Africa’s smaller cities are usually overlooked: They shouldn’t be
Often when one thinks or writes about urbanisation in Africa, megacities or primary cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Kampala, come to mind. Little, however, is written about places like Gabés in Tunisia, Touba-Mbacké in Senegal or Ibadan in Nigeria. City Monitor By Astrid RN Haas Yet these are just three of an estimated 885 secondary, […]
‘Déjà Vu’ all over again; BRICS vs G7 and the Looming Cold War II
Global reaction to the Russian war in Ukraine, the rise of China on the global stage, superpower confrontations, inflation, spiking energy prices, and fears of disruption — all have created a sense of Déjà vu. If you listen to the rhetoric and ignore the calendar, you might think that you’ve traveled through time to the […]
After kicking Biden out, Ethiopia invites India and Russia to the Horn of Africa
TFI Global by Ansh Pandey It is a well-written fact that African nations are becoming more and more anti-West in recent times as the globe heads towards a multipolar world. This is already providing an avenue for Russia and other nations to fill up the space. When it comes to Ethiopia, the nation has always believed […]
Is The US Continue Destabilizing Ethiopia? Mystery Document Revealed That Showed US/Egypt Covert Operation Training TPLF In Uganda
By Alastair Thompson The document that follows below was provided to Scoop this week in plain text form. It has been reformatted and partially redacted for publishing, (removing private details related to named individuals). Scoop understands that the contents of the document are an open secret in political circles in Addis Ababa, and has determined […]
An Open Letter to the European Union, and to Its Representatives
We, the undersigned, are observers of different backgrounds who have been privileged to lend our voices to those of Ethiopia seeking fair treatment in the global court of public opinion. We believe it is vital to make you aware of the genuine facts and background of the situation in Ethiopia because the conduct of your […]
As Biden officials Admit the Ukraine Is a Lost Cause, It’s Time for Ukraine to Accept the peace proposal Before It Loses Most of its Territories
Ukraine is living in cloud cuckoo land. It’s facing huge losses in terms of life, arms, and territory every day in its war against Russia. Now it’s strongest ally the White House officials are losing confidence. It says Ukraine will ever be able to take back all of the land it has lost to Russia over the […]
Undeserved Wealth
Capital Ethiopia Financial wealth has become all the rage in the nation states of the world system. Not long ago, it was the real sector of the economy, production of goods and delivery of services that formed the foundation of what was then called progress. In those days finance was only an intermediary serving the […]
Is Ethiopia and Africa as Whole Prefers a Strong Russia over the West?
People paying any attention to world affairs have known for years that Francis Fukuyama jumped the gun when he declared “the end of history” and announced that the world has witnessed “the end-point of humanity’s ideological evolution and the universalisation of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government” after the fall of […]
China Says It Wants To Play Bigger Role in Horn of Africa security
The first-ever China-Horn of Africa peace, governance, and Development conference kicked off in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Abeba today. According to Walta Information Center The conference is the first of its kind after China appointed veteran diplomat Xue Bing as its special envoy for the Horn of Africa. Representatives of horn African countries and China are […]
The 20th Century Belongs to Europe’s, the 21st Century Is Asia’s, and the 22nd Century Will be Africa’s
Geopolitics is subject to change. The happenings in Ukraine have already taken a tectonic shift in the politics espoused by different nations. Countries across the globe, even the ones that never sided with any in the eastern Europe crisis are feeling the effects that the war had on them. But a mindful consideration of what […]
Russia to Build Closer Ties With Africa During the Second Russia-Africa Summit as It Pivots Away from the West
Ahead of the upcoming second Russia-Africa summit, scheduled for October-November 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Coordination Council established under the aegis of the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum (RAPF), has held its third meeting in the format of a videoconference. Following the instruction of the Russian President on the preparation of the second […]
Remembering Juneteenth, While Thinking about Representation and Reparation
The holiday is about more than free food and family-friendly events. It’s a time of reflection. I was first called the N-word at a sleepover when I was nine years old. At that moment I knew the color of my skin would determine how I would be treated for the rest of my life. The […]
Dagmawi Lalibela: The Newest Rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia
Gebremeskel Tesema, a priest and hermit, has been carving churches out of the solid bedrock at Dagmawi Lalibela in Ethiopia since 2011. Located in the Amhara Region in the north of the country, Dagmawi Lalibela is a series of five subterranean churches connected by open courtyards, short passageways and trenches. The rock – a grey, clay-like […]
Chinese Construction Companies and Addis Ababa Booming Skyscrapers
Barely a few months after it inaugurated the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, which is the tallest skyscraper in East Africa and the third tallest building in the content, Addis Ababa commonly known as the political capital of Africa is in the process of getting two additional high skyscrapers which are even taller. The first one […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Angola: Angola Joins UN Peace Mission in South Sudan July 5, 2022[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola is part of the contingent of personnel of the United Nations Peace Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), with two officers of the National Police (PN).
- Seychelles: ILO and IOM Organise Meeting in Seychelles to Address Influx of Migrant Workers July 5, 2022[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' employment department is working on management practices to allow the country to enhance its capacity to systematically manage and regulate labour migration in the island nation.
- Kenya: Fringe Presidential Candidates - What They Offer in Elections July 5, 2022[The Conversation Africa] On 9 August 2022, Kenyans will vote for their fifth president. It will be the country's seventh general election since the resumption of multiparty electoral democracy 30 years ago.
- East Africa: PM Abiy Arrives in Nairobi to Participate in 39th Extraordinary Meeting of IGAD July 5, 2022[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his delegation arrived in Nairobi, Kenya to participate in the 39th Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government.
