Mozambique’s long-held dreams of natural gas have got a fresh boost following an estimated $1.1 billion contract award by ExxonMobil for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region. The signing of the contracts represents a big leap towards FID for the project, whose objective is to build onshore LNG facilities with […]
The African Union has asked Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to step back before a bad situation grows into a regional one. Ethiopia Eritrea Egypt tensions escalated sharply this week, and the AU Commission said late Thursday that all three should avoid actions or statements that could make matters worse. It wants differences settled through established […]
The relationship between Africa and the UAE is often analyzed based on investments, trade activities, and ports. However, there is another aspect in which it may be seen: prosperity from the point of view of Africa. In his opinion article, Dr. Yonas Adaye Adeto, Director of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis […]
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 […]
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble as the country’s new Prime Minister. Roble, a newcomer to Somalian politics will have to fill the vacancy left by means of the former PM Ali Khaire, who was removed by using parliament remaining July, after failing to pave the way for thoroughly democratic elections […]
Kenya and Djibouti will later today know which of them will take Africa’s non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, UNSC. A run-off vote became necessary after an inconclusive first round of voting on Wednesday. The United Nations General Assembly voted to decide who occupies the seat on the UNSC for the next two […]