Uganda’s longtime leader, Yoweri Museveni, 81, has won a seventh term in office, extending his rule to nearly four decades. Museveni, who has led the country for about 40 years, will now begin another presidential term until the next election. While Museveni and his allies were celebrating the victory, various social media accounts were sharing claims of electoral fraud allegedly carried out by Museveni’s agents in some constituencies. A Ugandan journalist, who requested anonymity, told Horn Frequency that it was not possible to move freely and report on the voting, as government security forc...
[rstr_selector] Djibouti: An Ethiopian delegation led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Djibouti for an official visit focused on regional affairs, peace and security, and bilateral cooperation. The delegation was welcomed by President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti. The visit included a tour of the Doraleh Port, a key regional logistics hub. The engagement takes place as Djibouti continues to strengthen its role as a strategic maritime and trade gateway in the Horn of Africa. In this context, Egypt has recently announced its interest in investing in Doraleh Port. End of last year, ...
Uganda’s longtime leader, Yoweri Museveni, 81, has won a seventh term in office, extending his rule to nearly four decades. Museveni, who has led the country for about 40 years, will now begin another presidential term until the next election. While Museveni and his allies were celebrating the victory, various social media accounts were sharing claims of electoral fraud allegedly carried out by Museveni’s agents in some constituencies. A Ugandan journalist, who requested anonymity, told Horn Frequency that it was not possible to move freely and report on the voting, as government security forc...
[rstr_selector] Addis Ababa; Puntland security forces, in a joint operation with the United Arab Emirates and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), have carried out a military offensive against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in the mountainous Al Miskaad area of Puntland, Somalia, authorities said. According to Puntland authorities, the operation resulted in significant losses for the militant group, with more than 50 suspected ISIS members captured. Puntland’s Counter-Terrorism Operations command said that more than half of those detained are Ethiopian nationals, while others were identi...
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[rstr_selector] Ethiopia is working to establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) university within the next six months, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced. The remarks were made during a panel discussion with Addis Ababa University professors and senior government officials held as part of the university’s 75th anniversary celebrations. Abiy said the institution will focus exclusively on advanced fields including machine learning, robotics, data mining, and computing. He added that Ethiopia would become the second country in the world to have AI university. Reports indicate that so far, the U...
Uganda’s longtime leader, Yoweri Museveni, 81, has won a seventh term in office, extending his rule to nearly four decades. Museveni, who has led the country for about 40 years, will now begin another presidential term until the next election. While Museveni and his allies were celebrating the victory, various social media accounts were sharing claims of electoral fraud allegedly carried out by Museveni’s agents in some constituencies. A Ugandan journalist, who requested anonymity, told Horn Frequency that it was not possible to move freely and report on the voting, as government security forc...
[rstr_selector] Addis Ababa; Puntland security forces, in a joint operation with the United Arab Emirates and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), have carried out a military offensive against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in the mountainous Al Miskaad area of Puntland, Somalia, authorities said. According to Puntland authorities, the operation resulted in significant losses for the militant group, with more than 50 suspected ISIS members captured. Puntland’s Counter-Terrorism Operations command said that more than half of those detained are Ethiopian nationals, while others were identi...
[rstr_selector] Armed resistance groups in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, formerly known as the Amhara Fano National Force and the Amhara Fano Popular Organization, have announced a merger under a unified and centralized command structure, now operating as the Amhara Fano National Movement. In a statement released following the merger, the movement said Zemene Kassie was elected chairperson, with three vice chairpersons appointed to different roles: Meketaw Mamo as vice chairperson, Habte Wolde as vice chairperson for the military wing, and Henok Adisse as vice chairperson for the political wing. T...
[rstr_selector] Addis Ababa — Forces aligned with Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan carried out airstrikes near the Ethiopia–Sudan border, targeting Rapid Support Forces (RSF) military vehicles and logistics, according to eyewitness accounts. The airstrikes reportedly took place in Yabus locality, Blue Nile State, in southeastern Sudan. Eyewitnesses told Horn Frequency that large quantities of military logistics, including armored vehicles and containers allegedly carrying weapons and other military equipment, were being transported from Ethiopia into Sudan through Asso...
[rstr_selector] Djibouti: An Ethiopian delegation led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Djibouti for an official visit focused on regional affairs, peace and security, and bilateral cooperation. The delegation was welcomed by President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti. The visit included a tour of the Doraleh Port, a key regional logistics hub. The engagement takes place as Djibouti continues to strengthen its role as a strategic maritime and trade gateway in the Horn of Africa. In this context, Egypt has recently announced its interest in investing in Doraleh Port. End of last year, ...
[rstr_selector] Djibouti: An Ethiopian delegation led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Djibouti for an official visit focused on regional affairs, peace and security, and bilateral cooperation. The delegation was welcomed by President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti. The visit included a tour of the Doraleh Port, a key regional logistics hub. The engagement takes place as Djibouti continues to strengthen its role as a strategic maritime and trade gateway in the Horn of Africa. In this context, Egypt has recently announced its interest in investing in Doraleh Port. End of last year, ...