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A gathering of a group of world’s richest seven nations (G7 was on Friday confronted with a set of demands to right the governance in Africa, even though the agenda of the conference in Japan was mainly on the Russia-Ukraine […]

Eritrea has got a new boost in search for global allies after its leader Isaias Afwerki made a state visit to Beijing this week. President Afwerki, often shunned in the West this week met with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. He […]

On a scorching sidewalk, Ibrahim Said hopes to withdraw his savings from a Sudanese bank, but the wait seems as unending as the war that has brought the country’s financial system to a standstill. Said is one of dozens of […]

Tanzania plans to join regional peers with the launch of its own satellite in space to better monitor weather trends and environmental developments and improve communications and surveillance of its territory from outer space. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on […]

Somalia’s National Intelligence Agency (NISA on Thursday said that it had seized two illicit shipments of military hardware and explosive materials that were apparently bound for the al Shabaab militant group. At a news conference in Mogadishu, Somalia’s State Minister […]

Mass looting by armed men and civilians is making life an even greater misery for Khartoum residents trapped by fierce fighting between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF, witnesses said. While the RSF dominates the capital on the […]

Kenya has moved to address lingering suspicions arising from problems with the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF, seeking to strengthen ties on other issues with Kinshasa. Nairobi says it is committed to DRC’s pursuit of long-term peace in eastern […]

Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river in Central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the country faces its most severe drought in […]

Conflict and natural disasters in 2022 pushed the numbers of internally displaced persons in sub-Saharan Africa to a high of 31.7 million – or 45 percent of global figures – with the Democratic Republic of Congo crossing the five million […]

Sudan’s brutal war has pitted the traditional urban elite that has long monopolised wealth and power in the capital Khartoum against forces from the marginalised rural periphery, analysts say. For the past month, two rival generals have fought for control […]

The UN on Wednesday said $3.03 billion would be needed to provide urgent aid in conflict-ravaged Sudan and for over one million expected to flee into neighbouring countries this year. “Needs have soared since a bloody conflict erupted in Sudan […]

US diplomats in Somalia have often aroused controversy. In fact, for nearly three decades after Somalia fell among warlords, the diplomats didn’t return to Mogadishu until after 2012, having run ‘relations’ with Mogadishu from Nairobi. But Mr Larry E Andre, […]

There are close to four million people living in refugee camps across Africa. Of the more than 300 camps, nearly 70 percent are situated within 30 kilometres to 50 kilometres of an international border. They include some of the largest camps […]

Newly crowned King Charles III of the United Kingdom (UK will be visiting Kenya later this year as part of the Crown’s efforts to strengthen ties with Commonwealth nations around the world. This will be King Charles’ fifth visit to […]

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to hold “constructive dialogue” in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on the repatriation of refugees in both countries. The agreement was reached on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, between Kinshasa and Kigali, under […]

Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine “as soon as possible” to help find a resolution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday. “Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have […]

South Sudan is urging its nationals in Uganda to come home and invest, citing the return of peace in the country torn apart by civil war. The South Sudanese ambassador to Uganda, Juach Deng, said the agriculture and industrialisation sectors […]

The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC have traded blame with M23 rebels following a spate of violence despite an existing ceasefire. The M23 first accused the Congolese army of resuming fighting in North Kivu, where a […]

Sudan’s battered civilians were hoping for a respite this week after representatives of warring generals agreed on a deal to protect non-combatants, a first such pledge since the conflict erupted on April 15. But the biggest question by Friday was […]

Kenya has on Monday agreed to officially reopen its border points with Somalia in Mandera, Lamu and Garissa in the coming 90 days. The move, announced by Interior Cabinet SecretaryProf Kithure Kindiki and his Somalia counterpart Mohamed Ahmed Sheikh after […]

Kenya was forced Monday to disown a comment on Sudan made by its Trade minister on “invading” the war-ravaged country, reflecting a tricky balancing act between personal and official views. On Saturday, Moses Kuria, the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade […]

The disputed region of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan is bearing the brunt of the conflict in the north, with the flow of the displaced heightening the existing tensions in the region. Abyei, which lies between Sudan’s states of […]

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has formally re-introduced the constitutional review, pulling a fast one against an opposition that has been using it to criticise her administration. Her move, coming after two recent failed attempts led by the opposition, could be […]

The Sudanese are conflicted on whether to seek solutions to the conflict from the African Union and regional bodies, the Arab League, or the various countries that have vested interests in the country. On Thursday, Saudi Arabia-led mediation saw the […]