Kenya helicopter crash kills six, including MP
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - Six people were killed Saturday when a helicopter crashed in western Kenya, authorities said, including a sitting member of parliament.The aircraft...
Drone strikes kill one in Ethiopia’s Tigray
ADDIS ABABA (Somaliguardian) - One person was killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Saturday, a senior Tigrayan...
Eritrea quits East African bloc IGAD amid escalating tensions with Ethiopia
ASMARA (Somaliguardian) - Eritrea has withdrawn from the East African regional bloc known as IGAD, accusing the organization of abandoning its founding mandate and...
Ethiopia’s PM Abiy vows to shake off enemies ‘like hair lice’ amid soaring tensions with Eritrea
ADDIS ABABA (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued one of his strongest warnings yet as tensions with neighbouring Eritrea intensify, declaring...
Guinea-Bissau military leaders seize power after disputed election
Bissau (Somaliguardian) - Senior army officers in Guinea-Bissau announced on Wednesday that they had seized control of the country “until further notice,” following a...
Egypt PM: Nile River ‘a matter of existence’ amid rising tensions with Ethiopia
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has described the Nile River as “a matter of existence, not subject to compromise,” underscoring the country’s acute dependence...
Kenya’s Raila Odinga dies in India
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said Wednesday -- a...
Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in Congo, Human Rights Watch says
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch said in a report on...
War looming between Ethiopia and Eritrea as tensions flare in Tigray
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - War between Ethiopia and Eritrea appears increasingly likely, with leaders of both nations exchanging sharp accusations and warnings, as military buildup...
Kenya interior minister accuses protesters of coup attempt after deadly demonstrations
Kenya's Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen accused protesters on Thursday of attempting to overthrow the government during a day of deadly demonstrations, remarks that protest...