In the early days of 2026, the Potemkin Party and segments of Ethiopia's senior military leadership escalated a reckless campaign of saber-rattling. This is not the cautious signaling of a prudent ...

Ethiopia’s ruling party has revived a long-dormant debate over maritime access, rattling neighbours in the Horn of Africa.

The relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea is often described not merely as a diplomatic arrangement, but as a natural bandage, a connection so deeply ...

The contemporary political landscape has witnessed the emergence of Somaliland as a robust de facto state a "ghost in the ...

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Happy New Year! And welcome back to MBN Agenda, our weekly look at the stories driving the news in the region and Washington. Brought to you by the Middle East ...

We've talked about some incredibly poor countries on this channel before, but perhaps nothing as bad as the small East ...

China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Wednesday, focusing on strategic trade access across eastern ...

Aidarous al-Zubaidi is wanted on treason charges in Yemen after he led a lightning military offensive that escalated a bitter ...

You find what space you can in Burundi, where 14m people squeeze into an area not much bigger than Wales or Massachusetts.

Was the Eye of the Sahara the real Atlantis, as many theorist claim? What does the evidence really reveal about this popular ...