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FILE - On May 31, 2024, observers noted temporary shelters near Awlala Camp in Ethiopia's Amhara region. UNICEF announced on January 7, 2025, that a staggering 4.4 million children in Amhara are out of school, a consequence of disasters and unrest. (Photo by Alfatih Alsemari via Reuters) Across Ethiopia, an unsettling reality unfolds: over nine million young ones are absent from classrooms due to violence, conflicts, and the havoc wreaked by Mother Nature. The United Nations reveals that more than 6,000 institutions for…

Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia finds itself entangled in a thorny political conundrum, with rising tensions between the federal government and the southern state of Jubbaland over contentious electoral reforms. This firestorm has forced Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre to call for an urgent cabinet meeting on Sunday, aiming to tackle what has become a seriously divisive cause. Jubbaland's leadership is vehemently opposing federal election plans and champions regional self-governance instead. At the crux of this simmering discord…

Tensions have significantly intensified between Ethiopia and Somalia, particularly following Ethiopia's formal engagement earlier this year with the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland—an entity that Somalia adamantly contests. The deal grants Ethiopia access to Somaliland's ports in exchange for a nod of political recognition from this landlocked regional power. In response to this maneuver, Somalia expressed vehement opposition, labeling Ethiopia's actions as an unwelcome intrusion into its internal matters.…

The price of grain has risen in West Africa in recent weeks. Maize but also millet and sorghum are more expensive in the markets due to a lack of sufficient stock and for fear of a disappointing new harvest. Again, it is a game of dominoes that increases the price of a bowl of corn or a millet bowl in West Africa. Initially,…

France has frozen its budget support and suspended military cooperation with the Central African Republic. Paris justifies this decision with unfulfilled commitments from the Central African authorities "both politically towards the opposition and behavior towards France", the French Ministry of Armed Forces specifies. The tea towel is burning between Paris and Bangui, but signs of conviction have…

May 26, the date of the new head of state's traditional investment, exacerbates political tensions as a new president should have taken office. But the head of state, Azali Assoumani, in office since 2016, was able to fight for his own legacy and was re-elected in 2019, following a constitutional amendment, in 2018. The national police were deployed in and around the capital.…

This Thursday, Morocco recalled its ambassador to Berlin, condemning "hostile actions" on the a part of Germany in opposition to the Shereefian Empire. One other complication in diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations, in disaster since March final 12 months. Morocco had "interrupted all contact" with the German embassy in Rabat, for "deep misunderstandings" on varied points.…

The Somali capital Mogadishu stays below rigidity this Monday, April 26, following violence between opposition supporters and Somali forces. These clashes are the end result of the political deadlock by which the nation has been for a number of months. On Monday morning, based on the Agence France Presse (AFP), a number of districts in Mogadishu have been blocked by opposition fighters. Dams have been reportedly constructed over Sunday to Monday on a number of roads, once more based on testimonies from residents collected…

Calm returned this Sunday evening, April 25, in the Somali capital Mogadishu after a day of tension. As of this morning, the army loyal to President Farmajo had deployed in several points in the city, while troops hostile to the extension of his mandate had taken positions in a neighborhood where opponents shelter. Some demonstrations had taken place during the day and at the end of the afternoon violent clashes were heard in the city. The night has fallen for several hours in the Somali capital and tensions seem to have…

Uganda and Egypt signed a military intelligence agreement "to fight terrorism" this week. This agreement between the two countries crossed by the Nile comes in the middle of a dispute over river water due to the Renaissance dam built by Ethiopia. "What affects Uganda will affect Egypt", is how the number two Egyptian military intelligence officer, Sameh Saber El-Degwi, qualified in a statement from the Ugandan army that the agreement signed on Wednesday. The two countries really share the waters of the Nile. A military…