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Why Ethiopia is uneasy about Egypt sending troops to Somalia, as dam feud flares - The Africa Report.com Egypt is fuming over the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), as Addis fears Cairo’s growing presence in Somalia is threatening its regional interests.

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Oromay by Baalu Girma review – an Ethiopian classic This political satire of propaganda during the civil war, which is thought to have cost the author his life, gets an English translation at last

"This is fiction as reportage, in a context where the official reportage was often effectively fiction. It carries the shock of truth."

Oromay was published in 1983, an instant sensation immediately suppressed, its author disappeared. Now published in English.

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Making sense of the Ethiopia-Somalia rapprochement - The Africa Report.com Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s recent visit to Addis Ababa is a major step towards de-escalation. But dangers lurk, and the wider geopolitics of the region remains in turmoil.

On HSM’s visit to Addis. A step towards de-escalation, but dangers lurk

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US diplomats prepare to meet Syrian rebel leader in Damascus Al-Jolani, who remains under western sanctions, will host state department’s top Middle East official

US diplomats prepare to meet Syrian rebel leader in Damascus

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Somaliland’s new president sworn in amid uncertainty over Ethiopia port-access deal - The Africa Report.com A Turkish-brokered rapprochement between Ethiopia and Somalia appears to have thrown Hargeisa’s nearest hope for recognition into doubt. But many Somalilanders are sceptical of the “Ankara Declaration...

My piece on reactions in Hargeisa to the Ethiopia-Somalia talks in Ankara. In short, many Somalilanders are sceptical

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Ethiopia signs peace deal with Oromo Liberation Army splinter group - The Africa Report.com The pact is a blow to the rebels. But the insurgency that has raged across Oromia since 2019 is far from over.

On the deal signed on Sunday between the Ethiopian government and one faction of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). The insurgency is far from over, but the pact is a blow to the rebels

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