Ghana: Parliament closed for 3 weeks due to numerous Covid-19 cases
This closure will make it possible to disinfect the premises and quarantine the sick. A total of 17 parliamentarians and 151 staff members have all […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Nigeria: Gang leader who kidnapped more than 300 school children gives up his arms
On December 11, 344 Nigerian schoolchildren were captured in the northwestern part of the country. A mass abduction that had been claimed by the chief […]
Somalia: Opposition no longer recognizes the legitimacy of Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed as his term has officially expired
The opposition no longer recognizes the legitimacy of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as “Farmajo”. His term of office has officially expired and presidential elections […]
Sudan has finally a new government
After months of negotiations, Sudan has a new government that includes ministers from the various armed groups, including Darfur. A peace agreement was signed last […]
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 […]
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 […]