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Ethiopia’s prime minister won a Nobel Peace Prize for making peace with Eritrea. Now the former allies could go to war
Renewed fighting, tensions with Eritrea and disputes over Red Sea ports and Nile waters are raising fears of a wider regional war.
Oct 29, 2026Urate dysregulation (hyperuricemia and gout) among people living with HIV: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction Approximately 39.9 million people are living with HIV worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa. Effective antiretroviral therapy has shifted attention to metabolic comorbidities, and emerging evidence links integrase inhibitors such…
Oct 29, 2026
Pope to new bishops: The most important mission is to ‘remain with Jesus’
The Holy Father received 147 bishops from five continents, participants in a formation course in Rome for new bishops.
Oct 29, 2026
Jigjiga Detentions Raise Questions Over Saudi-Backed Military Training in Somalia
The detention of newly trained Somali soldiers in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State has renewed attention on a Saudi-backed military training programme in Somalia and questions about the forces' future deployment.
Oct 29, 2026
Child soldier: US threatens to cut military aid to Nigeria
The US has placed Nigeria on its Child Soldiers Prevention Act blacklist, threatening to cut military aid over the use of child soldiers by terror groups. Read More: https://punchng.com/child-soldier-us-threatens-to-cut-military-aid-to-nigeria/
Oct 29, 2026
Thiruvalla court orders asset attachment at taluk office over unpaid compensation
Thiruvalla court orders attachment of taluk office jeep, computers over unpaid land compensation for Chengannur-Kottayam railway line doubling project.
Oct 29, 2026
Ex-international footballer, fugitive drug kingpin jailed 24 years for cocaine importation
…NDLEA re-arrested fugitive after nearly 10 years on the run By Olasunkanmi Akoni A former international footballer, Segun George Hunkarin, and a fugitive drug trafficking suspect, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, have…
Oct 29, 2026
Global and regional burden of measles and vaccine coverage among children under 5 years, 1990−2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study
Updates to the Global Burden of Disease Study showed that although global measles incidence and mortality had declined in 1990−2019, its resurgence since 2020 reflects stalled vaccination progress worldwide.
Oct 29, 2026
Will Ethiopia’s neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates?
Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.
Oct 29, 2026
Rex Orange County Dreams Big With New LP
Rex Orange County is opening the door a little wider. Rex Orange County is opening the door a little wider.
Oct 29, 2026
Ethiopian troops enter Adigrat in Tigray, near the Eritrean border
Ethiopian government forces entered Adigrat in northern Tigray after rebel fighters withdrew.
Oct 29, 2026
How the Tigray war could spill across the Horn of Africa
Fighting has resumed in Ethiopia's Tigray region. In an interview with DW, Horn of Africa expert Martin Plaut warns of possible regional spillover.
Oct 29, 2026