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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has given Tigrayan regional forces 72 hours to surrender before the military begins an offensive on the regional capital Mekelle. Mekelle is the regional capital of Tigray, a state in Ethiopia’s northern region. The highland city where the rebels are based has a population of about 500, 000 people. Reports say advancing Ethiopian troops plan… Read More

The head of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, has been banned from football for five years by FIFA following an ethics investigation by world soccer’s governing body. Ahmad had intended to stand in an election in March in which he would have faced a number of challengers. FIFA said in a statement the independent Ethics Committee has found… Read More

Recording artist Deborah Cox has been named the 2020 recipient of the Black Music Honors Icon awards. Speaking virtually, Cox said her contribution to black music culture has been humbling. “I’m humbled by it, really, truly humbled and honored because it’s just the recognition and knowing that you’ve contributed something to the culture, that’s what makes it so important. All… Read More

Spain’s Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya was in Senegal on Sunday as part of the Spanish government’s diplomatic response to the steady built-up of migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands from West African countries. González Laya met with Senegalese President Macky Sall to discuss migration and border cooperation between Spain, the European Union and Senegal. The country has become a… Read More

The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 37, police said Friday. This is the country’s worst unrest in a decade, and more is expected ahead of the election early next year. A weary-looking Wine was granted bail in the eastern town of Iganga after being arrested on… Read More

Egypt and Sudan have begun their first joint military drill at Merowe Air Base in the North of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. This is their first joint military exercise and will continue till November 26. The training consists of activities such as planning and management of planned combat actions between the two air forces. “There is no doubt that the… Read More

President Roch Marc Christian Kabore cast his ballot at a polling center in Ouagadougou early Sunday morning. He is hoping to win more than 50% of the vote and avoid a run-off. Kabore’s main challenger, veteran opposition politician Zephirin Diabre voted in the afternoon. He warned the ruling party against what he called a plan to commit ‘massive fraud’. Diabre,… Read More

The Ethiopian army warned Sunday of an imminent attack on Mekelle, capital of rebellious Tigray state and seat of the local government that the federal government is seeking to dislodge, calling on civilians to flee while there is still time. “The next decisive battle is to surround Mekelle with tanks,” army spokesman Dejene Tsegaye told government media, threatening to lay… Read More

Six years after the euphoria of October 2014, when a popular uprising led to the fall of Blaise Compaoré after twenty-seven years of reign, disillusionment has kicked in. Long considered an island of stability in the subregion, Burkina Faso has plunged into a serious security and humanitarian crisis. The presidential election has raised high hopes for change and development in… Read More

Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, entered recession for the second time in four years, after a contraction in its gross domestic product for a second consecutive quarter. The GDP of Nigeria, an oil-producing country, contracted by 3.62% in the third quarter of 2020, after having already declined by 6% in the previous quarter, the Bureau of Statistics said Saturday. “Over the… Read More