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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, his Ethiopian counterpart, are scheduled to meet in Ankara, Turkey, to discuss the… Read More »Somalia’s President and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister to Meet Over Somaliland Dispute
Senegal’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has called for improved collaboration between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States… Read More »Senegal Advocates Reconciliation Between ECOWAS and Breakaway Sahel Bloc
Chad’s National Transitional Council (CNT) has elevated the country’s president, Mahamat Idriss Déby, from General to Marshal. The title was previously held by Déby’s late… Read More »Mahamat Idriss Déby Promoted to Marshal Rank by Chad’s National Council
Zambia’s constitutional court has ruled that former President Edgar Lungu is ineligible to contest future presidential elections, declaring his first stint at the helm of… Read More »Zambian Court Bars Ex-President Lungu from Future Presidential Bids
Nigeria’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) project has garnered over $2.2 billion in investment pledges during the Africa Investment Forum 2024 in Rabat, Morocco. Facilitated… Read More »Nigeria’s Agro-Industrial Project Secures $2.2 Billion at AIF2024
France has started pulling out its military assets from Chad, the latest sign of its declining influence across its former African colonies. On Tuesday, two… Read More »France Commences Military Withdrawal from Chad as Influence in Africa Wanes
Chinese-run gold mining operations are encroaching on the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in eastern Congo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its biodiversity and role… Read More »Congo’s Okapi Wildlife Reserve Faces Threats from Chinese Gold Mining
The COP16 summit in Riyadh, led by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), put a spotlight on the severe consequences of land degradation, which… Read More »UN COP16 Highlights Link Land Degradation, Forced Migration, and Conflict
The 2020 deaths of over 350 elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta were caused by cyanotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) contaminating watering holes, researchers have… Read More »Toxic Algae Confirmed as Cause of Botswana’s 2020 Elephant Die-off
Kenya remains committed to co-hosting the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) despite challenges related to stadium readiness. The country is expected to provide two venues… Read More »Kenya Determined to Retain CHAN 2024 Co-hosting Rights Despite Challenges