Peace talks between Chad’s military government and various opposition groups to be started in Qatar on Sunday have been adjourned for 48 hours. The negotiations that were the first step towards putting an end to rebellion in the country and to hold legitimate elections met a roadblock because of a dispute over format of the […]
On Sunday, in Doha, Chad’s military-led government and armed rebel factions began long-awaited talks. Peace talks for Chad have begun in Qatar. These talks are designed to pave the way for a national discourse in October. Even though there were over a hundred people there when the talks began, some of the 84 leaders from […]
Kenyatta reiterated his support for his former rival before a cheering crowd in Nairobi, only weeks after their parties joined forces ahead of the August elections. On Saturday, if there was any doubt that Kenyatta and Odinga had buried the hatchet, it was provided. President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has endorsed his erstwhile competitor for […]
Ukraine – The African continent is facing a new challenge after having defeated the Covid-19 situation. Most affected would be the North African countries that would be facing a sharp rise in food prices and shortage too. This has been estimated by Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The institute has also thrown light on […]
South Africa – In Pretoria, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Mozambican counterpart, Filipe Nyusi, met and had talks. The neighbors talked about regional security, especially the insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province and cyclone Gombe, which is wreaking havoc in the country’s north. They also agreed to check up on a lot of […]
South Africa – A report by the World Bank revealed that South Africa is the most unequal nation in the world. On Wednesday, the organization said that one of the most determining factors here was race. It further explained that in South African society, 10% of the population owns more than 80% of the wealth […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the African Union’s (AU) chairman, spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to “seek a permanent peace” in Ukraine. In a statement made on February 24, the African Union urged Russia and “any other regional or international actor” to “immediately respect international law, Ukraine’s […]
After much delay, Libya has decided to suspend the gender equality agreement from implementation in the country. Earlier this week, the Libyan Transitional Council of Ministers which was lead by Abdelhamid Dbeibah announced that the implementation of a gender equality bill on the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day was canceled The official announcement was […]
Pharmaceutical giant Moderna said on Monday that it would be building a manufacturing facility for mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccines in Kenya. This would include much in demand and requirement vaccines against Covid-19. Moderns expect to invest approximately $500 million in the facility to be set up in Kenya, through which it will be supplying 500 […]
Libya – The Libyan Transitional Council of Ministers, led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has put a halt to the implementation of an UN-sponsored gender equality pact. Last Sunday, on the eve of International Women’s Rights Day, the government made the decision. Because some of its articles don’t follow the rules of Islamic law, the suspension was […]
Sudan – South Sudan needs to put its act together and get ready for elections- this is the common thought between the US and United Nations. Addressing a meeting at the UN Security Council recently, the US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that elections were imperative in order to ‘work toward a true […]
On Monday, a month after being arrested in a stunning fall from grace, a high-profile Nigerian police commander, once nicknamed the country’s “super cop,” pleaded not guilty to drug smuggling charges. Nigerian social media star Hushpuppi was sentenced to three years in prison in the United States for money laundering and other crimes. The national […]
Mali – Last Friday, the head of the UN mission in Mali condemned an attack by Islamists that killed over 30 Malian soldiers. Extremists killed 27 soldiers and wounded 33 others, according to a statement from the Malian army. The attack on the Mondoro camp came as no surprise to the locals. “What happened at […]
27 soldiers were killed and 47 “terrorists” were “neutralized” in a jihadist attack on a military barracks in central Mali on Friday, according to the country’s army. The army said in a statement that 33 soldiers were hurt, 21 of whom were critically injured, and seven were missing, while 23 other suspects were “neutralized” later […]
Libya – Libya’s political crisis is deepening with each development after the December presidential elections failed to conclude as envisioned by the United Nations. The two rival governments – one based in Tripoli backed by UN and the other in the eastern part of Libya – are facing a standoff that might result in territorial […]
On Friday, AFP journalists reported from the airport in Abuja that the first batch of 415 Nigerians who escaped the Russian invasion of Ukraine were back in their homeland. The students landed in Abuja at 7:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) from Bucharest, Romania’s capital, one of the countries where many African students have fled. The Nigerians […]
Tigray – Tigray conflict is not nearing an end and the consequences of humanitarian crisis are being borne by the civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The conflict between the Ethiopian government and TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) is in its 16 months and there is no sign of respite as the fight continues to drag […]
Ukraine – The European Union’s (EU) delegation in Kenya has denied allegations of discrimination against Africans in EU member states bordering Ukraine. Europe says that countries near Ukraine that have been at war have welcomed all people fleeing the conflict without exception, dismissing claims that they have been unfair. According to a press release from […]
Somalia – Somalia’s media are facing arrests and harassment in the election year. With Somalia’s delayed elections pushed back again, Journalists reporting on politics and opposition candidates have been assaulted and detained by the Somali authorities. The Somali parliamentary elections, which were due to be held on February 25, are delayed again. Somali lawmakers last […]
