Regional analysts are calling for the swift implementation of resolutions made at the recently concluded African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia. The summit was dominated by discussions on escalating conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan, ... Read More

The spokesperson for the United Nation's Secretary-General said Monday that the humanitarian situation in Sudan remains “extremely worrying." "We are especially deeply concerned about the impact of violence on civilians in and around the Zamzam displacement camp in Al Fasher, the ... Read More

The leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region have called for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022. The bloc released a report about the agreement during the African ... Read More

The Forces Vives platform of Guinea, which includes parts of the opposition and civil society, has announced that it will no longer recognize the authority of the military junta starting December 31, 2024. This date was initially set as the end of the ... Read More

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa — who is chairing SADC — has said the regional bloc is ready to assist troubled Mozambique engulfed in post-election violence that has claimed more than 100 lives of protesters, according to human rights organizations. South ... Read More

South Sudan is due to hold long-delayed general elections in December 2026, and some wonder if the world’s youngest nation will be ready. The vote was set for this month but was delayed for a number of reasons, including the need ... Read More

Paul Biya Cameroon's President Paul Biya warned on Monday of "disastrous consequences" for the countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa if urgent action is not taken to address their deteriorating net external reserves. The member countries - ... Read More

Yahya Jammeh West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved the creation of a special tribunal to try crimes committed in Gambia during the military dictatorship. The historic decision was announced at a summit of regional heads of state held in Nigeria's capital, ... Read More

West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. “The authority decides to set the period from 29 January, 2025 to ... Read More

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Ethiopia and Somalia early next year after brokering a deal to end tensions between the two Horn of Africa neighbors, he said on X Sunday. "I will visit Ethiopia and Somalia in the first ... Read More