East Africa

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…

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is now not a transmission danger for COVID-19, his physician mentioned late Saturday because the U.S. president tries to place his battle with the coronavirus behind him and return to marketing campaign fraud. Trump, adopted by his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls, spoke to supporters from a White Home balcony Saturday afternoon. He referred to as on a crowd of lots of of largely black and Latino supporters to assist get out of the November 3 election. His physician Sean…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali National Army (SNA) backed by southwestern state forces killed five al-Shabab militants on Saturday in a joint operation in Dinsor, a town in the south of the Bay, an official said. The forces launched an attack on bases operated by the militants in the city following complaints from locals, said Shine Mayow, commander of southwestern state forces in Dinsor. "The extremists isolated the locals in Dinsor and blocked all roads leading to the city. Our forces later conducted an operation to…

Malagasy women pay a high price for the economic and social crisis caused by Covid-19. This is the observation of the CNFM, the National Council of Women in Madagascar. The organization, which brings together associations from across the country, warns of the situation of many Malagasy women who are already insecure and who have clearly worsened since the coronavirus pandemic: job losses, deteriorating…

The International Monetary Fund held a virtual meeting on Friday, October 9, on the impact of coronavirus in Africa in the presence of its CEO Kristalina Georgieva. According to the latter, economic support released in recent months is significant, but it remains insufficient to help the continent emerge from the crisis. According to the IMF chief executive, the institution has already released nearly $ 26 billion this year. This is ten times more than what the IMF releases on average each year for loans. But the needs…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Britain has approved Kenya Defense Forces "cautious" exit strategy from Somalia, a country that has fought to spread violent extremism and argued that the withdrawal will depend on the stability of the Horn of Africa. Both Britain and Kenya are key security stakeholders in Somalia and have helped the country stabilize the following decades of conflict, which has significantly affected operations across the country. While the UK has a training base in Baidoa, KDF has several forward-looking bases…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A group of Ethiopian national defense forces deployed to the AU forces was trained in human rights protection, a course offered amid claims that the contingent is involved in human rights violations in Somalia. The 25 soldiers completed a two-day training on Thursday in a move aimed at reducing cases of violence against civilians in the war-torn country that has been fighting for stability for the past three decades following the ouster of General Siad Barre. The training, which ended on…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The presidential election scheduled for February 2021 appears to have shifted to Nairobi as leading candidates plan to defeat President Farmajo, whose term has been shaken by major divisions inside and outside the government, with international partners also raising concerns about the alleged human rights abuses. The country's leadership agreed to hold elections from December this year after a long-running dispute over the election model among other contentious issues settled after months of…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army and the African Union Mission Forces has promised to work closely together to coordinate joint military operations against the Al-Shabaab militants, with the liberation of several strategic cities in the country a high priority. On Thursday, Force Commander Lieutenant General Diomede Ndegeya, SNA Land Forces Commander Brig Gen Abas Amin Ali and AMISOM and SNA sector commands agreed to be important in setting up a Joint Operations Coordination Cell. The team signed a…