Mali’s military-dominated government has launched a four-day national forum on returning the country to civilian rule following the country’s 2020 coup. The military junta in Mali have showcased the “National Conference on Reform” as a chance for the public to foster change, but major groups have already lashed the project and said they will boycott it. According…
Partners issue statement calling for de-escalation of political tensions. MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia’s international partners expressed deep concern Monday over the latest developments in the country. They called on its leaders to put the country’s interests first, to de-escalate political tensions and to refrain from provocation or the use of force, which could undermine peace and…
This year, there were four successful military takeovers across the continent – in Chad, Mali, Guinea and Sudan – up from one in 2020. Surrounded by soldiers and with Guinea’s flag draped around his shoulders, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya appeared on state television hours after leading a coup in September. “Guinea is beautiful,” he told his co-patriots, using…
“So now finally, we’re on the map,” says Philip Balhoa about Lüderitz, a town in southern Namibia, where harsh desert meets pale ocean. The port town has previously benefited from diamonds and fishing booms, but now struggles with high rates of unemployment and aging infrastructure. A proposed green hydrogen project is set to be “the…
South-African president Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday December 27, visited the home of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Ramaphosa said that South Africa was “enormously diminished” by the death of Tutu who along with Nelson Mandela was described as an “outstanding leader”. “A lot of great things can be said about him. His global status, the love…