Sahara: U.S. sends envoy to Algeria and Morocco to advance regional peace

Deputy Assistant Secretary Joshua Harris arrived Wednesday in Algiers “to begin a round of consultations with Algeria and Morocco to advance regional peace and UN political process in the Sahara to achieve an enduring solution without further delay.” The announcement was made by the U.S. State Department Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in its Twitter […]

Africa to break neocolonialist shackles of WB-IMF to leverage AfCFTA — Nigeria’s ex-president

African nations must flee from the subtle recolonization tactics being pursued through the “honeyed policy shackles” of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the United Nations dogma, according to Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. Yet, he has also attributed the continent’s rising poverty and underdevelopment to poor leadership, bad governance, and massive corruption by […]

Kenya proposes maritime treaty to defuse Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

Kenya has offered Ethiopia and Somalia a maritime treaty as a solution to a standoff that sparked when Adis Ababa signed a deal with breakaway Somaliland. Landlocked Ethiopia had signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland providing for access to the sea in return for an official recognition of the independence of the separatist region. […]