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TICAD9: Marrying African ingenuity with Japan’s technological strength
The Economic Times
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August 26, 2025
Ninth edition of Tokyo International Conference on African Development or TICAD was held in Yokohama, Japan from August 20 to 22. The theme for TICAD9 was “Co-Create Innovative Solutions with Africa” underlining the intent to leverage both African...
How far have francophone African nations come since 1960?
Deutsche Welle
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"Sixty-five is a ripe age" – that is how Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara congratulated his country on 65 years of independence. "It's a moment to reflect together how far we have come, a chance to cement what we have learned, and look to...
The bigger story behind Modi’s China trip – and it’s not India’s tensions with Trump
The Interpreter
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August 29, 2025
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to China at the weekend to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. In the United States, this revived India-China dialogue – it will be the first visit by Modi to China...
Year of Africa 1960: How far have francophone African nations come?
Deutsche Welle
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August 26, 2025
"Sixty-five is a ripe age" – that is how Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara congratulated his country on 65 years of independence. "It's a moment to reflect together how far we have come, a chance to cement what we have learned, and look to...
Ethiopia Investment Hotspots & Emerging Opportunities 2025
New Business Ethiopia
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August 25, 2025
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Ethiopia is opening up its economy by liberalizing sectors that were previously closed to foreign investors, including financial services, insurance, and telecommunications, creating unprecedented investment...
Burkina, Mali skip Nigeria-hosted African defence talks
African Insider
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August 26, 2025
Abuja – Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria Monday as relations between the junta-led Sahel countries and their west African neighbours remain tense. Along with Niger – also under...
Netanyahu aims to gain time, develop military strategies: FM Fidan
Sabah
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August 26, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not seek peace agreements but rather aims at gaining time and developing its military agenda, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Speaking to the press, evaluating the 21st Extraordinary...
Quickest way to end suffering in Gaza is reaching conclusion in talks: Turkish foreign minister
Yeni Safak
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August 25, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Monday that the quickest way to end the suffering in Gaza is to reach a conclusion in the ongoing negotiation processes. "We are at a point where humanity has completely failed the test on the Palestinian...
France deploys modernized Mirage 2000D RMV fighter jets from Djibouti to secure Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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According to information published by the French Ministry of Armed Forces on August 19, 2025, the French Air and Space Force has deployed two mid-life upgraded Mirage 2000D RMV fighter aircraft to Air Base 188 "Colonel Massart" in Djibouti. These...
Burkina Faso, Mali snub African military conference in Nigeria
Punch
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August 25, 2025
Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria on Monday, as relations between the junta-led Sahel countries and their West African neighbours remain tense. Along with Niger — also under...
Kenya Police eye Kagame Cup test ahead of CAF Champions League
Star
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CECAFA Competitions Director Yussud Mossi/ CHARLENE MALWA Kenya Police CEO Japheth Ochutsi believes the upcoming Cecafa Kagame Cup will provide the perfect build-up to the CAF Champions League, set for September 2-15 in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania....
Ethiopia’s Double Standard: Talking Peace on the Nile, Hinting Force on the Red Sea
Awate
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August 23, 2025
I was compelled to write this piece after hearing from a friend about a recent interview allegedly given by Bereket Simon, Ethiopia’s former Minister of Communication, on an Amharic-language radio station. Relying on my friend’s translation, I...
Ethiopia’s Breakthrough at LLDC3: Unlocking a Land linked Future
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 23, 2025
Picture a nation pulsing with history, culture, and ambition, yet cut off from the sea a critical lifeline to global markets. This is Ethiopia’s reality. Since 1993, when Eritrea’s independence left it landlocked, Africa’s second-most populous...
Major road project enhances Djibouti’s strategic...
Capital Ethiopia
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August 24, 2025
The strategic significance of Djibouti’s ports for landlocked central Ethiopia is set to be strengthened by a major new road project that has just begun. In 2023, the World Bank approved full financing for the highly anticipated 144 km expressway...
Beyond African Union Governance, Peace
This Day
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August 24, 2025
and Security Frameworks: Sorrow and Fear Bola A. Akinterinwa The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has set up a High-level Panel of Eminent Experts to conduct a Comprehensive Review of the African Union...
Somaliland risks tensions with plan to accept displaced Palestinians from Gaza
Middle East Eye
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August 21, 2025
On a warm evening in the bustling streets of Hargeisa, the capital of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, Mohamed* chews the popular regional stimulant qat while scrolling through his Facebook feed. A striking headline catches his attention,...
Meles Zenawi Legacy Why Ethnic Federalism Still Haunts Ethiopia
Zehabesha
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August 23, 2025
“#Tigray–#Tigrinya” history👇: In the early ’90s, the #Ethiopian Government fell into the hands of fascist anti-#Ethiopian #Adwa terrorists known as the #TPLF. The #TPLF led by Meles Zenawi claimed that #Ethiopia was an artificial state which...
Libya and Djibouti sign MoU on political consultation
The Libya Observer
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for political consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of...
Djibouti shows what Sogavare’s deal with China really means
Pacific News Service
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By Michael Shoebridge Why shouldn’t we believe Beijing’s claims that its security agreement with Honiara won’t result in a base or place to operate its navy from in Solomon Islands? Because we’ve seen this playbook before: in Djibouti on the Horn...
From dreams to danger: The need for safer migration pathways for Ethiopian youth
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 23, 2025
The tragic death of aspiring Ethiopian migrants – especially those who have drowned in the Red Sea, while trying to reach Saudi Arabia through war-torn Yemen – have become increasingly common over the past decade. Known as the Eastern Route, this...