South Africa, Lesotho Ready to Implement SADC Anti-Corruption Index
The Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho have demonstrated sufficient institutional capacity to implement the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Corruption Effort Index (SACEI), following national readiness…
Politics
Cameroon Sets Presidential Election Date Amid Uncertainty Over Paul Biya’s Candidacy
Cameroonian President Paul Biya signed a decree on Friday setting the date for the country’s presidential election on October 12,…
Kenya: 38 Killed, 131 Injured in Deadliest Saba Saba Protests Since Ruto Took Office
Kenya’s independent National Commission on Human Rights announced on Friday that at least 38 people were killed and 131 others…
US Border Official Says Fate of Deported Migrants to South Sudan Unknown
A senior U.S. border official has admitted that the fate of eight migrants deported to South Sudan remains unclear, weeks…
Liberia Says President Boakai Took Trump’s English Comment in Stride
Liberia’s Foreign Minister Sarah Beysolow Nyanti has downplayed suggestions that President Joseph Boakai was insulted by a widely ridiculed remark…
El-Sisi Heads to Equatorial Guinea for AU Mid-Year Coordination Summit
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi departed Cairo today en route to Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the…
Somalia-Ethiopia Maritime Deal Reportedly Collapses as Mogadishu Warms to Cairo, Ankara
A Turkish-brokered deal between Ethiopia and Somalia to resolve tensions and secure Ethiopian access to the Red Sea has reportedly…
US Cuts Ethiopian Tourist and Business Visas to Three Months
The United States has shortened the validity of non-immigrant visas for Ethiopian nationals to just three months, effective July 8,…
Ethiopia: Fano Claims Killing 280 Government Soldiers in Wollega Clashes
Armed clashes between the Fano militia and Ethiopian federal forces have reportedly intensified in the Oromia region, with the Fano…
Ethiopia: Amhara Fano rebels claim over 90 ENDF soldiers killed in Amhara region clashes
Rebels in Ethiopia’s Amhara region have claimed to have killed more than 90 government soldiers and captured 30 others during…
Trump Interrupts Mauritanian President, Stuns African Leaders with Offhand Remarks
In a series of unscripted moments during a working lunch with five African heads of state, U.S. President Donald Trump…
Behind Eritrea’s Standoff with the UN Human Rights Mandate
Eritrea has once again sparked controversy at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by pushing for the termination of the…
Chad Communities Sign Peace Accord to End Deadly Ethnic Clashes
Representatives from Chad’s Ngambaye and Fulbe communities have signed a formal peace agreement in the town of Mandakao, in the…
