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19 November 2024 13 min read

News From Around The Motherland.

In this week's post ● Equatorial Guinea's president has reportedly received Russian troops for protection, sparking human rights concerns. ● Mauritius has a new prime minister after the opposition party won a landslide victory. ● Protests in Mozambique over a disputed election.

09 October 2024 11 min read

News From Around The Motherland.

In this week's post, we look at the news about Egypt's ties with Somalia. Ongoing fighting in the West Gojjam zone of Ethiopia. Ethiopia's first female President's resignation, and The US sanctioning of the brother of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the RSF leader.

08 October 2024 14 min read

News From Around The Motherland.

In this week's post, we look at the news about The U.K. ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The ongoing war in Sudan. The voter apathy and opposition repression in Tunisia. And the anti-illegal mining protest in Ghana.

30 September 2024 12 min read

News From Around The Motherland.

In this week's post, we look at the latest news about the planned protest in Nigeria, and the ongoing tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia. We also examine the lingering Sudanese war and the continuing conflict in the D.R. Congo.

23 September 2024 14 min read

News From Around The Motherland.

In this week's post, we look at the latest news about the Jihadist attack in Mali and its potential impact on West Africa. The extradition of Michael Lomas to South Africa to answer for energy sector-related corruption charges. And the return of American forces to Chad.

16 September 2024 13 min read

News From Around The Motherland.

In this week's post, we look at the latest news about the failed coup plot in D.R. Congo, the continued tension between Egypt and Ethiopia, the flood that ravaged Nigeria's North, and the life of the enigmatic runner: Rebecca Cheptegei

16 June 2024 10 min read

News From Around The Motherland.

In this week's post, we look at the political quagmire in South Africa where the ANC, which took down the Apartheid regime, is forced to partner with DA, a white-led political party, to form a government and keep President Ramaphosa in power for a second term.