January 04
Africa: Canal+ Secures Long-Term Content Deal With Warner Bros
Nile Post
Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a major expansion of their long-standing strategic partnership, signing a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement that… Read more »
Nigeria: Anthony Joshua Escaped Death After Swapping Seat
This Day
British-Nigerian former World Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, narrowly avoided death in a Monday car crash after he swapped from the front to the back seat of a Lexus SUV,… Read more »
Ethiopia: Oman's Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Arrives in Addis Ababa for Official Visit
ENA
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Harthy, has arrived in Addis Ababa for an official visit. Read more »
Nigeria: Foreign Affairs Experts Ask Tinubu to Post Cleared Ambassadorial Nominees
Leadership
After about two years of not appointing substantive ambassadors and High Commissioners to various Nigerian Missions abroad, Nigerians have continued to wait again even after… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Backs Saudi Stance, Calls for Comprehensive Solution in Yemen
SNA
- In an official statement issued on Saturday, the Government of the Republic of Sudan affirmed its support for the position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding political… Read more »
Nigeria: Military Demands Retrieval of Ordnance From US Airstrikes
Leadership
Nigerian military authorities have appealed to residents of Sokoto State to surrender explosive materials and suspicious ordnance picked from sites of the US airstrikes in Sokoto… Read more »
January 03
Somalia: Pandemonium Ensues As Somaliland Navigates Post-Recognition Waters [opinion]
Reporter
Almost two years to the day when Ethiopia signed the controversial MoU with Somaliland, the state of Israel officially recognized the Republic of Somaliland as a sovereign state.… Read more »
Namibia: SPYL Urges UN to Defend Venezuela's Sovereignty
Namibian
The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) is urging the United Nations to take action to defend Venezuela's sovereignty. Read more »
Africa: Russia and Africa - The New Milestone and the Architecture of the World Order [column]
Reporter
The past weekend marked not merely another date in the diplomatic calendar, but a genuine historic milestone in the annals of Russian-African relations. For the first time, the… Read more »
Rwanda: Unity, Culture Highlight Rwandans' New Year Fete in Moscow
New Times
Rwanda's Ambassador to Russia, Maj Gen Joseph Nzabamwita, and his spouse attended New Year celebrations organized by the Rwanda Community Abroad (RCA) with the support of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: The Legal Fallacy of Cairo's 'Red Lines' - Why Ethiopia's Sovereignty Is Not Up for Negotiation [opinion]
Reporter
In the lexicon of international diplomacy, few phrases are as overused and under-enforced as the "red line". Yet, this week, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty chose to dust… Read more »
January 02
Somalia: Global Outcry Against Israel's Recognition of Somaliland
People's Dispatch
By recognizing as a sovereign entity the separatist enclave in northern Somalia along the Red Sea coast, Israel seeks a forward base against Yemen, while fears also abound that… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Officially Begins 2026-2027 Term On UN Security Council
Liberian Observer
Liberia has officially begun its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council following the installation of its national flag at a formal… Read more »
December 30, 2025
Nigeria: Post-Airstrike Assessment Confirms Extensive Damage in Tangaza As Military Recovers Missile Boosters in Sokoto, Kebbi, Offa
This Day
Post-airstrike assessments has shown extensive destruction within a forest enclave in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State following joint air operations by the United… Read more »
December 29, 2025
Nigeria: Anatomy of an Attack - How U.S. Warship Launched Over a Dozen Tomahawks Against Lakurawa Terrorists
Vanguard
Very reliable military sources have told Vanguard that "between 10 and 15 Tomahawk missiles were launched by the United States Navy on terrorists bases at the high hills and… Read more »
December 27, 2025
Nigeria: FG Details Overnight Precision Strikes On Isis Cells in Sokoto
Premium Times
The sites were described as assembly and staging grounds used by foreign ISIS elements working with local affiliates. Read more »
December 24, 2025
Ethiopia: Fed Inks USD 1.5bln Health Cooperation Agreement With Washington
Reporter
Ethiopia commits to 70bln Birr increase in health spending as part of MoU Read more »
December 23, 2025
Africa: End-of-Year Message From the Director of the WHO's Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis & Stis [document]
WHO
Dear friends, colleagues and partners, Read more »
Botswana: Advancing the America First Global Health Strategy Through Landmark Bilateral Global Health MOUs with Botswana, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia [press release]
State Department
On December 22 and 23, the United States signed four additional new, landmark global health Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Recalls Dozens of Ambassadors Mainly From Africa
New Times
The United States has recalled nearly 30 ambassadors from dozens of countries as part of a wider diplomatic reshuffle under President Donald Trump's administration. Read more »
December 22, 2025
South Sudan: Joint Statement On the Killing of an Unmiss Staff Member [press release]
U.S. Embassy Juba
The Embassies of Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the killing of UNMISS staff member Bol… Read more »
