The UK has put specific sanctions on people connected to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) because more proof of war crimes in the Darfur region has come to light. After a BBC Verify investigation found that executions in El-Fasher were the fault of a high-ranking RSF officer, the move was made. El-Fasher is a place […]
Ecuador has made a bold move to strengthen its national security apparatus and this was done via the official declaration of the Muslim Brotherhood qas a terrorist group under Presidential Decree 239. This action indicates the growing world-wide apprehension against extremist movements and indicates a strong desire of Ecuador to be part of the international […]
According to a note that was released on Monday evening by the State Department, the United States has modified its travel advice for Uganda following the promulgation in May of the “Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023“, which is considered to be one of the most repressive laws in the world. The legislation imposes severe punishments on anyone […]
According to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the region, an attack on a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) resulted in the deaths of more than 45 individuals. It is thought that members of a coalition of militia groups known as the […]
Bola Tinubu, the current president of Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to be patient after his decision to remove a popular petrol subsidy that increased petrol, transport, and food prices. On June 12, the Nigerian President said in a broadcast to mark Democracy Day, “I admit that the decision will impose an extra burden on the […]
An assistance organisation that is based in the United States stated that roughly $900,000 was taken from its programmes in the Congo by personnel of the organisation who colluded with others from outside the organisation. GiveDirectly has stated that it has learned that members of its Congo team collaborated with individuals from outside the organisation […]
The United States government made a similar announcement the day before, and on Friday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it would also be halting a portion of its food aid to Ethiopia due to supply chain diversions. According to a news release issued by the PAM, “We will temporarily cease food aid in […]
On Tuesday, June 6, the head of South Africa extended a warm greeting to his Portuguese colleague. Cyril Ramaphosa provided information regarding the meeting that he had the day before with the leaders of state from Zambia, Senegal, and the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Egypt during a press conference. According to the South […]
According to data provided by the government, the number of people who have been forced to leave their homes as a result of violence in Burkina Faso has increased by more than 2,000% since 2019. This places Burkina Faso among the countries with one of the most rapidly expanding populations of people who have been […]
One of the worst attacks on the nation in recent months occurred on May 26 at an African Union (AU) base in Somalia, according to the extreme Islamist Shebab. Uganda made the announcement that 54 Ugandan soldiers had been killed in the attack. Atmis’ base in Bulo Marer, which is 120 kilometers south-west of the […]
In the past two days, a gathering of the Somali government, international partners, local entrepreneurs, and foreign enterprises has been held with the purpose of highlighting opportunities for commerce with international companies, which has put the spotlight on Somalia’s economic potential. “This year’s Somalia Economic Conference takes place during a watershed event in the annals […]
“No one will make us move,” Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declared on Wednesday in reaction to threats of penalties from some Western countries after he signed into law the “Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023,” which is considered to be one of the most repressive laws in the world. Some Western countries have threatened to impose sanctions on […]
During a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, Burundi reiterated its position of “neutrality” with regard to the violence in Ukraine by stating that “no one can win this war.” Burundi, an African country in the Great Lakes region, made the decision to abstain from voting on the most recent resolution that […]
The major opposition party in South Africa announced on Tuesday that it had initiated legal steps to ensure that Vladimir Putin would be detained if he set foot in the country, where he is scheduled to attend a summit in August. In the event that Mr. Putin visits South Africa in order to take part […]
An Osun State High Court in Osogbo, a city in Nigeria, sentenced the owner of Hilton Honours Hotel, Rahmon Adedoyin, to death by hanging for killing a student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) named Timothy Adegoke. Justice Adepele Ojo delivered the final judgment in the court proceeding. The Judge also sentenced two members of staff […]
On Monday (May 29), Uganda made the announcement that President Yoweri Museveni had put into law a bill that threatened advocates of “homosexuality” and made homosexual conduct illegal. At the beginning of May, parliamentarians in Uganda, which lies in East Africa, voted by an overwhelming majority to approve the bill that caused uproar in other […]
An agreement that was struck on Sunday between the government and the federated states of Somalia provides for the implementation of direct universal suffrage beginning in 2024 as well as the transition to a presidential system. This marks the beginning of an overhaul of Somalia’s political structure, which was made public on Sunday. The promise […]
According to statements made by Russia’s foreign minister on Friday, Russia is prepared to offer Somalia’s army military equipment to aid in the country’s fight against terrorism. After having discussions with his Somali counterpart, Abshir Omar Jama, in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the offer to Abshir Omar Jama. Moscow underlined its readiness […]
On Thursday, voters in Somalia’s semi-autonomous territory of Puntland joined long lines to cast their ballots in historic local elections. These polls were the first direct votes in more than half a century. The international allies of the problematic country in the Horn of Africa have expressed their optimism that the “historic” elections will lead […]
On Wednesday, Dmytro Kuleba, the foreign minister of Ukraine, called on African nations to abandon their positions of neutrality on the conflict between his country and Russia. On Wednesday, Kuleba made his remarks in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. He stated that Ukraine was “very upset that some African countries chose to abstain,” and […]