Residents of Ethiopia’s Amhara region said on Monday some young men were responding to a weekend call to arms by their president, as Amhara’s government denied that forces from neighbouring Tigray had advanced further into
Botswana sends troops to help Mozambique fight insurgency
Botswana sent military troops to Mozambique on Monday, becoming the first country of the 16-nation Southern African Development Community to dispatch soldiers to help battle an Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province. Botswana’s
Sudan in crisis as mistrust poisons security sector reform agenda well
Delay in the integration of former Darfur armed groups into the national military threatens the country’s stability Twenty-seven months after the ouster of Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, the transitional government is still grappling with
Tanzania opposition leader charged with ‘terror-related’ crimes
Freeman Mbowe was arrested last week while preparing for a meeting on new constitution proposals. A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party with “terrorism-related” crimes, police said on Monday,
Tunisia’s president fires defence minister amid political upheaval
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defence minister Monday, a day after ousting the prime minister and suspending parliament, plunging the young democracy into constitutional crisis in the midst of a pandemic. Street clashes erupted
En Côte d’Ivoire, l’espoir d’une réconciliation avec la rencontre entre Alassane Ouattara et Laurent Gbagbo
Après un premier contact téléphonique au début du mois de juillet, les deux hommes doivent se rencontrer ce mardi au palais présidentiel à Abidjan. Leur dernière poignée de main remonte à plus de dix ans
Éthiopie: l’armée éthiopienne «hors de combat», selon des observateurs
En Éthiopie, le gouvernement fédéral a appelé les régions à la rescousse, face à la poussée des forces tigréennes qui le combattent. Les civils oromos, amharas et afars ont été appelés ces derniers jours à
Crise politique en Tunisie : le Premier ministre se dit prêt à se retirer
Le Premier ministre tunisien, Hichem Mechichi, s’est dit prêt, lundi, à céder le pouvoir, alors qu’un nouveau chef du gouvernement devrait être désigné par le président Kaïs Saïed. La veille, ce dernier a limogé l’actuel
Nigeria: Buhari Arrives London for Summit, Holds Talks With Boris Johnson
“He is due back by the second week of August 2021,” Mr Buhari’s spokesman said. President Muhammadu Buhari is now in London, the United Kingdom (UK), where he will participate in the Global Education Summit
Ethiopia: Somali Regional Govt Blames Afar Forces for Violence, Demands Swift Response From Fed. Govt – Afar Regional Govt Dismisses Claims As Propaganda
Violence once again hit the border area between Afar and Somali regional states. Similar to previous incidents, contradicting narratives about the nature of clashes dominated the conversation over the weekend, with the Somali regional government