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KISMAYO, Somalia - The escalating discord between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Jubaland's strongman Ahmed Madobe signals a significant political fracture, coming merely a couple of years after they banded together to unseat Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, widely known as Farmajo, in a watershed Somali election. Their symbiosis during the 2022 elections was undeniable, with a joint aversion to extending terms and advocating for direct polls. Yet, irony alters courses, as these very allies now journey on adversarial paths…

Mogadishu (AX) — In a rapid move to counter Ethiopia’s grand naval dreams and territorial aspirations, Egypt, Eritrea, and Somalia are stepping up their military armor like they mean business.These three nations shook hands on this alliance during an October 10 summit in Asmara, quickly transforming diplomatic chitchat into robust military maneuvers. Egypt's already tossing military hardware Somalia's way, and whispers are swirling about Egyptian boots on the ground—up to 10,000 soldiers by the dawn of 2025 under a…

Greater than 17 million persons are eligible to vote in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections on Monday with the competition for the perfect job anticipated to be a detailed battle between incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo and longtime opponent John Mahama. Nestled alongside the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana - lengthy a beacon for democracy and stability in West Africa - has ensured peaceable transfers of energy on seven events since returning to democracy nearly 30 years in the past. The 2 main events have…

The aim of this pact: to keep away from violence within the elections through the vote on Monday, 7 December. This settlement comes after generally sizzling exchanges between the 2 long-standing opponents who thereby present their connection to democracy. With our particular correspondent in Accra, Christina okelloThey arrived…

Libya's fighters signed an settlement on "a everlasting ceasefire in all areas of Libya," the United Nations Assist Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) stated in a Fb submit on Friday. Following mediation led by UN envoy Stephanie Turco Williams this week, the Joint Army Fee reached 5 + 5, what the UN referred to as an "essential turning…

Ivory Coast's head of state, Alassane Ouattara, has blown up two rivals' attempt to challenge next month's presidential election as "provocation", saying one of them is behind bars. In an interview published Thursday by the French magazine Paris Match, the 78-year-old sitting fired a verbal breadth against former President Laurent Gbagbo and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro. Both men live outside the country, but retain strong support at home, in a country still scarred by a post-election conflict that claimed more…