The United Nations General Assembly has on Tuesday adopted a heavily supported draft, demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. The resolution received the support of nearly 100 countries, passed with…
In an unprecedented attack in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, four soldiers were killed while two South Korean oil workers were kidnapped after an attack on their convoy. The Nigerian…
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has recommenced the second phase of troop withdrawal, marking the second such move in six months. The withdrawal was temporarily halted…
Polling centers in Egypt opened today for the second day of the presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s victory seems assured. The vote, which began across the…
An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) humanitarian convoy came under attack in Khartoum, Sudan on Sunday, resulting in two fatalities and seven injuries, including three ICRC staff…
Somalia has achieved a momentous breakthrough on its decade-long journey to financial recovery, securing a remarkable $4.5 billion debt write-off from global lenders. The debt relief comes as Somalia…
The ECOWAS has again pledged its commitment to fighting terrorism in the region as it prepares a counterterrorism force to battle the scourge. The body, in a summit held…
In the 41st Extraordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Assembly of Heads of State and Government on the Sudan, held in Djibouti, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…
In a major diplomatic achievement, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary, Workneh Gebeyehu, announced that Sudanese Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
A delegation from Haiti is set to visit Kenya as part of preparations for the Multinational Mission to Support Security (MSS), a UN-approved initiative aimed at tackling rampant gang…