within the AU, Africa and in the international community,...
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) shakes hands with the opposition leader Raila Odinga in March, 2018 Simon Maina/AFP via GettyImages
On March 9, 2018 Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and the leader of the main opposition, Raila Odinga, surprised their supporters when...
The Blue Nile river flows near the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Assosa, Ethiopia, on June 28, 2013.ELIAS ASMARE/AP
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s deputy army chief on Friday said his country will strongly defend itself and...
![The government said there would be a period of national mourning for seven days following Pierre Nkurunziza's death [File: AFP]](https://i0.wp.com/www.somalilandcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/525a8174492d4efcb843237289c5f033_18.jpg?resize=696%2C385&ssl=1 "Burundi says President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart attack")
The government said there would be a period of national mourning for seven days following Pierre Nkurunziza's death
Government statement on Twitter says outgoing president, 55, died at Karuzi hospital after suffering a heart attack.
Burundi's government says outgoing President...
Photo collage: Sudan Women Protest Travelling Exhibition
Today, SIHA joins the women’s rights movement in Sudan commemorating the first Sudan Women Protest that was held on 31st March 2019. the women protest happened three days before the Khartoum massacre where...
Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800,000 people, was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 25 years on the run, the French justice ministry said.
The 84-year-old, who is Rwanda’s most-wanted man...
Once again, African countries are confronting overwhelming debt burdens. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, they owe a total of $493.6 billion in long term debt to their foreign official and commercial creditors. About one third, $117...
Officials tell Al Jazeera Sudan transitional gov't in process of handing over Port Sudan facility to UAE giant DP World.
Sudan's transitional government is taking steps to hand over control of its principal seaport to a company owned by the...