Eritrea has been drawn into Group D of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers alongside South Africa, Guinea, and co-hosts Kenya. This marks a challenging path for Eritrea as they aim for their first AFCON appearance.
Israel's reception of Somaliland's first ambassador challenges Somalia's sovereignty and risks further fragmentation in the Horn of Africa. This diplomatic move raises concerns about foreign intervention and the implications for regional stability.
Sudan's ongoing conflict, fueled by foreign interests, has led to severe humanitarian crises, displacing millions and leaving 19 million facing food insecurity. The war's impact on civilians is profound, with healthcare systems collapsing and aid efforts severely underfunded.
Israel’s decision to deepen formal ties with Somaliland has triggered exactly the kind of regional backlash it should have expected. Somalia has rejected the move as an assault on its sovereignty, while a joint statement by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Somalia, S
For Eritrean football, the challenge isn’t only on the pitch. It’s unfolding in hotel corridors, in transit halls, and in the quiet calculations young players are forced to make about their future. The Eritrean National Football Federation is navigating a familiar pattern - one t
There are votes that expose a government’s priorities more clearly than any speech ever could. Ethiopia’s “No” vote at the UN Human Rights Council on 31 March, against a resolution reaffirming the illegality of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the o
Eritrea’s 2–0 win over Eswatini in Meknes Today, was more than a positive result in the preliminary round of AFCON PAMOJA 2027 qualifying. It was a reminder that Eritrean football did not suddenly appear from nowhere. It returned. After almost two decades away from continental q
Washington has finally said it plainly. In a March 19 speech at the Powering Africa Summit, Senior Bureau Official Nick Checker laid out the Trump administration’s Africa policy in language that stripped away much of the old diplomatic wrapping. Africa, in this telling, is no lon
As Ethiopia moves into its 2026 election cycle, Tigrayan political actors say siege conditions are tightening again and federal force deployments are pointing toward renewed war. The most serious signal right now is not coming from Addis Ababa’s talking points. It is coming from
The lazy framing is already being warmed up: “tensions are rising,” “neighbours trade claims,” “both sides must de-escalate.” It sounds responsible. It reads balanced. And it quietly deletes the one fact that matters: one side has spent years normalising war talk as policy. If y
The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has issued one of its clearest sovereignty statements on Somalia in years—explicitly condemning Israel’s unilateral recognition of the “so-called Republic of Somaliland,” demanding it be revoked, and warning that no actor has the
Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay opened his 2026 season the way a nation likes to see it: arms up, sprint line won, and the long wait finally over. Girmay powered to victory on Stage 1 of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana , delivering an immediate payoff on his debut with NSN Cycling
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