Ethiopia Amhara State

Morocco/Sahara: Polisario Getting More Anxious as African Summit Draws Closer

As the 28th African summit due in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) by end of January gets closer, the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist front is becoming more and more nervous and agitated. The reason of this growing anxiety is that Morocco is expected to rejoin the African Union during the summit as nearly 40 out of the 54 […]

Somalia: Troops clash with anti-govt protesters, at least 20 people killed

Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has seen at least 20 people killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces over several days, according to local sources. For more than a week police and the military have been battling the protesters in Laascaanood, a town in Somaliland’s east which is disputed between Somaliland and neighboring […]

Bahrain to open consulate general in Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune

Bahrain has announced the opening of a consulate general in Laayoune, in the Moroccan southern provinces, becoming thus the third Middle Eastern country to make such a decision after the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.   The decision was announced by King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa in a phone call he […]