insert_link Africa Somalia army vs al-Shabaab: as African Union troops leave, which is the stronger military force? By Paul D. Williams, George Washington University The African Union (AU) has gradually reduced its troop numbers in Somalia since late 2017, from a peak of over 22,000 to about 14,000 today. Another 4,000 AU peacekeepers are scheduled to withdraw by the end of September and the entire AU Transition Mission in Somalia is scheduled to leave by 31 December 2024. African Union peacekeepers were […] todayJune 20, 2024 38
insert_link Africa June 16 uprising: how a massacre in South Africa led to Africa’s boycott of the 1976 Olympics By Nicolas Bancel, Université de Lausanne As the world prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, can we maintain faith in the nonpolitical ethos of the event? The Montreal Olympics Games in 1976 stands out, among others, as a clear instance of the games being used for political ends. In 1976 Montreal became only the second French-speaking city to host the event since […] todayJune 14, 2024 44
insert_link Oshiwambo Namibia a kondema onkambala yokuumbako epangelo koshipundi mo DRC Epangelo lya Namibia olya nongele neikwatopomutima omayambulepo gopapolitika mo DRC,sha landula onkambadhala yokuumbako epangelo koshipundi oowili dhongula yosoondaha yo 19 May,nolyeshi kondema. Omushangwa okuza mombelewa yominista yiikwapondje yoshilongo nomalongelokumwe gopashigwana ogwati Namibia onkee a thikama ponkatu yokwaaha pitika ekutheko lyoonkondo dhokulela pamikalo dhaali pakotampango,ngaashi shili mooveta nomilandu dho African Union,o African Union Constitutive Act,no African Charter on Democratic Elections and Governance ,dhoka tadhiindiile ekondemo netindo lyomalundululo gomapangelo shaali pakotampango ,noshili […] todayMay 22, 2024 7
insert_link Africa Zimbabwe’s likely to abolish the death penalty: how it got here and what it means for the continent By Frans Viljoen, University of Pretoria Zimbabwe is likely to abolish capital punishment, following a cabinet decision on 7 February 2024. However, its parliament still has to endorse the move and pass the necessary law enabling the change. The question is when this will happen, especially since it appears that it would require a constitutional amendment. When this happens, Zimbabwe will not only draw a line […] todayMay 8, 2024 17
insert_link Africa Insurance payouts expected for some Southern African drought hit countries A drought driven by the El Nino weather pattern is likely to trigger insurance payouts to four southern African countries that took out cover with an agency of the African Union. Bloomberg reports that Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique will receive payments at the end of the harvesting season, according to current projections, African Risk Capacity said in a statement but the payments are unlikely to meet regional needs. todayApril 22, 2024 30
insert_link Africa AU says African democracy a ‘ship in troubled waters’ Speaking on behalf of AU Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, says Africa has reached a tipping point and should "return to being an axis of progressive democracy" by enforcing the continent's zero tolerance to unconstitutional changes in governance. “Our badly bruised historical experience of dictatorship cannot be replicated in the 21st century again because these emerging anti-constitutional norms negate our commitment […] todayMarch 22, 2024 6
insert_link Africa Kagame agrees to meet Tshisekedi over eastern DRCongo crisis Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo. The agreement, according to the BBC, followed a meeting on Monday in Angola's capital Luanda between Kagame and Angolan President João Lourenço, the African Union's mediator, in the DR Congo crisis. Rwanda's presidency said on X that the two leaders "agreed on key steps […] todayMarch 13, 2024 16
Africa African Games 2024: is it really worth it for Ghana to host the mega sport event? By Kamilla Swart, Hamad Bin Khalifa University The African Games, formerly the All-African Games, is taking place from 8-23 March in Ghana. Scheduled for 2023, they were postponed due to a regional impasse over marketing rights, delays in getting facilities ready and Ghana’s growing economic crisis. Kamilla Swart researches and teaches sport mega-events. We asked her about the African Games’ potential for sport tourism and about the […] todayMarch 7, 2024 17
Oshiwambo Omunashipundi woAU, okwati omupresident Hage Geingob okwa fiyapo omwakwa. Omunashipundi wo Commisi yongonga hangano ya Africa, Moussa Faki Mahamat, okwa lopotwa ali aya konele yomupresident Hage Geingob ko Casa Rosalia, oku popifa omunyekadi woshilongo kwali nale Monica oshoyo ounona. Pefimbo letalelepo laye , Mahamat okwa popya nghene oilyolongo ili yatula Namibia moshikondekifo shoukwao wananghali oshoyo mehangano loilyo longo ya Africa. Okwa hokolola nghene ali amona omito okuya meenghundafana nomupresident Geingob , oo tati okwe mupa oshiholelwa shiwa unene mouwa […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 26 1 4