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Tanzania faces uproar for detaining critics of controversial UAE port deal

NAIROBI (KAAB TV) – Tanzanian authorities are condemned as they detain prominent individuals for speaking out against a controversial port deal between the country's president Samia Suluhu and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Canada cancels Eritrean festival after violent clashes

TORONTO (HORN OBSERVER) An Eritrean cultural festival held in Toronto, Canada has been cancelled by city officials after violent protests broke out between attendees and opponents of the Eritrean government.

UN test-starts food aid to Ethiopia after suspension

ADDIS ABABA (HORN OBSERVER) After two months the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) stopped sending its food aid to Ethiopia, it has now resumed releasing critical food aid to the country.

Conflict in Sudan Is Sparking a Humanitarian Emergency; Last Month 154,000 People Poured into South Sudan, Straining Already-Fragile Support Systems

NEW YORK, NY- August 8, 2023 - As the conflict in Sudan passed the 100-day mark, the situation is creating a growing economic and humanitarian crisis in neighboring South Sudan, according to Action Against Hunger, a global nonprofit that is leading humanitarian response efforts in many parts of the…

Sudan: War crimes rampant as civilians killed in both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks, says Amnesty Int'l

NAIROBI (Horn Observer) Extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ravages the country, Amnesty International said in a new report.

African Union's Voice for Restoration of Black Sea Grain Deal Stripes on Russian Rocks

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh African delegates to the second Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg July 27-28 expressed sadness over Russia's fierce resistance to renew its membership of the Black Sea grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through its Black Sea ports to the world.

WHO Ethiopia rapidly scales up response to contain cholera outbreak in SNNP Region

Upon arrival at the site, you will notice a sizable Cholera treatment center. The World Health Organization (WHO) has swiftly responded to the Cholera outbreak in the Konso Zone and Alle Special Woreda of the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia by establishing Cholera…

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed unveils plans to secure port access by negotiation or by force

ADDIS ABABA (Horn Observer) In a momentous announcement, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared that the Ethiopian government is leaving no stone unturned in its pursuit of a crucial port for the country.

Staff beatings, death threats jeopardise MSF's presence in Khartoum hospital - MSF

KHARTOUM/PARIS -- The latest incidence of violence involving staff from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Khartoum, Sudan, has jeopardised MSF's continuing presence in one of the city's hospitals.

Kenyan opposition to resume anti-government protests as they demand action on soaring living costs

Nairobi (Horn Observer) Kenyan opposition leaders have announced their plans to resume anti-government protests, demanding a reduction in the high cost of living in the country, scheduled for next Wednesday.