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ADDIS ABABA — In a move that signals a profound recalibration of European diplomacy in East Africa, the European Union has officially announced the resumption of direct budget support to Ethiopia. The decision, unveiled by
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Voters in Djibouti navigated quiet polling stations on April 8, 2026, casting ballots in a presidential election engineered to return Ismail Omar Guelleh to office for a sixth consecutive term. The incumbent ran largely uncontested
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In Nairobi / South Sudan, President Salva Kiir has dismissed both the speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, in a sweeping leadership change that underscores shifting political calculations ahead of long-delayed elections. The decision, announced
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Malawi moves to contain a fresh cholera threat, its latest vaccine rollout offers a sharp reminder that some of Africa’s deadliest diseases persist not because solutions are unknown, but because the systems required to sustain
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In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Africa’s regional organisations have joined forces to consolidate peace mediation efforts aimed at ending decades of conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Leaders from the East African
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When former U.S. President Donald J. Trump described Somalis as “garbage,” declaring the country as one that “stinks” and its people unwelcome in the United States, the remarks landed as more than an insult. They
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MAPUTO / GENEVA -Nearly 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks as violence spreads beyond the historical conflict zones, deepening a massive displacement and humanitarian crisis. Schools,
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A crowd runs in panic along a dusty street. Shots ring out. A woman wearing a purple jacket carrying a stick falls to the ground. Another woman can be heard pleading, "Mama, mama, stand," as
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Sudan’s civil war has entered a dangerous new stage, with fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces intensifying in ways that are pushing the country toward collapse. Nearly two years after
