Addis Ababa, Tuesday — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Tuesday that the government is actively pursuing a nationwide initiative to construct 1.5 million housing units in the coming years, describing the target as ambitious but still insufficient when measured against the country’s vast housing needs. Addressing lawmakers during today’s parliamentary session, the
By. Mohamed Omar For over seven years, the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia has been governed by President Mustafe Omer (Haji Mustafe). This period followed a historic political transition that promised reform, justice, and development after decades of repression and instability. The expectations were high, and the opportunity unprecedented. Today, however, the Somali Region stands
Abdirezak Sahane Elmi Somalia has long remained trapped in a cycle of political uncertainty, fragile security, weak governance, and unresolved state-building challenges. Decades of conflict, institutional collapse, endemic corruption, and elite power struggles have severely undermined public trust in the state. Despite these setbacks, the Somali people, supported by sustained engagement from the international community
For decades, the Somali Region of Ethiopia has carried the heavy burden of state violence, political neglect, and deliberate underdevelopment. From the imperial era of Haile Selassie, through the brutal military dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariam, and into the centralized authoritarian rule of Meles Zenawi, the region was treated not as an equal part of
Go’aamadii siyaasadeed ee lagu saleeyay sharciyo baalmarsan dastuurka, kuwaas oo si toos ah loola beegsaday Jubaland iyo Madaxweynaha Jubaland, Axmed Maxamed Islaam (Axmed Madoobe), ayaa ugu dambayn ku dhammaaday fashil buuxa. Tallaabooyinkaas oo lagu muujiyay cadaadis siyaasadeed iyo faragelin toos ah, ma aysan gaadhin natiijadii laga lahaa, balse waxay bannaanka soo dhigeen daciifnimada jihaynta siyaasadeed
Mogadishu, Somalia – Thursday The Federal Government of Somalia has appointed General Ibrahim Mohamed Mahmoud as the new Commander of the Somali National Army (SNA), replacing General Odowaa Yusuf Rage, according to an official statement released by the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday. The decision was endorsed during a meeting of the Council
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday delivered a powerful message of national confidence and continental optimism during the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Ethiopian Air Force, describing Ethiopia as a country whose true potential is still not fully understood, even by its own people. Speaking at the anniversary ceremony, the
By. Abdirezak Sahane Elmi. The recent victory achieved by the Jubaland Joint Security Forces against the Al-Shabab terrorist organization in Kuda town, a strategic coastal settlement under Badhaadhe District in Lower Juba, stands as one of the most decisive and painful defeats ever inflicted on the extremist group in southern Somalia. This operation was not
By Horncurrent | Analysis January 2026 Khartoum / Sanaa — The return of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to Khartoum in January 2026 was neither a sudden battlefield reversal nor a victory driven solely by internal Sudanese dynamics. Rather, it marked the culmination of a long, externally enabled campaign—one that closely mirrors Saudi Arabia’s parallel
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has highlighted major reform initiatives undertaken by the Immigration and Citizenship Service in recent years, aimed at addressing long-standing service gaps and improving efficiency. In a message shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, the Prime Minister stated that the institution is now delivering services