Addis Ababa — Five prominent Sudanese organisations agreed to establish an anti-corruption alliance at the end of the Sudan Business for Peace conference in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa yesterday. The Sudanese Consumer Protection Society, the Democracy First group, the El Khatim Adlan Center for Enlightenment and Human Development (KACE), the Awareness Organisation, and […]
Tag: Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution
Addis Abeba — The European Union today pledged 16 million Euro for National Rehabilitation Commission’s (NRC) works that seek to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate an estimated 370,000 ex-combatants in eight regions in Ethiopia. The EU made the funding available at a signing ceremony today at the Ministry of Finance in the presence of State Minister […]
Addis Abeba — The Tigray Interim Administration has announced its decision to engage with the federal government regarding the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed in November 2022, exclusively through the African Union. Emphasizing continuous collaborative endeavors with the federal government aimed at addressing issues and cultivating trust to a certain degree, the Interim Administration […]
Dakar — During his interview with the Senegalese press held on February 22, President Macky Sall made an announcement: “On April 2, my mission ends at the head of Senegal.” This announcement aims to put an end to speculation relating to any desire to extend his mandate, even by one day. Anxious to ensure the […]
The Expanded Mechanism for the Resolution of the Sudan Crisis, convened a meeting at the level of Permanent Representatives to the African Union, on 20 February 2024, in which members were introduced to the newly-appointed AU High-Level Panel for Sudan. Present at the meeting were the African Union Commission, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), […]
Dakar — According to information from Jeune Afrique, regional organization Ecowas will lift the economic sanctions on Niger “soon” – a decision made after the coup on July 26, 2023, by General Abdourahamane Tchiani against elected president Mohamed Bazoum. Negotiations between the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and the mediators of the regional organization seemed […]
Addis Ababa — A delegation of the Civil Democratic Forces alliance (better known as Tagaddum) met with the US Assistant Secretary of State on African Affairs Molly Phee, in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, yesterday. Phee also sat with representatives from the now-banned resistance committees, and members of Sudanese women civil society organisations (CSOs). The […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday, February 7, received former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for a discussion about regional peace efforts for DR Congo. Kenyatta is the facilitator of the East African Community’s peace process for eastern DR Congo, a region that is home to more than 130 armed groups. Museveni said on the X […]
Addis Abeba — The interim administration of Tigray has issued a thorough rejoinder to the recent pronouncement from the Federal Government Communication Service regarding the implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement. In its statement released yesterday, the interim administration of Tigray underscored that while discussions regarding the implementation of the Pretoria agreement are forthcoming, it […]
Addis Abeba — Responding to questions raised by members of the House of People’s Representatives during the house’s 14th regular session, PM Abiy Ahmed said armed groups operating in Oromia and Amhara regions should lay down weapons and engage in peaceful talks to resolve ongoing conflicts. Without offering details, the PM once again said his […]
Dakar — “Like many of our fellow citizens I am disturbed by what is happening”, Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye, Archbishop of Dakar, the capital of Senegal, told the press after President Macky Sall announced, on February 3, the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25. “The Senegalese people must avoid the technique of […]
Ethiopia places request for IGAD session The UN Security Council recommends that Ethiopia and Somalia resolve their differences through IGAD and the AU, disclosed Meles Alem (Amb.), spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He told the press Ethiopia has requested IGAD to call for another summit for dialogue on last month’s sea-access deal that […]
Mogadishu — The African Union Mission in Somalia (Atmis) said it has handed over nine military bases to the Somali government, marking the completion of the second phase of the troop withdrawal from the country. Seven of the nine military bases were handed over Monday at a ceremony held in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, […]
Mogadishu — ATMIS officially handed over 7 Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) to the Federal Government of Somalia at a ceremony in Mogadishu, marking the completion of Phase Two of the ATMIS Drawdown as per UNSC Resolution 2710. Two others were closed making it a total of 9 FOBs. Official documents were signed between #Somalia’s National […]
Addis Abeba — Opposition group, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLF) has expressed “grave concern” over escalating tension between Ethiopia and Somalia following the signing of an MoU between the Ethiopian government and Somaliland. “We call for calm and understanding from all sides, urging the respect of refugees and civilian citizens on both fronts during these […]
Harare — A maritime access agreement between landlocked Ethiopia and the self-declared republic of Somaliland was characterised by Somalia as an act of “aggression”, Al Jazeera reports. Despite breaking away from Somalia over 30 years ago, Somaliland is not acknowledged globally. The statement said that in return for military access to the coast, Ethiopia consented […]
Harare — Israel will go before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague after South Africa requested a court order to stop their attacks in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports. South Africa’s case against Israel says that the deaths, devastation, and humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip surpasses the threshold set by the 1948 […]
The commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lt Gen Mohamed ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo, has called on Sudan’s “true democratic civilian forces and their leaders” to engage in dialogue that ends the war and leads to the formation of a government that meets the aspirations of the Sudanese people, “free from the domination of the elites…” […]