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Mekelle has fallen again, but peace has not followed. The Ethiopia Tigray war escalation is now pulling the whole Horn of Africa into a dangerous guessing game about who will act next. A capital retaken, a war unfinished After nearly two weeks of heavy fighting, Ethiopian federal forces entered the Tigrayan capital as rebel groups, […]
Two presidents sat down in Pretoria this week with one question on the table: can the world’s youngest nation finally go to the polls? The talks centred on South Sudan elections, which are due in December, and on the fragile peace deal that has to hold until then. What the Two Leaders Discussed President Salva […]
Ivory Coast’s president Alassane Ouattara on Monday said he would propose “modifications” to the country’s constitution, even as he rubbished claims by the opposition that he plans to sideline opponents from this year’s presidential elections. In ceremonies to mark the New Year, Ouattara said, “In the first quarter of the year, I will put to […]
President-elect of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, is a regional tour that has seen him visit Senegal and Nigeria in the space of two days. Dakar was his first stop since he was announced winner of the election rerun last week. He met with president Macky Sall in what the Senegalese presidency said was: “A sign […]
A US non governmental group, the American Black Group for Democracy has revealed that the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari’s government plunged $500Million (About N150Billion) into the failed Hillary Clinton electioneering campaign fund. They added that the donation may create a huge misunderstanding between Nigeria and the incoming Trump’s US government. The Nigeria integrity challenged President, […]
Gambian President Adama Barrow earlier this week launched his own political party in the capital, Banjul, confirming what political watchers had predicted for the West African country. The move frees him from the coalition that helped him win the presidency three years ago in the country. The coalition achieved a shock victory over long serving […]
Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has become the latest leader on the African continent to fall out with his ‘anointed’ successor, over control of the ruling party. On the African continent, it is not uncommon to have leaders that rule their nations for decades, and when they eventually bow out, their prefered successor […]
President Emmanuel Macron said French forces had “neutralised” several dozen jihadists in Mali on Saturday, as he visited West Africa with a pledge to give new force to the battle against Islamist militants in the region. The operation involving teams of commandos and attack helicopters in the flashpoint city of Mopti in central Mali came […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo has earmarked a budget of $6 million to commemorate the first anniversary of President Felix Tshisekedi’s accession to power. According to the government, it is imperative for the country to celebrate a democratic and peaceful alternation of power. The decision has, however, sparked mixed reactions and opposition backlash. “This is […]
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde on Thursday announced a new draft constitution despite mass demonstrations over concerns he intends to pursue a third term. In a televised address, Conde once again avoided stating whether he intended to run for president again when his second term ends in 2020. The draft constitution published on Thursday evening by […]
On the first anniversary of the protest movement that led to the fall of the Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir regime after a 30-year authoritarian rule, a Ugandan court issued an arrest warrant for the fallen leader, highlighting the depth of his fall from grace. In December 2018, the first demonstrations broke out in Atbara, as well […]
Former prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune was sworn in as the new president of protest-hit Algeria on Thursday, a week after winning a widely boycotted election. He succeeds veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced from office in April in the face of mass demonstrations. Tebboune must now address the grievances of the protesters, who have […]
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says it is possible that he will not be a candidate when next citizens go to the polls in 2024. The 62-year-old was attending a summit in Doha when he was asked about whether he will run for office again, Bloomberg quotes him as saying he personally wanted to give way […]
Gabon becoming a monarchy, this is the view of opposition leader Jean Ping and former Prime Minister who served once as African Union Commission chief. The ex-presidential aspirant was speaking to reporters at a press conference in the capital Libreville, in reaction to the appointment of the president’s son as coordinator of presidential affairs. “This […]
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said the nation needs a character like Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. He commended El-Rufai for his pan-Nigeria character and his commitment to good governance. The former president who was a special guest at Kaduna State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday said he was happy with El-Rufai’s approach […]
Botswana’s former president Ian Khama has hit back against corruption allegations, vowing to sue a lead investigator for defamation after he accused the ex-leader of syphoning-off billions in state funds. After a decade in power, Khama, 66, dramatically resigned from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in May – which has held power since 1966 – […]
Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping said on Tuesday that the appointment of the president’s eldest son as his top aide showed that the Central African country was turning into a monarchy. Noureddin Bongo Valentin, 27, was appointed co-ordinator of presidential affairs last week after his father Ali Bongo Ondimba’s chief of staff was sacked for […]
South Sudan’s exiled rebel leader Riek Machar is due to meet with president Salva Kiir in Juba on Tuesday. Machar’s visit was confirmed to Radio Tamazuj by the deputy spokesman of the opposition forces. The two protagonists are expected to discuss issues seen as critical to the realisation of the peace accord signed in September […]
The Gabonese presidency has defended the recent appointment of the president’s son as a top presidential aide stressing that it was more for his competence and experience than any other reason. The 27-year-old Noureddin Bongo Valentin, was last Thursday appointed the general coordinator of Presidential Affairs, to “assist the President of the Republic in the […]
