Ethiopian officials said that military forces have killed three members of the Tigray region’s ruling party including the country’s ex-foreign minister, Seyoum Mesfin, after they allegedly refused to surrender Wednesday. Mesfin along with two other leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) was confirmed to have been shot and killed during the clash. The Ethiopian task force…
Longtime President Yoweri Museveni faces strong challenge from pop star-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine as he seeks a sixth term. Voting is under way in Uganda, in a tense presidential election pitting longtime President Yoweri Museveni against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a pop star-turned-opposition leader. The run-up to Thursday’s vote was plagued by the worst political…
Frightening Clashes Close to the Capital City Combined forces of the Central African Republic military, Russian mercenaries and the United Nations MINUSCA peacekeepers repelled attacks on Wednesday from rebel group Coalitions of Patriots for Change (CPC) some 9-12 kilometres from the capital Bangui — with the scattered shots seeing residents of the affected PK9 and…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni reacted with defiance to international criticism of a government crackdown on the opposition and Facebook closing down the ruling party’s account, two days before presidential and parliamentary polls. He said Uganda’s sovereignty should be respected. “This is unfortunate but it is unavoidable. There is not way anybody can come and play…
Angola Gets Seemingly Great Review from the IMF The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth review of Angola’s economic program supported by an extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and have decided to approve an immediate disbursement of about (US) $487.5 million to Angola — bringing…
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CAPE TOWN – The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank (ADB) yesterday. ADB President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said the bank had launched a $20 billion (abot R306bn) Desert-toPower programme to build the largest solar zone in the world, in the Sahel. He spoke in a virtual…
The World Bank plans to invest over $5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. World Bank Group President David Malpass announced the investment at the One Planet Summit, a high-level…
South Africa Mobilises In Response to Case Resurgence In light of a spike in COVID-19 cases in South Africa which authorities attribute to widespread holiday trips, the country will close the twenty remaining open land border posts with neighbouring countries for general entries and departures until February 15. In addition, coronavirus vaccines will soon be…
Ahead of Uganda’s January 14 election, President Yoweri Museveni’s government continues to limit the opposition’s voices by blocking campaigning, enabling an environment that cannot facilitate a fair and free vote, according to rights groups. The repression and coronavirus prevention measures have restricted the presidential hopefuls attempts to get their message out with police aiming to…