Ethiopian prime minister accuses OLA rebels of a ‘new massacre’ as survivor tells state media that as many as 300 bodies had been collected. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused a rebel group of carrying out a “new massacre” of civilians in the western Oromia state. In a statement on Twitter on Monday, Abiy…
A wealthy businessman with a reputation for being frugal, Peter Obi has emerged as a powerful force ahead of Nigeria’s presidential election next February, energising voters with messages of prudence and accountability that are amplified by an army of social media users. In a country that seems to always be on the lookout for a…
Sudan’s top general announced on Monday that the armed forces would step away from government in a bid to resolve the political crisis. In a televised speech broadcast on Monday, coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said the army would make way for a civilian government. “I call on the various components of the people, especially…
Malians have expressed hope and joy at the decision of regional bloc ECOWAS to lift the sanctions imposed on Mali’s military regime. West African leaders accepted on Sunday a March 2024 plan to return to civilian rule. Mali underwent coups in August 2020 and May 2021. “It’s a great joy for all of us, for…
The vulnerability of coastal West Africa to a spillover of extremist activity from far-off parts of the Sahel can no longer be glossed over. The growing threat also highlights erroneous security responses by different regional governments, which is painting the threat of Islamist militants as the singular factor responsible for the instability in West Africa.…
These days, it feels like one crisis is chasing the next – Covid-19, conflict, climate, debt, and more. The latest is a global food crisis which is reaching alarming dimensions. Across Africa, more than 282 million people are food insecure – and that number is rising. One of the worst aspects of crises is the…
By AGGREY MUTAMBO In his last formal meeting with his diplomats early in June, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta told the gathering in Nairobi that he was retiring a satisfied man. Kenya, he said, had won the seat at the UN Security Council, beaten back terror threats, improved its status and its influence in the region and…
The Central African Republic has launched its government-backed cryptocurrency hub called Sango – named after one of the country’s official languages. President Faustin Archange Touadéra launched the hub on Sunday in a live announcement on social networks. It follows the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in May, only the second country after El…
West African leaders attending a regional summit agreed Sunday to lift sanctions on Mali and Burkina Faso, two neighbors led by military governments. Speaking in Accra, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou – Ecowas Commission President – said the head of states had reached an agreement with Bamako, which has promised a return to democratic rule. If the…
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio announced his government had unanimously backed a bill that would decriminalize abortion in the country. He was speaking at the 10th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights, which took place in Freetown, Friday. “At a time in the world when sexual and reproductive health rights for the women…