Sahel & West Africa

Kenya offers to lead UN-backed police mission to restore order in crisis-hit Haiti

After nearly a year of calls from the Haiti’s prime minister for armed intervention from abroad, Kenya is the first country to have now offered to lead a police force to help restore order to the island nation, where gangs that control vast parts of the country’s capital have fomented violence. UN Secretary-General António Guterres […]

Ethiopia removes ‘terrorist’ label from Tigray rebel group

The terrorist designation given to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, will be removed, Ethiopian lawmakers decided in a special session Wednesday (22 March), but UN human rights experts have warned that violations committed during the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region must still be investigated if long-term peace is to be achieved. Lawmakers […]

UK’s renewable energy developer TuNur plans to set up $1.5bn solar plant in Tunisia

UK’s renewable energy developer TuNur plans to invest $1.5 billion in building an export-oriented solar power plant in Tunisia with a capacity of 500 megawatts, the North African country’s state-run news agency announced Tuesday. Daniel Rich, the CEO of the British company made the announcement as he met with Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning […]