Moyale, Ethiopia|Tension gripped Moyale town on the Ethiopia-Kenya border as business came to a standstill and the streets remained largely deserted. Residents engaged security forces in running battles following the alleged killing of a 12-year-old boy by Ethiopian police. The victim, identified as Boru Alinur, was reportedly fatally shot under circumstances that remain unclear. The […]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia| Somalia and Ethiopia announced on Saturday the restoration of full diplomatic relations, marking the end of a year-long rift that had posed significant challenges to stability in the volatile Horn of Africa. The announcement followed a visit by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Addis Ababa, where he met with Ethiopian Prime […]
Kericho County, Kenya| A devastating bus accident on Saturday morning claimed the lives of three people, including a child, and left 44 others nursing serious injuries. The tragic incident occurred in the Nukiat area along the Londiani Junction-Muhoroni Road, plunging the region into mourning. The ill-fated bus, traveling from Mombasa to Busia, was navigating a […]
Azusa, California| In a troubling development late Friday night, a man identified as Jose Carranza-Escobar was arrested for allegedly starting a brush fire in Azusa, a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Local authorities responded swiftly after witnesses reported seeing the fire and Carranza-Escobar reportedly admitted to igniting the blaze. According […]
In a ruling that concludes a high-profile legal saga, a judge on Friday declared that President-elect Donald Trump will not face jail time, probation, or fines stemming from his criminal conviction related to hush money payments made to an adult film actress. Instead, the decision places a formal judgment of guilt on Trump’s permanent record, […]
The Ethiopian Space Science Society has suggested that the mysterious burning objects observed across Ethiopia’s skies yesterday evening may be remnants of China’s Shijian-19 satellite. In a statement released by the society, it was indicated that the fiery objects, seen streaking across the atmosphere, could be parts of the Shijian-19 satellite. The satellite, which was […]
Nairobi, Kenya| Candidates and parents eagerly awaiting the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results faced significant hurdles on Thursday afternoon after the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) website experienced a major outage shortly after the official announcement of the results. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba unveiled the results just past noon, declaring that […]
Photo: Bahja Ahmed Shale|Credits: Issa Hussein
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is scheduled to visit Ethiopia on Saturday in a bid to reinforce ties between the two nations following a recently brokered peace agreement. The visit, announced by the Somali president’s office, comes at the invitation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, signaling a renewed push for cooperation in the volatile […]
