Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s recent call for direct access to the Red Sea has sparked concerns about potential conflicts in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia lost its direct sea access in 1993 when Eritrea gained independence. Abiy’s proposal aims to boost Ethiopia’s economy, strengthen its Navy, and enhance regional influence. Addressing party officials in...
Six months before the contest begins, every family chooses one unmarried man to prepare for the challenge. He goes into a hut where he drinks cow’s blood and milk, and he must not have sex while he prepares for the contest. He drinks blood at sunrise quickly before it coagulates, but this is not a...
About 50 million people are at risk of starvation as East African countries are hit by a drought, particularly Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, as the region received poor rainfall. Tanzania has opened grain storage facilities in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, and in Juba, South Sudan, to facilitate the sale of surplus food to the affected areas....