As the world faces a global hike in the prices of food occasioned by the Russia-Ukraine war, more than half of South Sudan’s population may experience acute food shortage in the 2023 April-to-July Lean season, agencies of the United Nations have said. What could be responsible for acute hunger? In a joint statement, the United…
In our newsletter yesterday November 2, 2022, we reported that it appears that there was still a long way to go before peace was achieved in the Horn of Africa. Well, the long-lost peace has eventually found its way sooner than anticipated. What do you mean? Representatives of the Ethiopian government and leaders of the…
It appears that it is still a long way before peace is achieved in the Ethiopia-Tigray conflict. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has suggested that the pressure of “heavy foreign interference” in the peace talks with the Tigray administration may stall the achievement of truce. He, however, remains hopeful that a peace pact will be…
President Nana Akufo Addo of Ghana has reassured investors that the ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, will not lead to a possible reduction in the country’s government bonds. Ghana is currently facing an economic crisis that has seen its local currency; the Ghana Cedis plummet by over 40% and consumer inflation…
After an exceptional performance in last week’s national elections, the leader of the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party in Lesotho announced that he would be leading a three-party coalition government, again defying predictions. What predictions? Despite being founded only six months ago, the Revolution for Prosperity party (RFP) won 56 seats in the parliament, missing…
The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, yesterday sacked the commander of the country’s infantry forces, his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for his serial misbehavior on Twitter. What misbehavior? Tagged “the tweeting general” of Uganda, Lt. Gen. Kainerugaba has recently incited resentment among some Ugandans who view his frequent remarks on Twitter as provocative and occasionally even…
The Nigerian government has signed another agreement with Morocco and ECOWAS for a 5,600-kilometre gas pipeline. What’s the role of ECOWAS in this? The pipeline will pass through 15 West African countries to transport gas from Nigeria to Morocco and Europe. When completed, the pipeline (NMGP) is expected to supply about three billion standard cubic…
An independent commission has been set up by the South African parliament to look into a burglary case involving the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa. What’s the case about? The burglary took place in 2020 at one of Ramaphosa’s properties and in the process, large sums of cash were found hidden in furniture. The burglary remained…
The government of Ivory Coast has reiterated its call for the “immediate release” of over 46 soldiers of its troop who are being detained in Bamako, the Malian capital, accusing the military junta of Colonel Assimi Goita of “blackmail”. The government’s National Security Council described the condition to release the troops on the extradition of…
There appears to be an end in sight to the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where the country’s forces have been in battle with Tigray’s rebels. What’s the new development? The rebel group Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has announced readiness to observe a ceasefire and participate in peace talks with the Ethiopian government….
