Conflicts in the Horn of Africa have been greatly influenced by Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Their involvement has increased since the 2010s, with priorities frequently centred on regional dominance, strategic ports, and Red Sea security—sometimes at the price of local stability. Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Sudan […]
The current Sudanese civil war is being analysed as not just a battle for control between two factions but also as a proxy fight for control over Sudan’s future by other regional powers. There are growing fears of increased Iranian influence in Sudan, which could also have an ideological impact on the Muslim Brotherhood and […]
After being held in custody for a little over a month and a half, the more than 139 individuals who had been arrested during a violent demonstration in Chad back in October have been set free. After a mass trial with 401 people, 80 were given suspended sentences that ranged from one to two years, […]
In an effort to fight the rising rate of violence against women, the government of South Africa has proposed legalizing prostitution as part of a broader proposal to decriminalize the practice. According to the proposed legislation that has been brought up by the Department of Justice, it will no longer be considered illegal to provide […]
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has accused the international community of “exacerbating” the crisis in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is plagued by armed groups. This accusation comes after the United States urged Kigali to stop any supposed support for the rebels. During a phone chat on Sunday […]
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) took to the streets to protest violence in eastern regions, while church leaders accused the international community of hypocrisy over Rwanda’s alleged role in the fighting. The demonstrations took place across the country. Churchgoers in Congo’s capital city of Kinshasa […]
Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, has taken a case to the country’s Constitutional Court in an effort to overturn a parliamentary report that accuses him of being involved in a corruption scandal. The report’s findings have paved the way for impeachment hearings against the president. In a document that was given to the […]
After a month since the truce, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the UN still can’t get unrestricted access to the Tigray region of Ethiopia to bring in humanitarian aid. On Friday, the United Nations’ health office said that only a trickle of aid had been able to make its way into the northern […]
The Rosetta Stone, a valuable slab of black granite with a multi-translated inscription, was the key piece of evidence that led to the discovery that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics could be deciphered. A growing number of people, more than two centuries after armies of the British Empire carried it to Great Britain from Egypt, are demanding […]
A first action organized by the movements Extinction Rebellion Spiritualities and GreenFaith took place on Tuesday in Paris against the mega oil projects that are being developed by the French company TotalEnergies in Uganda and Tanzania. Protesters included environmental activists, religious figures, and believers. According to an AFP journalist, a group of about thirty people […]
Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, has become the site of the third round of consultations for the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which are being facilitated by the East African regional bloc. The goal of these consultations is to discuss reforms that will make it easier for rebel groups to disarm […]
At least 11 people died on Sunday when a landslide occurred in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon. The victims were attending a funeral. When the ground gave way beneath part of the audience at a memorial service for five individuals who had passed away, the victims had gathered atop a hill for the event. The […]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced that it will hold presidential and legislative elections on December 20, 2023. This will start a year of complicated planning in the huge Central African country, where armed groups have taken over large parts. The date was announced during a ceremony in Kinshasa on Saturday. At the […]
On Wednesday, Sudanese health officials reported that at least 26 people had died as a result of the current outbreak of dengue fever, which is one of the worst the country has experienced in recent years. In the southern Kordofan region, which was one of the regions in which the outbreak was originally reported by […]
A jihadist attack on an army base in western Chad on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of “a dozen troops,” according to a representative for the Chadian government who talked with AFP. In addition, “injuries” were caused by the incident, according to a statement released by Brah Mahamat. Near Ngouboua, in the Lake Chad region, […]
An appeals court ruled on Monday that the former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, who has officially finished serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court, must return to prison because his conditional release on health grounds last year was against the law. The court’s decision came after Zuma had officially finished serving […]
A vote was held on Sunday to extend the authority of President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, the world’s longest-serving leader. Obiang has ruled the tiny, authoritarian African state for the past 43 years, during which time the country’s previously abundant oil wealth has been in steep decline. “What you sow is what you reap,” […]
The COP27 climate summit of the United Nations has given its blessing to the establishment of a dedicated fund that would compensate vulnerable countries for the effects of global warming on their economies. During the course of the two weeks of discussions, the participants have shifted their focus from the concerns that the entire process […]
On Wednesday, November 16, Volker Turk, the UN Human Rights Commissioner, called on the different groups in Sudan to come to an agreement so that the political and economic crises that have been getting worse since the military coup a year ago can end. Forces for Freedom and Change, the largest civilian group in Sudan, […]
After more than 24 people were killed in a tribal dispute over the weekend, the government of Sudan’s Central Darfur state has proclaimed a state of emergency “for one month,” according to reports from tribal leaders and the official Suna news agency. According to statements made by Governor Saad Adam Babiker, which were published by […]