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Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are determined to find solutions to the ongoing unilateral border closure by Nigeria. ECOWAS’ fifteen member countries met on Saturday in Ouagadougou to find what they described as “realistic solutions” in the “short term”. “The closure of Nigeria’s land borders to goods is very worrying because it affects the very… Read More

Ethiopia’s much anticipated national elections will now be held on August 29, the country’s electoral body said on Friday. The new date is nearly two weeks later than an initial timeline announced last month, but still falls in the middle of the rainy season, reinforcing logistical concerns about elections seen as critical to the political transition under Prime Minister Abiy… Read More

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has agreed to return the country to ten states, including three administrative areas such as Abyei, Boma and Ruweng respectively following a meeting of the presidency at the State House on Friday. In the statement issued by the presidency on Saturday, Kiir said he would accept a key demand of the opposition, the return to… Read More

Egypt’s Health Ministry has confirmed the first case of the new virus in the North African country. In a statement Friday, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Mugahed said the person was a “foreigner” who is carrying the virus but not showing any serious symptoms. Officials were able to confirm the case through a follow-up program the government implemented for travelers arriving… Read More

Egyptian side Zamalek are the 2019 Super Cup winners after beating Tunisian side Esperance by three goals to one in a final played in Doha, Qatar. The CAF Super Cup is a face-off between the holder of the Champions League title and winner of the Confederation Cup. This clash was scheduled for last August but was postponed to February 14.… Read More

The republic of Congo just like many other African countries are stepping up gears towards female football especially after the heroic round of U20 women’s world cup qualifiers in which they put 6 pass Angola. After declining to host this year’s African Women’s Championship, Brazzaville is not slowing down on the competition either and to that effect a technical delegation… Read More

Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has made admissions on military excesses in Somaliland under the era of former president Siad Barre. His comments on Thursday came three days after what Mogadishu called an “ice-breaking” meeting with Somaliland president Muse Bihi. The meeting in Addis Ababa was brokered by the Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Speaking at a judicial conference on… Read More

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Africa this weekend as the first U.S. cabinet official to visit in more than 18 months, and he is certain to face questions about the U.S. military’s future on the continent and new U.S. visa restrictions against millions of Africans. Pompeo is visiting Senegal, Angola and Ethiopia as the Trump administration tries to… Read More

Paul Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warns that the situation in Libya could lead to many civilians fleeing their country, if things continue to escalate. On Thursday, fighting continued in Libya’s capital Tripoli, a day after the UN Security Council resolution called for a “lasting ceasefire”. Reports say civilian casualties were recorded. The ICRC… Read More

Dozens of demonstrators marched through Malawian capital Lilongwe on Thursday to demand the resignation of Jane Ansah, the head of country’s elections body. The country’s beleaguered electoral board has come under even more fire since the constitutional court overturned last year’s presidential election on February 3rd, citing irregularities. The court ordered for a fresh election to be held not later… Read More