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 […]
Kenya’s Court of Appeal’s decision to reject Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposal to bring sweeping changes to the constitution is expected to have significant implications on the 2022 general elections in the East African nation. Last week, a seven-judge upheld the high court’s May judgment and called President Kenyatta‘s plan to overhaul the structure of the government […]
A malaria trial was conducted in two African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso that included combining malaria prevention drugs and vaccinations. The trial has yielded striking results with 70% reduction in severe illness among children. The results of the study have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and lauded as “very […]
Algeria will review its relations with Morocco, according to a statement released by the Algerian presidency on Wednesday, after accusing Morocco of complicity in deadly forest fires, escalating tensions between the North African neighbors. Hundreds of forest fires ravaged large swaths of northern Algeria on August 9, killing at least 90 people, including 33 soldiers. […]
On Tuesday, the Southern African Development Community praised Zambia for ensuring a peaceful transfer of power after a veteran opposition politician won a landslide victory at the polls. On Monday, Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner after a landslide victory over Edgar Lungu, who had been in power for six years. On a continent where […]
Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia’s hotly contested presidential election on Monday, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu. Official results, with 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, showed Hichilema securing 2,810,757 votes against Lungu’s 1,814,201. Zambian President Edgar Lungu conceded defeat late Monday night – in what marked the country’s third peaceful power handover to […]
Following the Thursday vote to pick Zambia‘s new leader, African Union election observers reported heightened tensions in the country. The mission also confirmed that tensions between the incumbent ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) have risen. “The mission notes that the 2021 general election took place against a […]
“In Burkina Faso, the conflict reached record levels in May and June, with the country’s two deadliest attacks ever recorded. The attacks targeted, respectively, civilians and the Burkinabe police and occurred in Solan and Balibago “, recalls Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (Acled) in the report entitled “Ten conflicts to worry about in […]
Zambians, on Thursday, started voting in an election showdown between President Edgar Lungu and his opposition rival Hakainde Hichilema – after a tense campaign overshadowed by economic woes and the overall impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The election looks too tight to call and comes amid ascending debt and a flagging economy. As per media […]
During an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Treichville-Abidjan, the co-founder of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and former President of the Republic, Laurent Gbagbo, proposed a new party creation to overcome the division with the party wing led by Pascal Affi N’Guessan. “We will call the FPI differently. We will continue to fight. Decentralization, industrialization, […]
Northern Nigeria is witnessing a worsening form of violence – school children are regularly being abducted by armed bandits. This year till now over 1000 students have been kidnapped from schools. Many have been released but more than 200 are still abducted. Many communities in the region have blamed inadequate and meaningful engagement with the […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Ali Mrabet as his new health minister, according to the presidency. Mrabet is a military doctor and an epidemiologist and public health lecturer. His appointment comes as Tunisia prepares to start a large-scale national vaccination drive on Sunday, with the goal of vaccinating as many people as possible across […]
The Cabinet’s decision to accept the Rome Statute marks a step forward in the long-awaited trial of Darfur conflict suspects, including former President Omar al-Bashir, for war crimes and genocide. The bill must yet be passed by Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council and Cabinet in a joint sitting. They act as an interim parliament when they […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok regarding the fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday. Fears remain that the widening conflict will worsen suffering and rip the fragile country apart. The two men showed concerns over the “expansion of armed confrontation” beyond Tigray’s borders. As […]
Last week at least 50 bodies were found floating in the river between Ethiopia and Sudan, Sudan’s Kassala province authorities confirmed. It is believed these bodies are of the people who were attempting to flee the bloody war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Such is the impact and aftermath of the Tigray conflict that is still […]
Sameh Shukry, Egypt’s foreign minister, met with Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria‘s foreign minister, in Cairo on Saturday. Shukry told reporters at a joint press conference that Egypt is closely monitoring the political unrest in Tunisia following the president’s move to acquire extraordinary powers. President Kais Saied suspended parliament, lifted parliament members’ immunity, sacked the prime minister, […]
Qatar is trying to mediate through the political crisis of Tunisia but its motives go far beyond that especially given its interest of the country in Tunisia’s internal affairs. After being severely sidelined by the European countries, the Arab country is now looking at establishing its presence in regional Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, the […]
Jemma Nunu Kumba, the current secretary-general of the ruling party, is the frontrunner for South Sudan’s parliament, the youngest country, which gained its independence ten years ago. She may be responsible for a peaceful response. President Salva Kiir, chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), announced on Friday afternoon that Ms. Kumba was elected […]
After 19 years of diplomatic efforts, Israel has joined the African Union as an observer state. On Thursday, Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement, announcing that Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Burundi and Chad, Aleleign Admasu, presented his credentials as an observer to the African Union chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat at the commission’s headquarters in the […]