Somalia announces deal with Turkey to counter Ethiopia’s MOU with breakaway Somaliland state
Turkey is a key player in Somalia, one of several Gulf Arab states jockeying for influence in a country that lies on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden – a pathway to the Red Sea.
Why African universities should introduce environmental studies across all disciplines
Failure to incorporate environmental studies into curricula could result in environmentally ineffective and insensitive education, which fails to address the urgent need for sustainable practices and environmental conservation.
Preaching water, drinking water: How I revolutionised environmental knowledge at Makerere University
The aspect that made the programme sensitive to the human environment was the well-developed field perspective, which enabled us to interact with as many groups of people – locally expert trained experts – and the managers of forests, national parks game reserves in Kenya and East Africa. It was as if all environment was about forests, national parks and game reserves.
Rebels linked to Islamic State terrorise homes, kill two dozen civilians in eastern Congo
Violence has been simmering for years in eastern Congo, where about 120 armed groups fight for power, land, minerals or the safety of their communities.
Drums of war: US tells Rwanda and Congo they must ‘walk back from the brink of war’
Congolese authorities accuse the central African country of actively supporting M23. Congo’s UN Ambassador Zenon Ngay Mukongo urged the Security Council to demand that Rwanda withdraw its troops from the country without pre-conditions, and halt all support for M23.
Magistrate orders suspects in Kenyan doomsday cult hospitalised after a hunger strike
Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and some of his followers have been blamed for the deaths of 429 members of his Good News International Church, many of whom are believed to have starved themselves in the belief that by doing so they would meet Jesus Christ before the world ends.
Samson and Delilah: Judge lays out how plot to assassinate Haitian President Moise was masterminded by his widow
Moise was shot dead when armed men broke into his Port-au-Prince bedroom on the night of July 7, 2021, a raid that left the former first lady injured. The judge’s order calls for the arrest and trial of those charged.
Alarm raised after President Tshisekedi dumps EAC army for SADC’s only for fighting to intensify in eastern DRC
In the capital Kinshasa, and the North Kivu provincial capital Goma, Congolese have taken to the streets to protest against deteriorating security in the east and have accused the international community of not doing enough to hold Rwanda to account for its support for the rebels.
UN Mission in Somalia head worried about emerging terrorist threats, finalising new constitution
The UN is working with the authorities to develop a realistic plan that will ensure momentum towards one-person, one-vote is maintained. The global body has also welcomed Parliament’s approval of the procedural rules for constitutional changes.
Aid agencies warn of deepening crisis in eastern Congo as Gaza, Ukraine wars get more attention
The new fighting could lead to an escalation of regional tensions and involve more countries. As the UN winds down its 25-year peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo, a multi-national force under the southern African regional bloc is set to step in. That force will include soldiers from regional power South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania. They will help the Congo army forces, but it might put them in direct conflict with Rwanda.
