Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday approved the appointment of intelligence service chief Temesgen Tiruneh as deputy prime minister, replacing Demeke Mekonnen, who had served in the role for 11 years, the government said. In addition, parliament
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Around a dozen Senegalese opposition leaders have joined forces to challenge the postponement of the presidential election, one of the candidates, Anta Babacar, told Reuters on Wednesday, outlining her plan to fight the delay in

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This bold move would advance its security, diplomatic, economic, and soft power interests in one fell swoop with the only possible costs being criticism from Somalia and those of its foreign partners that already treat

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If Ethiopia really wanted to create trouble for Somalia, all that it would have to do is withdraw its anti-terrorist forces and cut off bilateral trade, which would combine to destroy that country’s stability and

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has played down fears of a war with Somalia over his quest for sea access for his landlocked country, saying Tuesday that Ethiopia is only interested in peace with its
Blasts in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu kill at least 10 – residents
Several blasts at a popular open-air market in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 10 people and left many others injured on Tuesday, local residents told Reuters. “I have counted 10 dead people and 15

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Authorities in Senegal should hold the presidential election this month as scheduled instead of delaying it by 10 months, West Africa’s regional bloc said Tuesday, as the United Nations human rights office expressed concern about

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President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone Senegal’s elections threatens the country’s democratic identity. The weather in Dakar is forecast to be sunny and warm all week. But Senegal is on very thin ice. A country

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L’élection présidentielle au Cameroun se tiendra en 2025. Si l’échéance semble lointaine, les partis et hommes politiques sont déjà à pied d’œuvre pour préparer ce rendez-vous majeur. C’est le cas du Pr Maurice Kamto, récemment