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Kenya, Somalia Endorse New AUSSOM Mission Set to Begin in 2025

Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202410240020.html Both Kenya and somalia have officially endorsed the new African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), which is set to begin in January, 2025. Following an invitation from the Kenyan President, the Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, took a two day visit to Kenya from October 21 to 22,2024. During the visit the Somali… Read more »

Sudan’s War Forces Ethiopian Refugees Home – UN Reports On Their Risky Journey Back to Ethiopia

Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202409190368.html There have been many reports from the UN stating that Ethiopian migrants who previously resided in Sudan are being forced to return to their home country due to the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ad the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It has been found that the migrants who have been forced to leave… Read more »

AU Official Commends Ethiopia’s Commitment to Peace, Stability in Africa

Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202410160091.html Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is the head of political affairs and the counter terrorism focal point for the African Union. The first ever African Defense Ministers Conference organized by Ethiopia in Addis Ababa at the Adwa Victory Memorial Museum took place the morning of October 15. During the conference, Babatunde Abayomi Taiwo, an AU… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Bringing the Overlooked Impact of DR Congo’s Displacement Crisis Into Focus

Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202409130233.html Hugh Kinsella Cuningham, a British photographer, highlights the displacement crisis within the Democratic Republic of Congo through his photographs. Cuningham aims to shed light on the M23 conflict which has been overlooked for too long. The March 23 Movement, also known as M23, has laid dormant in the eastern parts of the DRC for over a… Read more »

Arab League Warns Ethiopia Over Somalia Sovereignty Violations

Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202409130497.html In recent days, the Arab League has heavily warned Ethiopia over its actions which threaten Somalia’s sovereignty. Following the third Ministerial Meeting in Cairo, the League classified Ethiopia’s recent actions as violations of international norms as well as Somalia’s territorial integrity. At the high-level meeting in Cairo, representatives from several Arab nations unanimously rejected the MoU… Read more »

Tensions Escalate As Egypt Backs Somalia, Sparking Ethiopian Concerns

Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202409020110.html In recent years, tensions have been growing between Ethiopia and Egypt mainly over the development of the $4.2 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Although the dam will provide electricity for Ethiopia as well as neighboring countries, both Egypt and Sudan have voiced concern that the implantation of the dam could greatly reduce the flow of the… Read more »