Sudan peace deal with rebel groups aug 31 2020

Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré to be inaugurated President of Transition Friday

The Constitutional Council in Burkina Faso announced that the leader of the junta in power in the country Ibrahim Traore will be sworn in on Friday as the President of the transition, less than a month after seizing power. The Constitutional Council “takes note of the resignation” of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, author of a […]

Somaliland faces backlash over possible Gaza resettlement deal

As Somaliland reportedly edges closer to potential U.S. recognition, reports of a controversial deal to resettle forcibly displaced Palestinians from Gaza have sparked widespread outrage and warnings of regional instability. According to Israeli and U.S. media, Somaliland has been in talks with Israel over hosting Palestinians expelled during Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza — an […]

Somalia lashes out at ‘null and void’ Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal

Somalia has vowed to defend its territorial integrity by “all legal means possible” after a destabilizing deal inked on Monday (1 January) that has seen its breakaway region of Somaliland gain Ethiopia’s recognition in exchange for the latter’s access to the Red Sea. Following an emergency meeting on Tuesday (2 January), the Somali cabinet said […]