https://allafrica.com/stories/202101080338.html The Sudanese government is certain that the new eastern Sudan track protocol, which is a part of the Juba Peace Agreement, will be implemented. The Track Protocol was signed by Sudanese government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front in October of last year. When they signed it caused major backlash from Beja leaders. A Sovereign Council member, FA Minister, and… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/7/ghana-army-steps-in-to-stop-parliament-clash-ahead-of-swearing-in In Ghana, two opposing political parties got into a violent clash before the swearing in of the new parliament speaker. During the clash, the governing party deputy was making an attempt to seize the ballots that would ultimately put the new speaker into office. Due to the quick escalation of the violence, the national army was sent in to… Read more »
https://nypost.com/2021/01/06/over-2-million-displaced-by-conflict-in-ethiopia/ In November of 2020, a war between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) took place in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. There has been a long time tension between the two groups before it turned into clashing between the two militaries. The UN has been supplying the people of the Tigray region with food supplies… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202012220908.html The vice president of Gambia, Dr. Isatou Touray, has affirmed that the Gambia through National Coordination Mechanism on Migration made it clear they are committed to accepting people who didn’t get accepted into European countries. Dr. Touray explained that her offices will continue to work with the International Organization for Migration. She also explained that her continued work could… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202012220879.html Somalia and Kenya have had tension for a long time that is mainly rooted in their disagreement over the border into the Indian ocean and who has control over what areas. A few weeks ago Somalia blamed Kenya for meddling with Somalia’s foreign policy. Somalia ordered all their diplomats to leave Kenya and ordered all of the Kenyan diplomats to… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202012220496.html On December 21, 2020 the International Monetary Fund gave the Republic of Liberia a financial boost of $48.86 Million dollars under a program that was established at the end of last year. Liberia was awarded this money because of a support and relief system approved by the IMF that will help Librarian authorities reform their economy. Liberia was in… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202011300351.html In Tanzania, there have been many allegations towards Tanzanian authorities that they have greatly abused up to 18 asylum seekers from Burundi. The authorities have kept 11 of them in inhumane living conditions for several weeks and in the process tortured them. They released 3 of them into Tanzania and forced the other eight back into Burundi where they… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202012011064.html The Covid-19 pandemic has reached every corner of the globe and every country is having trouble controlling it. Covid has a variety of devastating impacts however it is starting to cause another disease to skyrocket in Uganda, aids. Aids has been an ongoing problem for the country of Uganda for a long time and the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC)… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202012010767.html A month before the commencement of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, two more countries have finalized their ratification of the agreement. Lesotho and Tanzania turned in their instruments of ratification to the African Union Commission. The number of countries is now up to 32 who have ratified themselves with the new agreement. There is now a lot of… Read more »