Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo is blessed with enormous natural wealth, including vast deposits of precious minerals such as diamonds, gold, and tantalum. Katanga saw a spectacular mining boom around the turn of the century when President Laurent-Desire […]
He is the president’s son and an arrogant Twitter user. He is also a violent general, and his forces have been accused of kidnapping and torturing opponents. Lieutenant-General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is fueling speculation about a possible presidential run with a […]
Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan’s Prime Minister for the second time, resigned this week, less than fifty days into his second term. In broadcast comments, he claimed that his nation has reached a “dangerous turning point that threatens its very existence.” The […]
From Washington DC to Juba, South Sudan’s capital, diplomats fret about the unimplemented parts of a peace agreement that was signed in 2018, and which should have ended the conflict in the country. A national unified army remains to be formed, and the […]
Over the last several weeks, there has been an increase in communal violence in South Sudan, which contributes to the country’s overall instability and impedes the delivery of needed services to vulnerable individuals. In 2020, there were almost 1 197 […]
Following an assault by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mpeketoni, Lamu County, southern Kenya, six persons have been reported killed and numerous more have been wounded. Several homes were also burned down during the early assault in the Widhu Majembeni region […]
Four years ago, escalating protests threatened to unleash a civil war in Ethiopia, as repressed and miserable crowds of various ethnic backgrounds across the nation sought to escape the yoke of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a former rebel […]
In February 2022, South Sudan’s transitional unity government will be two years old, with just one year remaining to achieve the goals set out in the 2018 “revitalized” peace agreement. Although a fragile ceasefire is largely holding and some progress […]
Juba city relies on water trucks that deliver water extracted from River Nile, which have increased their prices during the pandemic Residents in Juba, the capital city of South Sudan, find it difficult to access clean water. Many households rely […]
Uganda is contemplating excluding certain Kenyan raw and processed agricultural items from its market, claiming that it is only retaliating for Nairobi’s continuing restriction on Kampala’s production. The Ugandan Cabinet agreed on Monday to this almost two-year plan, which President […]
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