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…
While reconciliation among Gulf nations gave hope, Gaza war, dismissal of civilian governments in Tunisia, Sudan were dampeners. ANKARA The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continued to witness plentiful events in 2021, from reconciliation among Gulf nations to Israel’s onslaught on the blockaded Gaza and the removal of civilian democratic governments in Tunisia…
By Ammu Kannampilly With Tigrayan rebels announcing a retreat to their stronghold in northernmost Ethiopia last week, fresh hopes have emerged of a possible end to the 13-month war marked by allegations of massacres and mass rapes. But as forces loyal to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed chalk up a string of military victories and dismiss…
Prime minister, marine forces commander suspended until corruption investigations are complete, president’s office says. Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has suspended the prime minister and removed the marine forces commander until corruption investigations are completed, escalating a destabilising dispute in the Horn of Africa country. “The president decided to suspend prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a man of “extraordinary intellect, integrity and invincibility against the forces of apartheid”. Tutu’s death was announced by relatives on Sunday December 26. As tributes continue to pour in, Cape Town’s City Hall and other landmarks across the South African city…
Federal troops ordered to maintain the areas they have won back recently from Tigrayan forces, government says. Ethiopia’s federal government says it has ordered its forces to not advance deeper into the war-ravaged northern region of Tigray. The federal army and its allies have made strong advances in recent weeks, recapturing major towns and cities…
More than a dozen Western allies have condemned what they say is the deployment of Russian mercenaries to Mali. They said it could “further deteriorate the security situation in West Africa”, which is battling Jihadist groups. The 15 European nations and Canada accused Russia of providing material support in the deployment of mercenaries from the…