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World Bank provides 385 million USD to Horn of Africa countries to boost c
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Bank said it has provided 385 million US dollars in International Development Association (IDA) financing to Horn of Africa countries to tap groundwater potential and boost climate resilience.
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UN provides USD 20 mn for drought emergency in Somalia
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief envoy in Somalia has launched a new allocation of USD 20 million from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate assistance to communities at risk of famine in priority locations.
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China's deal with Solomon Islands raises fears it may set up naval base
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], April 26 (ANI): China's security agreement with the Solomon Islands is becoming a cause of concern for the US which is worried about Bejing's long-standing policy of opening foreign naval bases with one example being Djibouti on the Horn of Africa where the Chinese entered i
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China aspires for strategic influence in the Horn of Africa
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 4 (ANI): China is now trying to gain strategic influence in the Horn of Africa, considered one of the most strategically important regions in the world, located on the main shipping route for the transport of oil from the Persian Gulf to Europe and the United States
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China to look for greater dominance in 2022 post 'Grand Spectacle of Beiji
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 24 (ANI): After the Winter Olympics' Grand Spectacle comes to a close in Beijing, in late February, multiple threats of conflict may arise in 2022 as China looks out for greater dominance in Taiwan, Soloman Islands, Lithuania, Greenland, Horn of Africa, reported Poli
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America not pushing for countries in Africa to choose between US, China: N
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): United States is not pushing for countries in Africa to choose between a relationship with the US or China, the State Department has said after reports emerged that Beijing was appointing its own special envoy for the Horn of Africa.
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Blinken welcomes David Satterfield as US special envoy for Horn of Africa
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that he looks forward to welcoming David Satterfield as US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa as the current diplomat in that position finishes his appointment in the next several days.
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Somali President suspends PM over corruption allegations, election spats
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali President Mohamed Farmajo said Monday he has suspended Prime Minister Mohamed Roble over corruption allegations.
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US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa to visit Ethiopia later on Thursda
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman is heading to Ethiopia later on Thursday for a visit that will last until the end of the week, the US State Department said.
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Droughts in East Africa require immediate actions to avert famine
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Severe droughts across the Horn of Africa leading to high level of food insecurity among population require immediate actions to mitigate further deterioration, joint statement by the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Food and
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Conflict in Tigray region of Ethiopia reaches disastrous proportions: UN
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 9 (ANI): A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached "disastrous proportions", UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday, issuing a warning of "grave uncertainty" surrounding the future of the country and st
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US special envoy returns to Ethiopia to press for cessation of hostilities
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman returned to Ethiopia this week to continue to press the warring parties there to negotiate a ceasefire, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing.
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