East Africa

In Uganda, the list of the new cabinet prepared by President Museveni overnight was published and there are many women in strategic positions. To help him in the presidency,Yoweri Museveni chose Jessica Alupo. Retired from the army, she was Minister of Education in 2011 before Janeth Museveni. The latter was finally appointed…

Somali Prime Minister Roble appoints electoral advisers weeks after deal MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has appointed a seven-member advisory team to review the handling of the upcoming elections, which are expected to take place within the next two months in accordance with an agreement signed a fortnight ago. Somali political leaders have agreed on the basis…

A 37-year-old South African woman broke the Guinness World Record by giving birth to ten children, according to media reports on Tuesday. The IOL news site said that Gosiame Thamara Sithole, a resident of Tembisa East in Johannesburg, delivered seven boys and three girls by caesarean section at a hospital in Pretoria. Teboho Tsotetsi said his wife also had 6-year-old twins. He said he was happy and emotional about the news. Reports earlier showed that Sithole was expecting eight children, but two apparently missed the…

In Ethiopia, the conflict continues in the province of Tigray. This northern region is still plagued by violence between the former TPLF power on the one hand, the federal army, Eritrean soldiers and Amharic militias on the other. The conflict has claimed thousands of lives and caused significant damage as well. With our…

Al-Shabaab suffers defeats as escalating military operations in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - More than 130 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed in Somalia in the past three weeks, Defense Force Chief Gen. Odowa Yusuf Rageh confirmed, adding that troops would continue to clear militants from their various hiding places. in the country. Most of those killed were caught by the Somali National Army…

Somalia: Farmajo blamed for deployment of Somali soldiers in Tigray MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hours after a report by the UN special rapporteur on the violation of human rights by Eritrean troops leaked, outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was accused of authorizing the deployment of trainee soldiers in the Tigray region, which has given rise to current concern. In the report, the…

The presidential party was defeated in the parliamentary elections on 1 June. Democratic progress has been hailed as far as Europe. Somaliland's "international partners" have no complaints law election on June 1. In a statement released on Tuesday, European countries and the United Kingdom simply congratulated Hargeisa on the…

In Burundi, the day is unemployed and paid, for June 8 is now the national day of patriotism and the celebration of Pierre Nkurunziza's death just a year ago. The anniversary of his disappearance therefore extends the list of feast days on the state's official calendar and this causes controversy. The festivities have taken place this morning in Gitega, the new capital of Burundi, where the body of Pierre Nkurunziza lies. They take place in front of the huge funeral monument erected around his grave. The highest…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dozens of al-Shabaab fighters have been killed in recent weeks following Somali National Army operation under the leadership of the Chief of Defense Forces, General Yusuf Rageh Odowaa. The operation was primarily aimed at Moyen-Shebelle in central Somalia and was widely hailed as "successful" by several SNA commanders who participated in the exercise. This is not the first time the military has targeted Al-Shabaab in central Somalia. During the operation, state media reported, dozens of Al-Shabaab…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The recently signed pre-electoral pact could still be in danger given the complaints made by the leader of the Wadajir party, Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, who is one of the main stakeholders in the upcoming elections, which will be chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. A few weeks ago, various political actors signed a pact in Somalia that would see the country hold elections after months of stalemate that saw both sides of the divide mutually accuse each other of delays. Farmajo did not…