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horn of africa news

Where is Somaliland, and why has Israel’s recognition sparked backlash?

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.
Published on Dec 28, 2025 03:06 pm IST

EU urges respect for Somalia's sovereignty after Israel recognizes Somaliland

A self-proclaimed republic, Somaliland enjoys a strategic position on the Gulf of Aden and has its own money, passports and army.
Published on Dec 28, 2025 12:59 am IST

Kenya and Uganda to mediate in Ethiopia-Somalia dispute

Kenya and Uganda to mediate in Ethiopia-Somalia dispute
Published on Nov 30, 2024 08:27 pm IST

Restive Indian Ocean calls for a new vision

PREMIUM
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde along with officers on INS Imphal, during its commissioning ceremony into the Indian Navy at Mumbai naval base (Bhushan Koyande/ HT)
Published on Feb 05, 2024 10:00 pm IST

How has the global warming triggered drought in Horn of Africa? Study says…

The WWA study concentrated on the three areas worst hit by the drought: southern Ethiopia, Somalia and eastern Kenya.
Published on Apr 27, 2023 12:31 pm IST

The locust attacks must be taken seriously | HT Editorial

Locusts are a group of short-horned grasshoppers that multiply quickly as they migrate
Published on Feb 05, 2020 06:19 pm IST

Ethiopian army chief, regional president killed in unrest: PM Abiy’s office

Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy announced there had been an attempted coup in Amhara’s capital Bahir Dar.
Updated on Jun 23, 2019 03:31 pm IST

30 bodies of migrants found after two boats capsize off Djibouti

Thousands of migrants from the turbulent Horn of Africa region set off every year from Djibouti to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait for the Arabian Peninsula with hopes of finding work in rich Gulf countries.
Updated on Jan 30, 2019 11:33 pm IST

Suicide car bombing in Somalia’s capital kills at least 3

A Somali soldier walks near the wreckage of vehicles at the scene of a blast outside the compound of a district headquarters in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday.
Updated on Sept 02, 2018 03:39 pm IST

US accuses China of targeting lasers at its military planes near Djibouti, Beijing denies

Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, hosts a US military base that is home to about 4,000 personnel, including special operations forces, and is a launch pad for operations in Yemen and Somalia.
Updated on May 04, 2018 05:49 pm IST

Gunmen kidnap German nurse working for Red Cross in Somali capital

Somali soldiers look at the body of an alleged al-Shabaab fighter shot dead by security forces at the site of a car bombing in Mogadishu last month. The al-Qaeda affiliate regularly launch attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere.
Published on May 03, 2018 10:43 am IST