East Africa and the Horn
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Last check 4 Oct 2026, 22:35 EAT (19:35 GMT)
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Today
- ReportedEast Africa and the HornTPLF says it has left Mekelle; government-allied forces in control, sources say
The TPLF said it had temporarily moved out of the Tigray capital. Reuters, citing three sources, and AP report that government forces and allied militias control the city. We found no official federal statement.
Checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:35 EAT (19:35 GMT). Sources: Al Jazeera, 4 October 2026 · Reuters, via AOL · AP, via Washington Times. Ethiopia war tracker →
- ConfirmedEast Africa and the HornEthiopia cuts ties with Eritrea; Egypt and Ethiopia expel one diplomat each
Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats, and Eritrea cut all ties. Egypt and Ethiopia then each expelled one diplomat. Egypt hosts Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan's leaders on Sunday.
Checked 4 Oct 2026, 01:29 EAT (22:29 GMT). Sources: Al Jazeera · Al Arabiya · Daily News Egypt. Ethiopia war tracker →
- ClaimedEast Africa and the HornSudan's army says it has retaken al-Mazroub and Sodari
The army says it won two towns in North Kordofan in a week. Neither claim is independently confirmed. A drone strike on a university dormitory in El Obeid killed five, medics say.
Checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:35 EAT (19:35 GMT). Sources: Asharq Al-Awsat · Sudan Tribune. Sudan war tracker →
- ReportedEast Africa and the HornRuling party wins Galmudug and Hirshabelle votes
Somalia's electoral commission says President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's party won 67 of 89 Galmudug assembly seats. One outlet reports it also won 78 of 99 in Hirshabelle. The party that won the court case in Galmudug was kept off the ballot.
Checked 4 Oct 2026, 04:00 EAT (01:00 GMT). Sources: Hiiraan Online · The Somali Digest · FTL Somalia. Read our Galmudug report →
- ConfirmedEast Africa and the HornEgypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia issue the Alamein declaration
The four leaders rejected unilateral measures on the Nile, backed Sudan's unity and rejected parallel entities, and opposed recognition of Somaliland. The declaration does not name Ethiopia.
Checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:35 EAT (19:35 GMT). Sources: Alamein declaration, unofficial translation (Eritrea's Ministry of Information) · See News. Ethiopia war tracker →
Reports
What Ethiopia's War Looks Like From the Horn: Six Angles the Headlines Miss
Tigrayans fight Tigrayans. Young people are fleeing. Washington eased pressure on Eritrea days before the fighting. And the war is already inside Somalia.
Kiir Dissolves South Sudan's Government as Nation Faces Hunger Crisis, Murder and Treason Trial, and Questions Over December Vote
Salva Kiir ended the power-sharing deal three months before the country's first national election. 7.8 million people face acute hunger, and Riek Machar's trial has been repeatedly adjourned.
The Court Voided Galmudug's Election. The Rerun Kept the Same Referee, the Same Voter List, and Left Out the Party That Sued.
Somalia's Supreme Court threw out Galmudug's July 30 vote. On September 30 the state voted again, run by the same commission, from the same register, without the party that won the case.
Hirshabelle Watched Galmudug's Election Get Thrown Out, Then Voted With Its President on the Ruling Party's Ticket
Two presidents who crossed Villa Somalia are out of the contest. The one who cooperated is the ruling party's candidate. Galmudug's court case is a checklist, and Hirshabelle's record against it is mixed.
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