British secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox with Morocco’s Aziz Akhennouch in Rabat May 2019

Would Somalia be a battleground of Egyptian-Ethiopian proxy war?

The inflow of Egyptian arms to Somalia in a context of increasing tension with its Ethiopian neighbor risks triggering a proxy war in the horn of Africa opposing Cairo to Addis Ababa. Reports mentioned a second shipment of Egyptian arms to Somalia this week, despite threats by Ethiopia that such move represents an act of […]

COMESA-EAC-SADC merger to allow 14 countries’ seamless trading within Tripartite FTA

At least 14 countries will trade freely within East, Central, and Southern Africa from this Thursday, July 25, with the coming into force of a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement, which flattens the East African Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) into a […]

CAF’s verdict on AFCON final sparks outcry over lenient treatment of Senegal

The disciplinary decisions issued by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following the dramatic incidents that marred the CAN 2025 final in Morocco were expected to bring closure to one of the competition’s darkest episodes. However, they have ignited a fresh wave of controversy, with many observers denouncing what they view as an imbalance in […]