Intergovernmental Authority on Development

A new report by the World Bank has indicated that the execution of major infrastructural projects in Nigeria was being driven by foreign sponsors.

Climate: World Bank donates $385 million to Africa

June 9, 2022

Chairperson of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan. PHOTO- Mahmoud Hjaj-Anadolu Agency via Getty

Sudan’s military junta starts releasing political prisoners, lifts state of emergency

May 31, 2022

Ethiopian forces have mounted a fresh battle for the strategic northern city of Dessie, residents said on Sunday, hours after Tigrayan rebels claimed to have taken control of it.

Calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia grow amid deepening conflict

November 5, 2021

FILE - Fighters loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front walk in a town in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, May 7, 2021. TPLF fighters say they have taken control of the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region.

Regional countries, EU call for end to fighting in Ethiopia

November 4, 2021

A general view shows the cityscape of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017. REUTERS-Tiksa Negeri-File Photo

Diplomats work to avert attack on Ethiopian capital

November 4, 2021

Bobi Wine at Time magazine's100 Next in New York, in 2019. Dimitrios Kambouris-Getty Images

Uganda election: Will Bobi Wine derail Yoweri Museveni’s sixth term bid?

January 11, 2021

Riek Macha and President Salva Kiir, when the peace agreement was first signed in Ethiopia

South Sudan inches closer to government of national unity

February 15, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday joined other world leaders in mourning the late former President of Kenya, Daniel Arap Moi.

VP Osinbajo: Former Kenyan president Arap Moi would be fondly remembered

February 12, 2020

Angelina Teny, the head of the SPLM-IO Defence committee said the party will not participate in the transitional government scheduled for February 22 unless there is a compromise to have a contingent of protection forces deployed.

SPLM-IO leaders ask for UN protection ahead of unity government

January 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO- South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar (L) and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir sign a cease-fire and power-sharing agreement in Khartoum, Sudan August 5, 2018. REUTERS-Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah-File Photo

South Sudan adversaries meet in bid to save peace deal

May 2, 2019

South Sudan's civil war broke out two years after its independence from Sudan [Jason Patinkin-AP]

South Sudan rivals to hold talks to salvage stalled peace deal

May 2, 2019

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

IGAD condemns attacks on UN compound in Somalia

January 5, 2019

Nigeria releases roadmap for peace in South Sudan

September 27, 2018

South Sudan civil war death toll estimated at 382,900

September 26, 2018

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed walk together at Asmara International Airport, Eritrea, July 9, 2018 - Reuters

Ethiopia reopens embassy in Eritrea

September 6, 2018