East Africa

Ethiopia denies the use of chemical weapons in the Tigray War ADDIS ABEBA - The Ethiopian federal government has denied reports that Ethiopia's national defense force used chemical weapons in the Tigray region, where the National Army has led operations against the Tigray People's Liberation Front . A report published by the Telegraph through Will Brown, the correspondent in East Africa,…

Former President: It is now or never, please save Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says the ongoing negotiations in Mogadishu could save Somalia from sinking if only participants set the country's future instead of pursuing short-term political goals and expediency. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, five federal leaders including Said Abdullahi Deni, Ahmed…

"The city of Goma, the capital of the DRC province of North Kivu, has survived," the Congolese sitePolitico. Threatened by the destruction of the volcano Nyiragongo, which erupted early in the evening on Saturday, Goma was finally not reached by the lava flows. The molten magma stopped at the city gates and destroyed homes and fields in the Buhene built-up area."Patrick Muyaya, Minister of Communications and Government…

The United States on Sunday announced visa restrictions for Ethiopian and Eritrean officials accused of promoting a six-month war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, saying those involved "had not taken any meaningful measures to stop hostilities." "People in Tigray continue to be affected by human rights abuses, abuses and atrocities, and urgent humanitarian aid is being blocked by the Ethiopian and Eritrean military," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement. "Despite significant diplomatic…

US announces visa restrictions for Ethiopian and Eritrean officials over Tigray conflict WASHINGTON - An unspecified number of officials from Eritrea and Ethiopia will not be able to obtain visas for the United States over what Washington links to atrocities committed in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in a war that has left thousands dead, according to unverified reports. Since November 2020,…

The AU expresses remorse for Somalia's rejection of Mahama as a special envoy ADDIS ABEBA - Days after the federal government in Somalia openly opposed the appointment of former Ghanaian President John Mahama as high-ranking representative of the Somali conflict, the African Union has expressed remorse and called the move an "unsurpassed" disappointment. The African Union had chosen Mahama for…

The United States will impose visa restrictions on Eritrean and Ethiopian officials accused of adding fuel to the Tigray conflict, and regrets that they "have not taken significant steps to end hostilities". "The people of Tigray continue to suffer human rights abuses, atrocities, atrocities and need urgent humanitarian…

People from the southwestern state will have the right to vote in Northeastern State: Deni MOGADISHU, Somalia - President Deni announced that people from the southwestern state living in Northeastern State have the right to participate in the election as voter registration is taking place in three districts. While participating in the FGS-FMS election talks in Mogadishu, Deni said that his…

Between the 2018-2019 season and today, the cultivated areas have 10,000 hectares. South Africa is a very small producer country on an African and even regional scale, behind Zimbabwe and Zambia. So if its surface area thereby decreases, what future for the sector? From our correspondent in Johannesburg,The harvest is taking…

The conflict in the northern part of the country has been going on since November. By the end of three weeks, the federal government had declared victory, but the fighting continued. Leaders of the TPLF's former power are still free and its armed wing, the TDF (Tigray Defense Force), continues to confront the Ethiopian and Eritrean federal forces in Tigray. Meeting with a TDF cell.…