East Africa

Madagascar, which currently has 22 regions, should soon have 23. One of them, the Middle East region "Vatovavy Fitovinany", will be split in two if Parliament ratifies the split just proposed by President Rajoelina. But this division is not suitable for everyone. And the reasons to justify such a change, even less. as reported from Antananarivo This shrub farmer on the outskirts of Ranomafana National Park is careful. "I have never heard of this separation and no one has ever asked us for our opinion on it. I wonder…

ADDIS ABABA - High army generals from Ethiopia's nationwide protection forces and the Sudanese military met on Saturday over peace alongside their widespread borders, the state-owned Fana reported in one of many dramatic efforts to strengthen mutual cooperation within the Horn of Africa. The senior army delegations from each international locations met within the city of Bahir Dar, the place they took half in critical deliberations after years of battle between the 2 nations, a few of which not often go unnoticed…

On October 28, Tanzanians elect their president and their deputies. Current President John Magufuli is running for another term. Since his accession to power in 2015, he has been accused of authoritarianism, but facing him leaves the opposition in scattered order. During the vote on 28 NovemberJohn Magufulimeets 14 opposition candidates, including Tundu Lissu, his main opponent, candidate for the Chadema party. In 2017, the latter narrowly avoided an assassination attempt. After being hit by 16 bullets in his home in the…

Turkish port operator Albayrak and the federal authorities of Somalia have signed an settlement giving the corporate a brand new 14-year concession to function the port of Mogadishu. The signing in Mogadishu adopted a collection of discussions revising income sharing schemes between the 2 events. The settlement, signed by Somalia's port minister Mariam Aweys Jama, says the Turkish firm will preserve unique terminal and delivery providers within the port. The earlier concession was signed in 2013 and was to stay in…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A former Somalia president has introduced that he has returned the cash he believes was unjustifiably stolen from the federal government within the newest dramatic assertion that might the nation's struggle in opposition to corruption, which appears to be gaining momentum in latest months after high-profile beliefs. Ali Mahdi Mohammad, 81, mentioned in a uncommon interview that he returned public cash, which he stole from the federal government over 5 a long time in the past on the age of 20, in…

ADDIS ABABA - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has launched into a three-day working go to to neighboring Ethiopia on Monday morning on a visit that comes lower than every week after internet hosting Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as he seeks to strengthen bilateral ties within the Horn of Africa. For the previous two years, Isaias Afwerki has taken the mantle of the older statesman from the area and has usually centered on enhancing commerce ties between the international locations throughout the Horn…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At the very least two Al-Shabaab militants had been killed in Jalalaqsi on Saturday night time after an assault on a police station, officers stated within the escalating wave of violence fueled by militants wreaking havoc throughout the nation within the Horn of Africa. Officers stated the militants in dozens attacked a police station within the Somali metropolis, resulting in a fierce shootout with Somali police manning town that lasted for a number of hours, resulting in casualties as a…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent from the Somali Nationwide Military was deployed to the porous Gedo area of Jubaland over the weekend, reviews have emerged following complaints of alleged brutality met with locals by the Kenya Protection Forces working in Sector II of the African Union Mission Forces. The KDF workforce is stationed within the area, which additionally has a robust presence of the Ethiopian nationwide protection forces. working carefully with SNA. The Kenyan troops are working with Jubaland's…

In an interview with the Financial Times published on Sunday, October 11, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok struck his fist on the table. The head of government accuses the Americans of "paralyzing" the country's economy and keeping it on the blacklist of countries that support terrorism and even hamper its democratization. For the Sudanese Prime Minister, to keep his country on US blacklist is unfair. Not only because it is more than 20 years since Osama bin Laden was expelled from the country - it was the fact…

Nothing is right between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Vice President, William Ruto. In the background already: the next presidential election in 2022. If the campaign has not yet started, the supporters of the two camps have already been involved in a relentless struggle for several months. Violence is already breaking out between the opposing clans. The stability of the country may be compromised. as reported from Nairobi, Sunday is Mass Day. Who says mass says political gatherings. On Sunday, Raila Odinga, former…