The government of Kenya has reaffirmed its support for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and its Council ...

Digital technologies are shaping today’s economy and tomorrow’s industries,” declared Nnenna Nwabufo in her keynote remarks.

When prolonged droughts strike in places already facing poverty, conflict or weak governance, these coping strategies are ...

Finance ministers and development partners from the Horn of Africa have called for enhanced digital integration to boost trade, drive economic growth and promote regional stability during the 25th ...

On January 20, 2025, Global Finance named iib East Africa as the Best Sustainable Bank in its 2025 Sustainable Finance Awards ...

In the Horn of Africa, they found that planet-heating pollution caused by burning fossil fuels has made the region’s ongoing agricultural drought 100 times more likely – and that’s a ...

Africa is now the continent most affected by terrorism. Each day, an average of eight terror attacks results in 44 deaths. In ...

The worst drought in the Horn of Africa in more than 40 years looks almost certain to persist after the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday that forecasts for October-December ...

And yet, recently parts of the world like the Horn of Africa have seen severe multi-year droughts with rising temperatures. A research team including lead co-authors Allix Baxter ...

A locust infestation in the Horn of Africa is bringing about one of the worst food crises in the region in more than 70 years, officials have warned. In the past few weeks, locusts have swarmed ...

President Biden’s decision to put human rights at the center of his foreign policy agenda is facing its first major test: A U.S. ally, Ethiopia, stands credibly accused of carrying out ...

James Jeffrey is a freelance journalist who splits his time between the Horn of Africa, the U.S., and the UK, and writes for various international media. Follow him on Twitter @jrfjeffrey.