Morocco Wins, at First-Round, Election to AU Peace & Security Council
Morocco was elected on Wednesday in Addis Ababa, in a first-round vote, to a two-year term on the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC). […]
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UNMISS Engages South Sudan Government on Handover of Malakal POC Site
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said that discussions are ongoing with the South Sudanese Government to transfer responsibility for the remaining Malakal […]
South Africa: Putin, Ramaphosa Discuss Prospects for Political Settlement in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the prospect of a political settlement in Ukraine during a telephone conversation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the […]
Senegal: UCAD Student Housing Closed After Fatal Clashes as Government Orders Probe
Student accommodation facilities at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar were closed from midday on Tuesday until further notice, following the death of a […]
Burkina Faso dissolves all political parties as transitional Parliament backs overhaul
Burkina Faso’s transitional Parliament has voted unanimously on Monday to dissolve all political parties whose activities had been suspended since September 2022, formally ending their […]
Ethiopia unveils first unmanned smart police stations Under ‘Digital Ethiopia 2030’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has officially launched on Monday the country’s first unmanned Smart Police Station System, signalling a strategic leap in the digital […]
South Africa to end 27-year UN peacekeeping deployment in DR Congo by 2026
South Africa has announced plans to withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), bringing to a […]
Ethiopia demands Eritrean troop withdrawal amid rising fears of renewed conflict
Ethiopia has formally called on Eritrea to withdraw troops it claims are operating inside Ethiopian territory, warning that recent developments point to a dangerous escalation […]
Tinubu to make historic UK state visit in March, first by Nigerian leader in nearly 40 years
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is scheduled to undertake a State visit to the United Kingdom on 18 and 19 March, marking the first such […]
South Sudan to Bridge 2025/26 Budget Deficit Through Fresh Borrowing Amid Rising Debt
South Sudan’s government has unveiled a draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year, projecting total expenditure of 8.58 trillion SSP against anticipated revenues of 7.01 […]