East Africa

Cases of briefcases, concussion between deputies and power in place: in Madagascar in 2018, scandals are raging on the benches of the National Assembly. In 2019, as a deprivation of the population against this political elite, the absence rate breaks records in the legislative election ... as reported from Antananarivo, Sarah…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Immediately, Ethiopia seems getting ready to civil battle, threatening the steadiness of one of many world's most strategic areas, the Horn of Africa and the rupture of certainly one of Africa's strongest and populous nations. However the disaster in Ethiopia, a significant allied safety pressure in the US, has been constructing for a number of months, and "it has been like watching a prepare crash in gradual movement," Dino Mahtani advised the Worldwide Disaster Group this week. Now Ethiopia's…

Friday November 6, 2020 Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, middle, arrives for the opening session of the thirty third African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in February. On Wednesday, Abiy ordered the army to confront the Tigray regional authorities after he stated it attacked a army base in a single day, citing months of "provocation and incitement" and declaring that "the final purple line has been crossed." Instantly Ethiopia seems on the point of civil warfare, threatening the soundness of one of many world’s…

Re-elected with 84% of the vote on 28 October, the outgoing President of Tanzania John Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday 5 November in the presence of national and international dignitaries and regional heads of state including Presidents Museveni of Uganda, Azali Assoumani of the Comoros and Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. Many fear that the magnitude of this victory, combined with that of the ruling party that won 262 of the 264 seats in…

The province of Tigray is situated in northern Ethiopia, on the border with Eritrea. The offensive was launched by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday evening to Wednesday, November 4, to regain management of the province that desires to secede. An offensive that he intends to proceed. All communication continues to be reduce with Tigray. Tough for the time being to ascertain an evaluation…

“We have taken this decision with a heavy heart and after much internal discussion,” INTERSOS Director General Kostas Moschochoritis said. “We value the history of our relationships with the people of Somalia and the service we have provided through years of humanitarian collaboration.” The decision to close the mission follows the discovery by our internal oversight mechanisms of fraudulent financial activity. Given the complexity of the Somali operational environment, we…

President John Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday morning for his second term at the helm of the country after his very wide-ranging but contested re-election on October 28 with more than 84% of the vote. A grand ceremony was organized in a stadium in Dodoma, the capital, in the presence of foreign guests and the composite bodies.…

The UN chief has expressed "concern" over reported armed clashes in northern Ethiopia, and requires instant motion to decalate tensions and guarantee a peaceable resolution to the dispute, his spokesman mentioned. "The Secretary-Common renews the UN dedication with its companions within the area to assist the Ethiopian Authorities in its reform efforts geared toward constructing a peaceable and safe future for all its peoples," UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric mentioned in a press release late Wednesday.…

ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian authorities shut down Web companies within the midst of a disaster within the Tigray area, stated the service supplier Entry Now, wherein Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed now faces criticism from the worldwide group over his current actions that undermine democracy within the nation. Solely the Tigray area, which was hit by the remainder of the nation, stated it was okay. The area by means of the administration of the Tigray Folks's Liberation Entrance has been at odds with the Abiy…

HARGEISA, Somalia - A high media entrepreneur was jailed for 5 years in Somaliland on Wednesday, officers mentioned, in one other indication that media and free speech stays a excessive order within the outbreak of Somalia, whose human rights document has been questioned lately. Yusuf Abdirahman will now should spend 5 years and 5 months behind bars following a conviction handed down by a court docket in Hargeisa on what might elevate questions concerning the area's place to assist human rights and dignity according…