Link to article: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00094016.html Ethiopia has been constructing the new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam along the Blue Nile river which is a major tributary of the Nile river which starts in Ethiopia at Lake Tana and ends in Khartoum, Sudan where it joins the rest of the Nile river that fully ends in Egypt. This Dam is estimated to be… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509110239.html Liberia and Rwanda have just signed deals for Visa-Free travel, trade, investment, and cultural exchange. These pacts are a step towards a more united Africa and improves upon the AfCFTA(African Continental Free Trade Area). This agreement will also make the priority of certain agreements more clear, improving cooperation and efficiency. It is also likely that Rwanda… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/ghana-trump-deportees-west-africa-migrants-c8b338d04dad5101420cfa312481d646 Ghana has received 14 West Africans deported from the US, joining Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan in accepting such migrants. President John Mahama said the group included Nigerian and Gambian nationals who plan to return to their own countries, noting that Ghana agreed to accept them since West Africans don’t need visas to enter. The move… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-egypt-sudan-nile-8193ad195f7d7b9b968079daf23b90ca Ethiopia is starting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, a massive project expected to double the nation’s current power supply and allow them to export electricity to neighboring countries. For many Ethiopians, the launch is going to be life changing. Construction of the GERD began in 2011, and while it represents Ethiopia’s… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-aid-hunger-usaid-insecurity-51c4c5c80eb6fddb261bbbbb383629e6 The US has approved $32.5 million in aid to Nigeria to combat hunger, marking a rare policy shift after most US foreign assistance was suspended under President Donald Trump. The funds, delivered through USAID, will provide food and nutrition support to people displaced by conflict, especially in northern Nigeria. The region faces what the World Food… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509080736.html Somalia and Egypt have completed plans for an Egyptian troop deployment in Somalia. This deployment of troops is said to be to combat terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab, however, the specificities of this deployment are not yet fully confirmed. This movement from Egypt is also to gain more strategic positions in relation to the Red Sea…. Read more »
Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509030389.html The Sudanese government is denying accusations from the U.S. that it’s army used chemical weapons in the fight against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudanese officials ran tests and checked health and medical records. They said there was no proof of chemical or radioactive contamination in the area. The health ministry explained that hospitals haven’t reported… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509040514.html Ethiopia has been planning the building and grand opening of the GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) since 2011, and is set to have its grand opening on September 9th. This dam could possibly have extremely negative consequences for the countries downstream of Ethiopia, mainly being Sudan and Egypt. A joint statement from Sudan and Egypt was… Read more »