Djibouti is the venue from Monday June 12 for the 14th Ordinary Assembly of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State and Government, the first ever summit since 2019. The summit will bring leaders and officials of various countries namely Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. The U.S., Japan, China and […]
Côte d’Ivoire and Congo Brazzaville signed 15 agreements covering several areas including defense, health and transport, as both countries bolster ties. Top diplomats of both countries namely Kandia Camara of Côte d’Ivoire and Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso initialed the agreements following two days of intense work of the first session of the Great Ivorian-Congolese Joint […]
Formally begun in 2007 by the African Union, the Sahel’s green wall which consisted in planting trees to fight desertification has been facing headwinds partly due to drought, conflict and lack of funding. The project is estimated to cost 36 billion dollars and be completed after 17 years from its launch but was hampered by […]
