January 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Progress on Tigray Peace Deal But Challenges Remain
While progress is being made in implementing the recent peace agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and the northern Tigray region, federal troops are now combatting… Read more »
January 02, 2023
East Africa: Stop Supporting DR Congo's M23 Rebels, Europe Tells Rwanda
The European Union (EU) has called on all states in the Great Lakes region to stop support from flowing to armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but has singled out… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Africa: How Much Risk Does Russia Pose to Africa? (1)
A grave security threat, but not necessarily on a par with the United States, European Union and China. That's how some are describing Russia's involvement on the continent. And… Read more »
December 19, 2022
South Africa: Army Deployed at Power Stations Amid Energy Crisis - South African News Briefs - December 19, 2022
Deployment of Army at Power Stations a Sign of Greater Crisis? Read more »
December 02, 2022
Nigeria: Is Democracy at Risk Amid Spreading Violence?
Africa's most populous country – with the largest economy on the continent – will hold its 7th consecutive presidential and national assembly elections on 25 February… Read more »
East Africa: Climate Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa is Biggest Health Threat Causing Disease Outbreaks #AfricaClimateCrisis
The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Ethiopia: Two Key Challenges For Lasting Ethiopia, Tigray Peace - Disarmament and Humanitarian Aid
The northern Ethiopian region has been the centre of a battle for control between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - which led the country's previous government - and… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Africa: Africa Needs to 'Demilitarize to Decarbonize' - Move War Funds to Climate Coffers
"Africom must leave Africa!" That is a clear message expressed by speakers during the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)'s webinar titled A Climate of… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Africa: Joint Statement between the Government of Ethiopia and the TPLF - Text
An agreement to end the fighting in northern parts of Ethiopia was announced at a press conference in Pretoria by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who has been… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ceasefire Announced in Ethiopian Civil War
The Federal Government in Addis Ababa and Tigrayan authorities have agreed on a ceasefire. Read more »
October 15, 2022
Nigeria: Hidden Wars - How to Build Peace in a Troubled Country
This west African country of 206 million people boasts the world's fastest growing fintech market and booming technology start-ups. Nollywood, its film industry, and writers such… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Mali: Plans Afoot to Militarise Police Force Again If New Bill Passed
The national police will once again become a military body and undergo the same training according to proposals from the government, if a new Bill is approved by the National… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Burkina Faso: Fears of Another Coup as Gunfire Heard In Capital Ouagadougou
The sound of gunfire in the capital Ouagadougou has raised fears of yet another coup. Residents were woken on September 30, 2022 by weapons fired in various camps in the capital.… Read more »
September 18, 2022
Africa: African States Can Lead Nuclear Powers Away from Catastrophe
The risk of nuclear war is at its highest in decades, and nuclear-armed states are confirming what African states have known for decades: that there is no rational explanation for… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Mali: Mali Responds to Cote d'Ivoire Threats Over Detained Soldiers
Bamako has responded to Abidjan's call for the Economic Community of West African States to get involved in the row between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali concerning Ivorian soldiers… Read more »
September 15, 2022
West Africa: Abidjan Pulls Out All Stops to Bring Home Soldiers Held In Mali
The National Security Council (CNS) held an an extraordinary meeting in Abidjan, chaired by President Alassane Ouattara on September 14, 2022. The meeting agenda centred on the… Read more »
Cameroon: Separatist Movement Gets New Leader
Chris Anu, a long-time spokesperson for Cameroon's self-declared Republic of Ambazonia, said that he was elected president of the separatist movement on September 10, 2022. His… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Guinea: Junta Sued for Death of Demonstrators
The National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) and the families of the victims of the demonstrations of July and August 2022 have filed a complaint against the… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Chad: Will The National Dialogue Resume?
There are doubts that the inclusive national dialogue will resume today, after being suspended since Saturday due to unrest in Ndjamena. The party which boycotted the… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Chad: National Dialogue Hits a Snag In Chad
Chad's national dialogue that began a week ago, hit a snag on August 28, 2022 when the list of the presidium, which was supposed to direct the work of the forum, was contested.… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Guinea: National Truth and Forgiveness Commission Ends Work With 45 Recommendations
The National Truth and Forgiveness Commission delivered its report on August 24 to Colonel and Interim President Mamadi Doumbouya after hearings in which thousands of Guineans took… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Climate Crisis Could Leave You Jobless, Sick, and Hungry - and Foment Conflict
We all need to eat, but the global climate crisis is putting food production at risk. Due to the intense heat, harsh weather, and droughts, yield growth for wheat, maize, and other… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Ethiopia: World Health Chief Blames Lack of Attention to Tigray Crisis on Racism
Without mincing his words, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has again attributed to racism the lack of international action to end the suffering of… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: African Women Call For Help to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls
A few weeks ago South Africans woke up to shocking reports of the men who gang raped 8 young women in West Village, west of Johannesburg, South Africa. They were attacked while… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Africa: Can the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Support Transition Towards Renewables? #AfricaClimateCrisis
Russia provides about 25% of the oil that Europe needs and 45% of its gas imports, according to experts writing for African Arguments. The conflict has highlighted the… Read more »