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Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.
in prison, Jacob Zuma is now awaiting review
In South Africa, the news caused surprise. Former President Jacob Zuma spent his first night in jail. Sentenced last week by the Constitutional Court to 15 months in prison for contempt for justice, he was finally detained on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, July 8, when the ultimatum to surrender to the police ceased.…
MSF discontinues operations
Médecins Sans Frontières has made the painful and difficult decision to suspend activities in certain places in the Tigray region, in Ethiopia, and calls on all authorities and all parties involved in the conflict to carry out in-depth investigations with one to establish the light, facts, circumstances and responsibilities, around this unfortunate event. We talk about difficult decisions, because we have always seen many needs on the ground. Therefore, Médecins Sans Frontières has decided to…
Somalia: Farmajo’s advisor chased via Kismayo air
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A plane carrying a relative of incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was turned back in flight Thursday before landing at Kismayo airport in another dramatic event in Somalia's tectonic politics.
Abdi Ali Rage, special adviser to outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, was on a plane due to land at Kismayo airport on the Indian Ocean, but authorities in Jubaland were apparently aware of his trip In the region.
Several sources confirmed that the plane was denied landing rights, forcing…
In the Mediterranean, Ocean Viking is stuck with
Every summer, migration flows to Europe increase. Sailing conditions are better than in winter and there are more attempts to cross the Mediterranean. But the journey is still very dangerous: the central Mediterranean, between Libya and Europe, is still the deadliest migration route in the world. In the last seven days, Ocean Viking, the SOS Mediterranean ship, has rescued 572 people at sea.…
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appoints a new one
Almost a month after the election to the legislature, which was marked by a record-breaking vote and in the context of an economic and social crisis, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune presented the new team. At the domestic political level, little major change. At the diplomatic level, on the other hand, a remarkable return, that of Ramtane Lamamra to Foreign Affairs.…
UN Safety Council to focus on dam Ethiopia amid tensions with
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet on Thursday to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as regional tensions escalate.
Earlier this week, Egypt and Sudan said Ethiopia had begun the second phase of filling the reservoir, an operation not yet confirmed by Addis Ababa. The Nile is 6,695 kilometers and is one of the world's longest rivers and a major supplier of water and hydropower in a largely dry region. Its more than 3 million square kilometers (1.16 million square…
Ethiopia closes diplomatic missions in Tigray battle
Ethiopia closes diplomatic missions in Tigray conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya - The Ethiopian federal government has started implementing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's order to close several embassies and consulates, Addis Ababa Standard has established, in a move that could reduce its overseas presence.
Already, the government has started recalling diplomats home from missions who are expected to remain…
Deni isn’t a secret Somali presidential candidate, says
Deni not a secret Somali presidential candidate, Northeastern State says
AXADLE, Northeastern State - Northeastern State President Said Abdullahi Deni is not interested in running for president before Somalia's next election, Northeastern State said, just hours after a federal minister made sensational allegations on Twitter, prompting anxiety in the country.
In a tweet, Gamal Mohamed Hassan,…
In the spotlight: Africa hit by a third wave of
"This time there is no more doubt: the dreaded third wave is here," exclaimsYoung Africaand the numbers start to rise again. Exacerbated by the spread of the famous Delta variant originally identified in India, the infection still affects the continent in a very heterogeneous way. The figures are therefore quite worrying in the north, especially in Egypt and Tunisia (where we have just passed the milestone of 400,000 cases).…
Ethiopia permits flights to Tigray, none have but taken off from Addis
Ethiopia allows flights to Tigray, but none have yet taken off from Addis Ababa
NAIROBI, Kenya - Authorities in Addis Ababa have said humanitarian flights could take off to the Tigray region, which has been embroiled in a deadly war for eight months, amid concerns from the international community, which is pushing for the restoration of other in the north.
The international community had raised…