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 […]
Lagos-based lawyer Inibehe Effiong on Thursday said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo does not have the constitutional power to waive his immunity. Effiong said this in a statement while reacting to Osinbajo’s vow to waive his constitutional immunity to challenge what he claimed to be false allegations against him and his office in the media after Timi […]
Somalia and Kenya have agreed to normalise ties, following months of tension over a maritime border dispute. In talks mediated by Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Kenyan and Somali heads of state agreed ‘to restore relations to previous status’ and ‘take diplomatic steps to build confidence between the two governments’. Kenya and Somalia have […]
Algeria on Wednesday jailed its once-untouchable spy chief and three other members of the ruling elite, including Said Bouteflika, the former leader’s junior brother, as the army seeks to quell mass protests demanding a purge of old power brokers. The military court in Blida, south of Algiers, issued 15-year terms for “conspiring against the army” […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has allayed fears that Ghana will be in turmoil during and after the 2020 general elections. He said the country will be intact after next year’s elections though the atmosphere is a little tense. He said despite the negative picture some people posted on social media about the threat to […]
Ambazonia fighters in Fako Division, South West region of Cameroon are due to participate at the major national dialogue convened by President Paul Biya through telephone conferencing, reports have said. According to reports, Separatists in Fako Division have entered a commitment to partake in the national dialogue primarily aimed at seeking solutions to the Anglophone […]
The Federal Government on Friday filed seven counts of treasonable felony and money laundering against the Convener of # RevolutionNow protest , Mr . Omoyele Sowore . Sowore , publisher of SaharaReporters and a presidential candidate in the February 2019 presidential election is charged along with Olawale Bakare , also known as Mandate. The charges […]
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors have appealed against the acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and a youth minister on charges of involvement in deadly post-election violence. Judges acquitted Gbagbo and Charles Ble Goude in January after ruling that prosecutors “failed to satisfy the burden of proof” in their presentation of evidence. Prosecutor […]
Hodgen Mainda, a Kenyan, has been appointed as a commissioner in the Tennessee state cabinet He is the first Kenyan to hold such a position. Tennessee governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Mainda through a press statement on September 5, and this was also reported on the governor’s and the State Department of Commerce […]
The presidency on Saturday reacted to what it called a twisted story with malicious intent published with the front page headline, “Tribunal: Buhari retracts, confesses he was under tension.” Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, fired back in a statement on Saturday. It said the news story was derived from […]
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe stood out as a leader because of his zeal, passion and selfless commitment to the emancipation of the people of Zimbabwe and the self realisation of black people everywhere. This view was expressed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on arrival in Harare Friday night to attend the funeral of […]
President Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday to attend the one-day ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Given the growing threat of terrorism in the sub-region, the West […]
On Thursday, the Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) High Court heard an application by the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) to dissolve the Makana municipal council for violating its constitutional mandate by failing to provide basic services to the community. The UPM is calling for the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs to intervene and appoint an […]
DP William Ruto’s allies now want President Uhuru Kenyatta to come clean on what they describe as a vicious state clampdown on them. The politicians claimed that Kenyatta must speak up on their “ongoing persecution” by security agents under Fred Matiangi’s Ministry of Interior. Kenyatta’s silence, they warned, would confirm their fears that he has […]
The United States of America has said that Zimbabwe’s founding leader, the late former president Robert Mugabe played a significant role in liberating the country from white minority rule. In a statement issued by the US the U.S Department of State to extend condolences to Zimbabwe on the passing on of Mugabe, the world economic […]
The Head of State Paul Biya will address the nation on Tuesday September 10 at 8pm, the civil cabinet at the Presidency has announced. The message will be broadcast on radio and television, the Director of the Civil Cabinet at the Presidency Samuel Mvondo Ayolo said in a communiqué. However, no further details were given […]
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s body will lie in state at two different stadiums in the capital city for three days, the information minister said Monday, but she did not announce where he would be buried on Sunday. Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla chief who took power in 1980 when the African country shook off white minority […]
The Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice will on Tuesday launch the accelerating of the Ratification and Domestication of African Union Treaties. In a statement on Monday, the launch aims at enhancing understanding and appreciation of the status of ratification and the domestication of the six treaties in Kenya. Further, the launch […]
