Category: Rest of Africa

The United States is "actively" working on re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Libya, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, although he declined to provide an exact time on when the US embassy can be reopened.

The Ethiopian government said Thursday it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of an interim government for Tigray after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.

From rebels to rulers, dominating government for decades before losing power and returning to the battlefield, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has shaped Ethiopia's history for decades.

The decision by the Ethiopian Parliament to delist the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) as a terrorist organisation is being viewed as a positive step to help the Horn of African country recover from its two-year war.

The trial of 465 members of the Libyan-based Front for Change and Concord in Chad (Fact) rebel group started on February 13, 2023 in Chad’s capital N'Djamena.

<p class="align--justify">The decision by the Federal House of the People’s Representatives allows the movement to return to the formal politics of the country, and supposedly adds to further steps meant to end animosity from a war that had lasted two years.</p>

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the modern facilities and infrastructure which will be used to effectively coordinate national security and counter-terrorism efforts. 

Eritrea, a major player in the Ethiopian conflict, also issued a statement downplaying the US allegations as something which was not new and yet which "did not stem from factual and incontrovertible evidence".

There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of previous Nigerian presidential elections but none has succeeded.

“As of today, 21st March 2023, the number of displaced people is at 553,614 with 543 camps set to accommodate the displaced,” the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) said in a statement.