First proposed in 2005, the program aims to plant a forest, from Senegal on the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti in the east.

He said, "Regional collaboration within the Horn of Africa is crucial for achieving political stability, as the region faces tenacious challenges like conflict, instability, and economic disparities.

The Green Wall initiative was launched in 2007 with aims to slow desertification across Africa's Sahel region, the arid belt south of the Sahara Desert, by planting a line of trees from Senegal to ...

The hundreds of protesters who pulled down blast walls and forced their way into Baghdad’s Green Zone on Saturday laid bare growing political chaos that increasingly poses a threat to the ...

With rival military forces locked in deadly battle, East Africa's top trade court is temporarily abandoning its longtime headquarters in Sudan. The ongoing conflict in Sudan necessitated the ...

Mr. Wine is one of several high-profile opposition leaders in East Africa who have recently been jailed, exiled or silenced as they challenge entrenched leaders and political parties.