South Africa suspends the start of its vaccination campaign against Covid 19
As the first doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in the country last week, a local study involving 2,000 volunteers – but not yet published in […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Ethiopia: Finally an agreement between the government and the World Food Programme
The text promises to speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid in the province of Tigray, which has been plagued by fighting for the past […]
Uganda: Dominic Ongwen, LRA commander is convicted by the ICC
The former child soldier who became commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) was prosecuted on 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity […]
Sudan: The new head of UNMIS takes over
Volker Perthes of Germany takes over as head of UNMIS, the United Nations Integrated Mission for Transitional Assistance in Sudan. Created in June by the […]
Kenya sinks into a debt spiral
Kenya’s public debt has increased by more than $11 billion in one year, according to the Central Bank. A fiscal situation aggravated by the Covid-19 […]
South Africa receives its first doses of Covid-19 vaccine
A plane carrying 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine landed in Johannesburg on Monday, February 1. The doses were delivered by an Indian laboratory licensed […]
Ethiopia: The leader of the TPLF Debretsion Ghebremichael reappears
While rumors were circulating that he was dead, the leader of what is now the armed rebellion in Tigray, Debretsion Ghebremichael, broadcast a long message […]
Somalia: Shebabs attack on Afrik Hotel cost life to General Mohamed Nur Galaal
An attack took place on Sunday, January 31 in Mogadishu. It targeted a hotel in the center of the capital, not far from the international […]
Investments: A good year 2020 for African start-ups despite the pandemic
Against the backdrop of a year 2020 that saw foreign direct investment fall worldwide, and 18% decline in Africa, the African tech sector is celebrating. […]
Sudan: U.S. Africa Command’s No. 2 visiting the country
This is a new step in the rapprochement between the United States and Sudan. The second in command of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Andrew […]