Egypt to become BRICS member from January 2024
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Wednesday new members of the BRICS organization including Egypt, set to join officially from January 2024. Aside from the […]
Ethiopia
Ethiopia announces joint investigation with Saudi Arabia after accusations of migrant executions
The Ethiopian Government announced on Tuesday August 22 that it would conduct a joint investigation with Saudi Arabia, following the publication of a Human Rights […]
Ethiopia: Renewed fighting and “mass” Amhara arrests
Ethiopia’s human rights watchdog expressed “serious concern” on Monday August 14 about the fighting in the northern Amhara region, as well as the “massive” arrests […]
Sudanese Army to resume talks in Jeddah
Representatives of the Sudanese army have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to resume negotiations with the paramilitaries, a government source said on Saturday, as […]
Sudan: Gen al-Burhane refuses to take part in peace talks in Ethiopia
On Monday, the Sudanese government refused to take part in a meeting in Addis Ababa of the “Quartet” of the East African organization Igad charged […]
Somalia: Attack on a military base at the start of the withdrawal of AU forces
Radical Islamist al-Shebab attacked a military base 450 kilometers west of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, as the African Union […]
Eritrea returns to East African regional group IGAD
Eritrea has rejoined the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), almost 16 years after withdrawing from it, announced Information Minister Yeman […]
Washington suspends food aid to Ethiopia due to misappropriations
The US Government has announced the suspension of its food aid to Ethiopia due to a massive detour of this assistance, the US Agency for […]
Kenya to strengthen trade relations with Russia
Kenya will strengthen its trade relations with Russia, the Nairobi authorities announced on Monday during a surprise visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The […]
Sub-saharan Africa saw a record 16.5 mil. internally displaced people in 2022 – report
A “perfect storm” of overlapping conflicts in African countries and Ukraine, coupled with climate change-triggered disasters around the world forced a record 71.1 million people […]