Tag: Africa
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Burkina Faso has formally acceded to the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (VCLND), signalling progress in its plans to develop a civilian nuclear energy programme in partnership with Russia. The ratification was unanimously approved by Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly, aligning the country’s legal framework with international nuclear liability standards as it…
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Independent UN experts have warned that escalating violence in South Sudan is increasing the risk of mass atrocities against civilians, as fighting intensifies and rhetoric hardens. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said it was “gravely alarmed” by clashes in Jonglei State, where witnesses report civilians fleeing into surrounding swamps. Key developments…
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Libya has signed a strategic partnership with international investors to expand and develop the Misurata Free Zone (MFZ), aiming to attract an estimated $2.7bn in foreign direct investment, Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said on Sunday (18 January). The agreement is designed to strengthen MFZ’s role as a logistics hub linking Africa, Europe and the Middle…
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Mali’s military-led government has announced fuel rationing to address severe shortages caused by militant attacks on supply routes in border regions. The measures, announced on Thursday (22 January) ahead of Ramadan, aim to reduce queues at petrol stations and ensure more equitable distribution nationwide. Key developments • Al-Qaida-linked militants have burned more than 100 fuel…
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Norway’s armed forces will issue around 13,500 preparatory requisition notices, informing civilians that homes, vehicles, boats, and machinery could be requisitioned in the event of war. The military said the notices are designed to ensure access to critical civilian resources during a conflict. They carry no practical effect in peacetime and are valid for one…
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The International Monetary Fund has approved the immediate disbursement of around $261 million to Ethiopia, following an agreement in principle with private bondholders to restructure sovereign debt. The payment lifts total IMF support to approximately $2.2 billion under a $3.4 billion programme agreed in July 2024. Key developments • The IMF cited progress in foreign…
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, the country’s electoral commission has announced, extending his rule that began in 1986. Official results show 71.65% for Museveni, ahead of opposition challenger Bobi Wine (24.72%). The vote followed a tense campaign criticised by the United Nations and election observers. Key developments • Observers…
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Sudan’s economy is under severe strain nearly three years into the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim. Ibrahim said the conflict wiped out most state revenues after the RSF seized Khartoum, which had generated around 80% of government income. Although the government has…
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Polls opened in Uganda on Thursday (Jan. 15) in a tightly controlled general election, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his nearly four-decade rule amid security deployments, voting delays, and an internet shutdown. The government ordered mobile operators to block public internet access ahead of polling. Security forces were heavily deployed in Kampala and…
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Africa’s long-ruling liberation parties are facing growing political pressure from younger voters, according to Venâncio Mondlane, Mozambique’s leading opposition figure and an MP in parliament. Speaking in Maputo, Mondlane said youth frustration over jobs, living costs and governance is driving political change across the continent — from South Africa to Angola and Zimbabwe — as…
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