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Seeking a third term, the outgoing Secretary General distances her campaign from the tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa. The election is set for November in Phnom Penh.
Damerjog will feature 375,000 m³ of storage capacity, while Dewele will have 800,000 m³. The project aims to reduce costs and delivery times.
The latest IPC classification places nearly 26,000 displaced individuals from Baidoa at the highest level of food insecurity. A famine could occur between October and December if heavy flooding exacerbates displacements and if aid does not keep pace.
Fighting has spread to the outskirts of Lalibela, where flights have been suspended. The federal army claims to have killed 272 fighters and injured 260 others, a toll that has not been independently verified.
Rwanda and Belgium have restored their diplomatic relations, which were severed in March 2025 amid the conflict in eastern DR Congo. The embassies are set to reopen with reduced teams, but differences between Kigali and Brussels remain.
Salva Kiir has dissolved South Sudan’s transitional unity government and removed the five vice presidents, Parliament, and state governments. The president retains his powers three months ahead of the December 22 elections, under a contested electoral framework.
The United States had still not issued a visa for Abdel Fattah al-Burhan for the UN General Assembly as of Tuesday. Khartoum has appealed to Antonio Guterres, while sources link the visa blockage to a U.S. proposal for a 90-day ceasefire.
The dollar is trading at around 7,400 to 7,500 Sudanese pounds on the parallel market after exceeding 8,400 last week. In several cities, traders have closed their businesses in response to price volatility, while the cost of basic goods has surged.
Enacted on Monday, the electoral reform keeps Salva Kiir in the presidency with his constitutional powers during the electoral period, while requiring the departure of the five vice presidents three months before the December 22 election.
The High Court of Kenya invalidated on Monday, September 21, provisions that prevented a former president from leading a party and allowed for the reduction of their benefits. The ruling directly alters Uhuru Kenyatta’s situation, coming one week after an opposing decision that had led him to prepare for his departure from the head of Jubilee.
In a message released after his birthday, the Ugandan president links his personal horizon of 18 years to three pan-African goals: a common market, strategic security, and political rapprochement.
An online rumor claims that spraying perfume on the neck damages lymph nodes. Available data instead points to another well-known risk in dermatology: skin reactions to fragrances.
Thousands of residents have fled Hamrat al-Sheikh in North Kordofan as the Sudanese army and its allies advance westward in the state. Human rights defenders are raising concerns about the presence of fighters and weapons in populated areas.
Seven armed groups, including the TPLF, Fano, and OLA, have formed an alliance against Abiy Ahmed’s government. This rapprochement comes three months after a massive electoral victory for the ruling party, but in a country where several regions remain outside ordinary political control.
Seven Ethiopian armed and opposition groups officially formed a coalition on Sunday aimed at ousting Abiy Ahmed’s government and establishing a transition amid ongoing military tensions in several regions of the country.
Traveling from Abuja with her collections, the Nigerian designer discovered that exhibiting, selling, and processing payments from one African country to another remains more complicated than simply walking the runway.
South Lokichar is set to peak at 50,000 barrels per day, compared to 700,000 planned for the future refinery in Lamu. Even at full production, Kenyan oil would only provide a fraction of the necessary crude.
A $294.49 million private complex is set to be developed in the heart of Nairobi Railway City, featuring a 10,000-seat indoor arena, along with a hotel, apartments, retail spaces, and event venues.
The Ugandan shilling has lost nearly 6% against the dollar since the beginning of September. To contain the pressure on the currency, the Bank of Uganda is raising the reserve requirement for commercial banks from 11% to 13.5% starting September 24.
The U.S. Treasury removed the Eritrean Defense Forces from its list of sanctioned entities on Friday, reversing a measure imposed in 2021 during the Tigray war. Reuters reports that the withdrawal also affects other Eritrean entities.
Hundreds of PLU supporters protested outside the Turkish embassy in Kampala, demanding Fred Lumbuye’s return to Uganda. The Turkish mission was closed, and the legal status of the critic of the Turkish government remains uncertain.
The High Court of Kenya ruled that three provisions of the Public Private Partnerships Act are unconstitutional as they exclude Parliament from projects creating expenditures, guarantees, debt, or other public obligations. The effect of the ruling is suspended for six months to allow for amendments to the law.
The Kenyan government plans to allocate 1 billion shillings to the KNTC to purchase locally produced rice before allowing imports. The announcement primarily targets the harvests from Mwea and other rice-growing areas in the country.
Tanzania has introduced new regulations requiring a $44 entry insurance for affected visitors, valid for a maximum of 92 days. Visitors from the EAC and SADC are exempt.
