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The Horn of Africa is swiftly becoming one of the most strategically contested regions in the world. Bordered by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the country of Somalia has long been viewed through a counterterrorism and state-building lens. Saudi military training in Somalia, But recent developments seem to suggest that the country’s […]
Germany is developing its economic relationship with Algeria, which is a part of its plan to increase energy security and switch to cleaner energy resources. After Europe stopped buying fossil fuels from Russia, Germany Algeria Economic Partnership, Algeria became one of the most promising partners due to its rich natural gas reserves and plans for […]
On Thursday, former president of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo touched down on home soil after ten years in exile abroad when he received permission to return from President Alassane Ouattara’s government. Gbagbo anyhow managed to figure out a way around a huge crowd of supporters via heavy security vehicles to his political party’s campaign headquarters where […]
African country of Uganda is battling third wave of Covid-19 currently amid acute shortage of vaccines and oxygen supply. Panic has swept across country’s authorities and healthcare framework as reports come in of running out or experiencing acute shortage of AstraZeneca vaccine in national capital Kampala, and other regional hubs including Jinga, Soroti, Gulu, Masaka […]
Tunisia’s Court ordered opposition leader Nabil Karoui’s release on Tuesday, six months after his imprisonment on charges of financial corruption and tax cheating. Karoui has been on a hunger strike since June 5 in protest of his lengthy detention. According to Karoui’s lawyer, Nazih Souii, the court appears to have determined that Karoui, 57, the […]
Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute and Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary-general at the president’s office (SGPR), appear to be crossing swords over the recent scandal of mismanagement of funds from a $338 million national COVID-19 response plan. Last month, Cameroon’s Audit Chamber of the Supreme Court unveiledsome discrepancies in reports of public health and scientific […]
The very recent elections in Ethiopia threw light on their Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who assumed office in 2018. He has always been praised as a peacemaker and economic reformer in a country that had been otherwise known for repression and extreme poverty. Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve the […]
Mali’s military-led by Col Assimi Goita led a coup in the country & detained the interim leadership Amid the ongoing political chaos, the head of Mali’s junta, Colonel Assimi Goita, is all set to be sworn in as the new president of the West African country. Days after detaining President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister […]
Qatar that has been in the helm for human rights abuse is also being pulled up for money laundering operations of having funded hundreds and millions of dollars to jihadists in Syria. The smaller Arabic country has been known to have used its richness to fund and support terrorists outfits for decades. Apparently, a London […]
South Africa continues to suffer from the misplaced image. Despite it trying hard to get its supply of electricity, its plans have reached a dead-end with suppliers now worried whether there is proper infrastructure in place to support a $16 billion power investment. The country is trying to invest in a new form of electricity […]
An Islamic School in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger was attacked on Sunday by an armed gang that abducted students from the school. Niger state authorities confirmed that the gunmen had kidnapped an unknown number of students. A school teacher said that 150 students were missing, while certain reports bring the number to 200. The […]
Africa is swinging in a state of hope. People of Somaliland are expecting to see a boost in their chances of being internationally recognized as an independent state. Mary Harper, who is an analyst at BBC writes for Horn of Africa mentions, Somaliland could well end up as the only place in the Horn of […]
Abdullahi Buhari Wara, administrative head of Ngaski district told that dozens of people were missing in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday after an overloaded boat ferrying around 160 passengers sank in the Niger River. This boat left central Niger state and was heading to northwest Kebbi state when it split and sank. Though a rescue operation […]
In these uncertain times, another hit comes to the Kenya Power Supply board, where they have to shrink their workforce drastically to meet the ends. In an official statement they mentioned, over the last four years, the company has experienced a general decline in its financial situation as depicted by reduced net earnings. In a […]
Nigeria’s military says it is probing into reports of the demise of the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau. Reports say that the Boko Haram leader died after blowing himself up in a bid to avoid capture by a rival terrorist gang. Since past reports claiming Shekau’s death have proved to be false, this news has […]
As being told by Interior Minister, the Government of Spanish has deployed troops in the Ceuta region to patrol the border with Morocco. This action had to be taken as over a thousand migrants swam into the north African enclave. Without even specifying how many troops will be deployed to the site, this transfer has […]
In a major setback for President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s High Court has slammed his plan to bring fundamental changes to the Constitution and reshape the political system of the country. In a crucial ruling on Thursday, the five-judge High Court bench declared the President’s ambition to reform the political system was ‘illegal, irregular, and unconstitutional’. […]
Qatari special envoy from the office of the Foreign Minister, Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, arrived Saturday in Somalia officially to engage with the country’s political rivals in what could be a turning point in tack for the Gulf country that has been siding with President Mohamed Farmaajo. Al-Qahtani is well known in Doha and Washington […]
President of South Sudan Salva Kiir took a long-awaited step of dissolving the parliament. This step will lead to an appointment of new policy and lawmakers from the formerly warring parties of the country. This move was anticipated since 2018 when the peace deal was signed to end the civil war in the country, which […]
25 years of prison time. This is the amount of time Uganda’s former militia leader will have to serve for being conducive to war crimes and many crimes against humanity. The landmark decision by International Criminal Court (ICC) is historical and setting precedent in Uganda. The cult LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) of Uganda instigated and […]