#US Ambassador says ‘only political solution’ enables IDPs return home, reviews aid efforts in #Tigray U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga said “only a political solution” would enable Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Tigray to return to their homes, during a visit

From Obock’s smuggling hubs to Saudi border violence, the Eastern Route reveals a system profiting from desperation amid regional collapse. Read more on the realities driving this migration crisis in our latest Horn Edition: sahan.global/issues/he-issu…

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken full control of the Zamzam camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in North Darfur, perpetrating a campaign of atrocities including abductions, rape, and killings, a women rights group said on Monday. sudantribune.com/article301325/

Somaliland President Irro’s first regional trip to Djibouti signals a strategic reset, balancing a recognition push, domestic tensions, and shifting alliances amid Djibouti’s sensitive succession dynamics. Read more: sahan.global/issues/sw-issu…

At least five people were killed and several injured in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region on Sunday after suspected Murle fighters from South Sudan opened fire on a bus carrying 47 passengers from Dimma to Pinyudo. addisstandard.com/over-five-kill…

Gen. Michael Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command, spoke with members of Kenyan and international press during the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Nairobi on May 27. U.S. Embassy Nairobi

#BREAKING First major conference of the Somali opposition opened today. The cast looks formidable. Opposition castigated as sham and coercive the ongoing registration of voters for HSM's OPOV in Mogadishu. #WashamsiLoading

"#Khartoum is not habitable. The war has destroyed our life and our country and we feel homeless even though the army is back in control" Authorities estimate reconstruction needs at $300 billion for Khartoum and $700 billion for the rest of #Sudan. reuters.com/world/africa/s…

A storyteller whose work spanned roughly six decades and who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness. The Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, a titan of modern African literature has as died aged 87. bbc.in/3T3FpM1

The Somali Region under Mustafa Agjar is sliding back into authoritarianism. Far from delivering reform, his administration has revived the machinery of repression, fuelling instability across borders. Read more in our latest #EthiopianCable: Read more: sahan.global/issues/ec-issu…

When girls are married off to settle blood debts or preserve clan honour, it's not just culture – it's systemic injustice upheld by the xeer system. Reform on child marriage in Somalia remains distant, stalled by political and cultural norms. Read more: sahan.global/issues/sw-issu…

President Abdirahman Irro's visit to Kenya was a great success and achieved its objective. * President commissioned Somaliland's new mission building in Runda, Nairobi. Fully-owned and acquired by the government of Somaliland. Not rented. *President Irro and President Ruto met

At least 20 Somali migrants have died from dehydration and hunger after their boat got stranded en route to the island of Palma in Spain. Spanish authorities have launched an investigation into the boat's origins and the conditions of the journey. hiiraan.com/news4/2025/May…

South Sudan’s peace deal is collapsing under Kiir’s authoritarian grip. As violence escalates and opposition silenced, the renewal of UNMISS till 2026 raises questions on its relevance and ability to respond effectively. More in our latest #HornEdition: sahan.global/issues/he-issu…

Women and girls ‘not safe anywhere’ in Darfur. "MSF said in the South Darfur region alone its workers treated 659 sexual violence survivors between January and March this year, more than two-thirds of whom had been raped." Life under the RSF. theguardian.com/global-develop…

#Kenya dispatches technical team for 200MW #Ethiopian power import Kenya is set to import an additional 200 MW of hydropower from Ethiopia to address a 283 MW supply shortfall during peak hours, as a technical team from Kenya Power and the Ministry of Energy travels to

SCOOP: Turkey delivers T129 Atak helicopters to Somalia • Ankara also handed utility helicopters to Somali Navy as fight against al-Shabab intensifies • The move came after Erdogan - HSM phone call middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-de…

The Somali National Army is faltering as politicisation undermines its cohesion and credibility. Desertions are mounting, forcing clan militias to absorb the burden. As Al-Shabaab advances, questions mount over the SNA’s viability. Read more here: sahan.global/issues/sw-issu…

#BREAKING There are reports the Somali government is using coercive tactics to force residents of Mogadishu to register for HSM's so-called 'One-Person-One-Vote' (OPOV). Heavily-armed security teams said compelling residents to go to registration centres . On Tuesday,

Looking ahead to Ethiopia's 2026 elections, escalating violence and state contraction cast doubt on the vote’s credibility. Rather than reflect popular will, the polls risk becoming a tool to entrench authoritarian power. Read more in our #EthiopianCable: sahan.global/issues/ec-issu…