Martin Plaut – Journalist specialising in the Horn of Africa and Southern Africa

Africa, Zimbabwe

The double tragedy of Zimbabwe’s agriculture: Settlers resettled

30/05/2026 — 0 Comments

The Times 25 March 1950

Africa, Eritrea, Horn of Africa

The London Times Report on Eritrea, 25 March 1950

29/05/2026 — 3 Comments

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed winning 2021 election

Africa, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa

Ethiopia Is About to Hold Another Sham Election

29/05/2026 — 0 Comments

Arsenal fans Kenya celebrations

World Cup 2026 chaos: unsold seats as ticket prices rocket with “fake scarcity” – Fifa faces legal action

29/05/2026 — 0 Comments

Africa, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa

EEPA Situation Report, Horn of Africa, No. 731 – 28 May 2026

28/05/2026 — 0 Comments

Not ours to carry - a documentary about sexual violence during the Tigray war

Africa, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa

Not Ours to Carry: A documentary about conflict-related sexual violence and the women of Tigray who refuse to be silenced

28/05/2026 — 0 Comments

Mekelle, Tigray

Africa, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa

Pretoria’s Unfinished Peace Is Fueling Tigray’s New Crisis

27/05/2026 — 0 Comments

Isaias Afwerki at independence celebrations 2026

The Master of Distraction: How Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea Poses a Strategic Risk to the West

25/05/2026 — 3 Comments

On a dirty pavement outside Durban’s Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre, a huddle of terrified people is waiting for June 30, an ominous deadline that anti-illegal immigration groups have set for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa.

Africa, African Union, Nigeria, South Africa

As Ghana and Nigeria fly their citizens home, mobs in South Africa set June 30 as a deadline for all foreign Africans to leave

25/05/2026 — 0 Comments

Dylan Page "News Daddy"

Africa, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa

An Open Letter to Dylan Page – News Daddy

24/05/2026 — 1 Comment