Namibian President Hage Geingob was among African leaders who paid tribute to the life and legacy of Pelé, the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer star who died Thursday night in São Paulo following a battle with cancer. “I met the legend Pelé and Eusébio in 1967 in New York during an exhibition…
Regional authorities warn that renewed fighting in parts of South Sudan presents a serious danger to humanitarian aid and stability, with at least 50,000 people already displaced by deadly attacks in the Upper Nile and Jonglei states bordering Ethiopia. Workneh Gebeyehu, head of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in…
Ethiopian leaders representing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government met with Tigrayan officials on Monday in Mekelle, for talks viewed as a milestone in ending more than two years of catastrophic conflict in which up to 600,000 people have died. The delegation led by Tagesse Chaffo Dullo, speaker of Ethiopia’s parliament,…
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has smoothed over a rift with Burkina Faso after allegations that…
Rwanda has again denied involvement in supporting March 23 (M23) rebels fighting in the North…
Gambian authorities say they’ve thwarted a coup attempt directed at the president and taken members…
Many studies of climate and its relationship to conflict have been inconclusive, with mixed results…
President Joe Biden of the United States affirmed the goals of the African Union’s Agenda…
