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Ethiopia Regains Calm in Amhara After Militia Withdrawal
According to accounts from the Amhara region residents, calmness returned in Ethiopia on Thursday, the day after the announcement of the "liberation" of several prominent cities. This came after several days of clashes involving the federal…
Israel Evacuates Jews From Ethiopia Conflict Regions
Israel has announced it's evacuated in a special flight over 200 of its citizens and Ethiopian Jews from two cities in the Amhara and Oromia regions affected by recent violence and moved them to the country’s capital Addis Ababa.
Amhara…
South Africa’s Ex-President Escapes Prison Return Due to Overcrowding
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been spared from returning to prison, with officials saying this to ease overcrowding.
Zuma, who was sentenced to 15 months for contempt of court, surrendered himself to the authorities on…
Blinken Says US Backs ECOWAS Efforts On Niger
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday voiced support for efforts of the West African bloc ECOWAS on Niger without explicitly backing its call at a summit for military intervention.
The United States has in recent days…
Detention of Niger’s Leader, an act of terrorism – Ivorian President
Côte d'Ivoire’s President, Alassane Ouattara, says the illegal and continuous detention of President Mohammed Bazoum of Niger Republic by coup plotters is nothing but an act of terrorism.
The Ivorian President made the declaration in…
C.African President Says ‘Not Against France’ Despite Tensions
The president of the Central African Republic said his country wanted good relations with France, in an interview that followed years of tension fuelled by the CAR's rapprochement with Russia.
"We are not against France," President…
Ethiopia: Army frees Major Towns in Northern Amhara
The Ethiopian Government on Wednesday announced that major towns in the northern Amhara region had been liberated, after several days of deadly fighting between the federal army and local militias (Fano).
The General Directorate of the…
Niger military regime forms new Government
The junta in Niger Republic, led by Abdourahmane Tchiani has announced the formation of a new government.
The 21-member government, announced just before a crucial summit of Niger's West African neighbors in Abuja on Thursday, is headed…
Ugandan President denounces World Bank’s decision over LGBT law
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has denounced the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding in response to the anti-LGBTQ law.
The World Bank said on Tuesday that the law, which imposes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts,…
Rwandan, Jordanian Foreign Ministers to strengthen bilateral ties
Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta was at Jordan on a two-day official visit, he met with his counterpart Ayman al-Safadi in Amman on Wednesday.
Biruta announced that Rwanda decided to establish a diplomatic presence in the…