Vol 64 No 5 | SOMALIASOMALILAND Las Anod still under fire 2nd March 2023 Despite appeals for calm and for negotiations with the elders of Las Anod, Hargeisa's forces continue to shell the town with heavy and light artillery, and fire from...
Vol 64 No 5 | CHADSUDAN Border troubles threaten the region 23rd February 2023 The Chad-Sudan frontier and the restive militias which straddle it are looming larger as tensions rise On 29 January, Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, went to Ndjamena to discuss growing insecurity on the Chad-Sudan border. No surprises there, perhaps, but the...
Vol 64 No 4 | ETHIOPIA How the Wellega war threatens Abiy 16th February 2023 After the peace accord with Tigray, rivalries between the biggest regional blocs in the ruling party trigger more turmoil So far, the peace agreement between the federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in Pretoria on 2 November has stopped the fighting in a war...
Vol 64 No 4 | SOMALIASOMALILAND Hargeisa's bloody own goal 16th February 2023 Somaliland's military assault on Las Anod looks like an over-reaction by the state government and could scupper its independence ambitions After Hargeisa's security forces reacted to peaceful protests in Las Anod in December and January by shooting marchers dead, some thought the situation would calm – but the...
Vol 64 No 4 | UGANDA Flying on empty 16th February 2023 Uganda Airlines wants to buy six new mid-range airliners costing nearly US$500 million despite losing $146m since its re-launch in August 2019. The aviation trade press reported that...
Vol 64 No 4 | ETHIOPIAUNITED STATESFRANCE Addis crash report under fire 16th February 2023 Ethiopia's aviation authorities have come under fire for removing critical comments from the final report into the 10 March 2019 crash of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max...
Vol 64 No 3 | KENYA Electoral Commission goes on trial again 2nd February 2023 As a tribunal hears claims of fraud in the electoral commission, President Ruto and Raila Odinga accuse each other’s supporters of treason As President William Ruto's government tries to fast-track the selection of new commissioners to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), it has been exchanging allegations with its...
Vol 64 No 3 | SOMALIASOMALILAND Clashes damage recognition campaign 2nd February 2023 The security force shootings in Las Anod have highlighted the grievances of Somaliland residents who don't want independence for the statelet The security force shootings in Las Anod at the turn of the year are having major repercussions in the region, including on the disputed Sool region and on...
Vol 64 No 3 | RWANDA Journalist death prompts criticism 2nd February 2023 International criticism is mounting against President Paul Kagame's government after 90 mainly Africa-based rights and media groups called for an independent and impartial probe into the 'suspicious' death...
Vol 64 No 3 | ERITREARUSSIA Welcoming Russia's Lavrov, President Issayas boosts his regional role 31st January 2023 Regional and international officials say the Asmara regime has been greatly strengthened by Ethiopia's civil war Thanking Moscow's 'Eritrean friends for their consistent support of Russian initiatives in the UN,' Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sketched out closer ties between the two countries after meeting...