Eritrea

© A woman pushes her luggage at Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi, Kenya, where arrivals are soon to be visa-free.(Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)

eliminating borders

Kenya plans to scrap visa for all international visitors

President William Ruto says Kenya is considering abolishing any visa requirement for all international travellers.

© File photo of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation.

military meeting

Premium badgeIGAD mediation in Sudan crisis hinges on generals meeting, says Djibouti minister Can the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) succeed where so many others have failed on Sudan? On 12 June, at its 14th summit in Djibout...
© Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia May 31, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS

'regional integration'

Eritrea rejoins East African bloc 16 years after walk-out Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated sta...
© Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (l) walks alongside Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (C) at Khartoum Airport during a welcome ceremony on January 26, 2023. (Photo by – / AFP)

BALANCING ACT

Premium badgeWhy Ethiopia’s Abiy opts for neutrality in Sudan’s war of the generals Just five days after Sudan’s rival generals started their war on 15 April, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dismissed what he called “false allega...

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© File photo of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation.

military meeting

Premium badgeIGAD mediation in Sudan crisis hinges on generals meeting, says Djibouti minister Can the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) succeed where so many others have failed on Sudan? On 12 June, at its 14th summit in Djibout...
© Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (l) walks alongside Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (C) at Khartoum Airport during a welcome ceremony on January 26, 2023. (Photo by – / AFP)

BALANCING ACT

Premium badgeWhy Ethiopia’s Abiy opts for neutrality in Sudan’s war of the generals Just five days after Sudan’s rival generals started their war on 15 April, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dismissed what he called “false allega...
© A man takes part in celebrations for the return of the formerly banned anti-government group the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) at Mesquel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 15, 2018. (Photo by MIchael TEWELDE / AFP)

mounting tension

Premium badgeEthiopia’s Oromia region at risk of full-blown conflict amid stalled negotiations for peace In the aftermath of the peace deal signed in Tigray, over in the heart of Ethiopia’s most populous state, Oromia Region, a fierce battle continues to ...

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© File photo of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation.

military meeting

Premium badgeIGAD mediation in Sudan crisis hinges on generals meeting, says Djibouti minister Can the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) succeed where so many others have failed on Sudan? On 12 June, at its 14th summit in Djibout...
© Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (l) walks alongside Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (C) at Khartoum Airport during a welcome ceremony on January 26, 2023. (Photo by – / AFP)

BALANCING ACT

Premium badgeWhy Ethiopia’s Abiy opts for neutrality in Sudan’s war of the generals Just five days after Sudan’s rival generals started their war on 15 April, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dismissed what he called “false allega...
© A man takes part in celebrations for the return of the formerly banned anti-government group the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) at Mesquel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 15, 2018. (Photo by MIchael TEWELDE / AFP)

mounting tension

Premium badgeEthiopia’s Oromia region at risk of full-blown conflict amid stalled negotiations for peace In the aftermath of the peace deal signed in Tigray, over in the heart of Ethiopia’s most populous state, Oromia Region, a fierce battle continues to ...

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© A man takes part in celebrations for the return of the formerly banned anti-government group the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) at Mesquel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 15, 2018. (Photo by MIchael TEWELDE / AFP)

mounting tension

Premium badgeEthiopia’s Oromia region at risk of full-blown conflict amid stalled negotiations for peace In the aftermath of the peace deal signed in Tigray, over in the heart of Ethiopia’s most populous state, Oromia Region, a fierce battle continues to ...
© File photo of General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

power play

Premium badgeEgypt, UAE, Israel… How will the region react to the Sudan conflict? With Khartoum and Darfur in violent chaos following the clash between rival Sudanese generals, regional actors are wary of how the conflict may spill ...
© Almaz Negash, founder and executive director of African Diaspora Network. (Photo: ADN)

Coffee With

Premium badgeSilicon Valley’s Almaz Negash looks to engage African diaspora ‘beyond remittances’ The chilly and overcast northern California weather contrasts sharply with the lively atmosphere inside the exhibition hall of the African Diaspora In...
FILE PHOTO: Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022. REUTERS

'over-dependency on imports'

Premium badgeBlack Sea Grain Initiative: Renewal gives Africa a painkiller, not a remedy A March 18 deadline was signalling the end of an eight-month initiative that ensured the flow of grain exports from Ukraine and Russia – at war with e...
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu campaigning at Malha Mall in Jerusalem, November 1, 2022. © Ziv Koren/Polaris/Starface

opposition

Premium badgeAfrica and Israel: Disunity at the African Union? With Israel regaining its observer status at the AU, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to consolidate relations with the continent. This will ...
© Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrives for a joint news conference with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto during his visit in State House Nairobi, Kenya, February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

melting point

Kenya-Eritrea: Inviting Isaias in from the cold Relations between Kenya and Eritrea continue to thaw as Ruto meets Isaias Afwerki in Kenya where they are discussing several trade issues, with some c...