– NEWS – Eritrea reopens embassy in Addis Ababa: Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia on Monday in further evidence of a rapid thaw between two countries that a week ago ended two decades of military stalemate over a border war in which tens of thousands died. Thousands turned out in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, […]
– NEWS – Ethiopia and Eritrea declare an end to war: Ethiopia and Eritrea formally restored relations on Monday. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed a Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship, as well as agreements to open embassies in their respective capitals, restore flight services and use port facilities
– NEWS – EU wants to negotiate with Africa on reception centers: The EU has floated the idea of establishing „regional disembarkation platforms“ in countries outside the EU — most likely in Northern Africa — in order to combat the criminal people-smuggling that leads to so much death in the Mediterranean. Such centers would process
– NEWS – Zimbabwe’s president and Ethiopian prime minister escape unhurt after blasts at rallies: Both Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed are safe after explosions rocked rallies where they were present in their respective countries. Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa escaped unhurt after an explosion rocked a stadium where he was addressing
– NEWS – Bemba returns to Belgium: Jean-Pierre Bemba, a one-time warlord and the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arrived in Belgium after his acquittal on appeal of war crimes, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague announced. The ICC said Bemba was released provisionally and on specific conditions.
– NEWS – Ethiopia lifts state of emergency two months early: Ethiopia’s parliament lifted its state of emergency two months early, after ministers voted that law and order has been restored in the country. The current state of emergency started in October 2016, following months of protests from Oromo groups in the country. It was
– NEWS – Agreement at Paris Peace Conference for Libya: The four key leaders in war-torn Libya have agreed at a summit in Paris to an ambitious, and potentially unrealistic, plan to stage credible, peaceful parliamentary and legislative elections in the country on 10 December. The four men, who represent a large part of Libya’s
– NEWS – Violence ahead of Burundi vote to extend president’s term to 2034: Millions of voters in Burundi will go to the polls this week in a referendum that could allow president Pierre Nkurunziza to stay in power until 2034. Tensions have been running high in Burundi for months amid a wave of alleged
– NEWS – Islamist party claims victory in municipal elections in Tunisia: Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party claimed victory in the country’s first free municipal elections since the revolution in 2011. Polling stations closed late on Sunday although the official result was yet to be announced. A top official from the party said it was more
– NEWS – South Africa riots force president to leave Commonwealth summit: South African police have fired rubber bullets at protesters as violent riots forced President Cyril Ramaphosa to cut short his attendance at the Commonwealth leaders’ summit in London. Shops were looted, roads were blocked and vehicles set alight in North West province on
