AU monitoring team visits Ethiopia’s Tigray to oversee peace deal implementation

African Union and East African officials arrived in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday (29 December) to launch a joint monitoring and verification mechanism for a peace deal signed in November to end the two-year war. The mediating team, led by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, as well as African Union […]

DRC’s east ‘at breaking point’ as M23’s advances worsen security, humanitarian crises

The security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has further deteriorated, despite the recently held peaceful elections, as M23 rebels continue to expand its territory, the United Nations has warned. The armed group M23 “is making significant advances and expanding its territory to unprecedented levels,” Bintou Keita, the head […]

Morocco to Prepare Sixth World Cup Bid

Unrelenting, Morocco will submit a sixth bid to host the World Cup after losing to the North American bid, which won the right to host the 2026 edition. King Mohammed VI gave his Royal instructions to submit the 2030 bid, Sports Minister Rachid Talbi Alami said. He also said that Morocco will deliver the infrastructure […]