https://apnews.com/article/togo-protests-opposition-arrests-election-vote-1f53fbe3c9c355c85b1052d4b7125895 Togo civilians had planned a three-day protest over the new legislation scrapping presidential elections and the arrest of opposition figures to start on April 11th. However, Togo’s government released a statement claiming that the planned protest was illegal and that it would “seriously disturb public order”. Togo’s government has also made the decision to delay parliamentary elections another week,… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/imf-ghana-reach-staff-level-agreement-loan-programme-review-2024-04-13 Ghana’s finance minister released a statement on April 13th, stating that Ghana will soon reach a deal with international bondholders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restructure their $13 billion of debt. Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam has claimed that Negotiations are ongoing and is optimistic about positive results. The IMF has successfully reviewed the proposed loan program… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-grid-collapses-weeks-after-tariffs-raised-wealthier-consumers-2024-04-15 Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed in the early morning of April 15th. The state-owned power transmission company released a statement claiming that a fire had erupted at a power generating station in the south around 3:00 am that had caused the grid collapse for large parts of Nigeria. The system was restored by early afternoon by the Transmission Company of… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/kenyas-haiti-mission-limbo-urgency-grows-2024-03-12/ Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry signed a deal with Kenya’s government last July that said that Kenya would aid Haiti in an international security mission to help confront the gangs controlling the capital. The coast has cleared deployment and Kenyan officers are expected to arrive in Haiti soon after resolving a court dispute that claimed that the plan would… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/somalia-somaliland-ethiopia-coast-deal-cf55ea156e44370253c591864b62c264 Ethiopia and Somaliland signed an agreement on January 1st that is believed to have given Ethiopia access to Somaliland to build a port in exchange for Ethiopia’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. Neither Ethiopia nor Somaliland have released specific information about the sea access deal. Somalia does not currently recognize Somaliland as independent, though Somaliland has been… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-anc-likely-lose-parliamentary-majority-may-vote-survey-shows-2024-03-11/ The Brenthurst Foundation and the SABI Strategy Group conducted a survey in South Africa for the support of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) in the upcoming election. The poll showed that support for the ANC had dropped down to 39%. Support was at 57% during the last general election in 2019 and with the next election coming up… Read more »
