Link to Article:https://www.pipeline-journal.net/news/algeria-nigeria-niger-sign-agreements-advance-trans-saharan-gas-pipeline-project Algeria, Nigeria, and Niger have signed agreements on the acceleration of the development of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project(TSGP). The agreements were signed during the 4th ministerial meeting of the TSGP. They include an update to the project’s feasibility study, a compensation agreement, and a non-disclosure agreement among the energy companies involved. The agreement was described as… Read more »
Link to Article:https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/403404 The Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister agreed with the Ethiopian Energy and Water Minister to cooperate in energy/water development,ment, and innovations. The main goal was to strengthen the relations between the two countries and integrate Israeli companies in Ethiopia. Israel has cutting-edge technologies, and Ethiopia is considered to have the largest economy in Africa. Both business people… Read more »
Link to Article:https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262177/drc-bishops-stress-need-for-ceasefire-dialogue-and-human-dignity The Catholic Bishop that heads the Justice, Peace, and Development(JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar(SECAM-JPDC) has made appeals for the violence in the East of the DRC to cease. The statement that Bishop Stephan Dami Mamza of Nigeria signed appealed for an Immediate Ceasefire in the area and reinforcement of prior peace… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/2/17/to-avoid-another-conflict-in-the-horn-of-africa-now-is-the-time-to-act Mulatu Wirtu, former president of Ethiopia, writes an opinion piece on the presently strained Horn of Africa, a historically embattled region on the continent. The long-time president of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, is drawn to inciting conflicts as a way of maintaining his influence, and is actively attempting to exploit divisions within the ranks of the TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/13/sudan-first-russian-naval-base-in-africa-go-ahead In a recent meeting, Sudan and Russia ´ s respective foreign ministers agreed to the establishment of Russia ´ s first naval base on the African continent. If the agreement comes to fruition, Russia would join the US and China in the Red Sea region. The Red Sea funnels 12% of all global trade making this a significant development…. Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rqr8q5v52o Backed by the Rwandan government headed by President Kagame, M-23 rebels have taken a second city in the DR of the Congo, Bukavu. The rebels advances seem to be motivated by their distaste for a corrupt Congolese government who have unjustly treated Congolese of Rwandan origin for a period. They claim to represent the Tutsi ethnic minority who fled… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-trump-pepfar-hiv-aid-freeze-0d9def2a63b0e2f53bfda9441baf584d Millions of people in South Africa are currently being affected by Donald Trump’s global foreign aid freeze. People are worried about the inevitability of patients missing crucial HIV treatments and HIV infections going up ultimately causing a rise in deaths. South Africa counts more than 7.5 million people infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/congo-m23-rebels-bukavu-southkivu-14527185304baa9a5e40eff4cfccba85 The M23 Rwanda-backed rebels have somewhat taken their second major city in eastern Congo. The rebels have stationed themselves at the governor’s office in the city of Bukavu, vowing to “clean up after the old regime”. Many residents cheered the group upon entering the city (after their march from Goma, a city they seized last month)…. Read more »
Uganda launched a vaccine against a new outbreak of Ebola that has killed one person and infected two so far. The first patient died last week(as of this article). On Monday February 10th, the initial trial participant received a dose of the vaccine. There is currently no approved vaccine for the Sudan strain, but a vaccine does exist for the… Read more »
The DRC’s largest church organizations met with the M23 rebels supported by Rwanda in order to stop the weeks-long fighting that has been occurring in the east of the country. All parties involved also have to work together in order to rebuild the city of Goma, which was recently seized by the rebels. It has served as a humanitarian sanctuary… Read more »