- Ethiopia: More Than 150 Reported Killed in 'New Massacre' in West Oromia - PM Abiy Vows to 'Pursue', 'Eliminate' Oromo Armed Group July 5, 2022[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- More than 150 civilian members of Amhara community are reported to have been killed in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said yesterday was a "new massacre" in Kellem Wollega environs, in western Oromia regional state. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed blamed the killings on "Shene group", government's reference of the Oromo […]
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: Wike and the PDP July 5, 2022[Premium Times] Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State is the biggest issue in the politics of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) at the moment. To put it differently, Nigeria's major opposition party, the PDP, has a Wike problem. The extent of that has now been formally acknowledged by the party when the Chairman of the […]
- Ghana: MDC Institutes Policy Guide for Health Professionals July 5, 2022[Ghanaian Times] The Medical and Dental Council(MDC) have instituted policy guide that requires health care practitioners to wear appropriate apparel within the healthcare setting or facility.
- Ghana: Work, Housing Ministry Undertake Review of Rent Act July 5, 2022[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Works and Housing is undertaking a review of the current Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220) to among other things, sanitise the administration of rental housing and remove inherent constraints on housing supply in the country.
- Ghana: Resolve Teachers' Strike to Stem Similar Actions July 5, 2022[Ghanaian Times] Pre-tertiary public school teachers are on an indefinite strike for failure of the government to pay them 20 per cent of their salaries as Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to mitigate the impact of the ever-rising cost of living in the country.
- Ghana: Cycling - Tour Du Ghana Begins Tomorrow July 5, 2022[Ghanaian Times] The flagship event of the Ghana Cycling Federation (GCF), Tour Du Ghana will make a grand return from tomorrow to Monday, July 11 with the finest cyclists in the country set to compete for glory.
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- Super Falcons Unfazed After Loss to South Africa - Coach Waldrum July 5, 2022[Premium Times] Waldrum revealed a positive in camp despite the loss while adding the team will regroup
- Nigeria 1-2 South Africa Ratings - Waldrum Has Many Questions to Answer for Listless Performance July 5, 2022[Premium Times] For the second consecutive tournament, the Super Falcons lost to the Bayana Bayana of South Africa.
- SANEF Saddened to Learn of the Closure of New Frame July 5, 2022[SANEF] The South African National Editors' Forum is saddened to learn that New Frame is closing its publication after the funder pulled the plug.
- Cape Township Homes in the Dark As Technicians Fear for Their Safety July 5, 2022[GroundUp] Families in Philippi East, Cape Town, say they have been without electricity for nearly two months.
- Labour Ministry Ensures 21,000 Jobs in South Africa July 5, 2022[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Labour, through the National Directorate of Migrant Labour (DTM), ensured the maintenance of more than 21,000 jobs for Mozambicans in neighbouring South Africa in 2021, according to Labour Minister Margarida Talapa.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Tunisia: National Salvation Front Rejects Draft of New Constitution July 5, 2022[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The National Salvation Front said it rejects the draft of the new Constitution, reiterating its commitment to boycott the July 25, 2022 referendum.
- Tunisia: National Union of Tunisian Journalists July 5, 2022[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The executive board of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) expressed its rejection of the draft of the new Constitution that will be put to referendum on July 25.
- Tunisia: President of Republic Calls On Tunisians to Vote for New Constitution July 5, 2022[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kais Saied called on Tunisians to vote for the draft Constitution that will be submitted to the vote on July 25, "to meet the people's aspirations and save the State."
- Egypt: Sisi - Egypt Did Not, Will Not Spare Any Effort to Achieve National Reconciliation in Libya July 5, 2022[Egypt Online] Egypt did not and will not spare any effort to support national reconciliation efforts in Libya and reunify its people, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Monday 4/7/2022 during a phone call with Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi.
- Algeria: Colonial Past Still Haunts 60 Years After Independence July 5, 2022[RFI] Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on 5 July, but competing narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions between Paris and Algiers.
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Central Africa
- Angola: Deputies Analyse Special Tax Regime for Cabinda July 5, 2022[ANGOP] Luanda -- Cabinda province is expected to become an attractive hub for foreign direct investment, under the Special Tax Regime to be attributed to that region.
- Angola: Angola Joins UN Peace Mission in South Sudan July 5, 2022[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola is part of the contingent of personnel of the United Nations Peace Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), with two officers of the National Police (PN).
- Rwanda: 'Bucyibaruta Did What He Could' July 5, 2022[JusticeInfo.net] The genocide trial of former Rwandan prefect Laurent Bucyibaruta enters its final phase this week in Paris. Among the 115 witnesses, experts and civil parties called to testify, some defence witnesses portray a "careful" prefect who "did what he could" and was neither a hero nor a killer.
- Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Declares End to Latest Ebola Outbreak July 5, 2022[UN News] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared the end of its 14th Ebola outbreak after less than three months, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
- Angola: Basic Foodstuff Basket Prices Drop 38 Percent July 5, 2022[ANGOP] Luanda -- The reference prices of the main products on Angolan basic basket, from 20 to 26 June, registered a 36% drop compared to November last year, due to the activation of the Strategic Food Reserve (REA).
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- Ethiopia Says Sudan Agrees to Border Dispute 'Dialogue' July 6, 2022[DW] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday to settle a border dispute that has led to violent clashes in recent weeks.
- Peace, Prosperity and Regional Integration - The 39th Heads of State and of State and Government July 6, 2022[IGAD] Nairobi -- Peace, Prosperity and Regional Integration - The 39th Heads of State and of State and Government
- PM Abiy Arrives in Nairobi to Participate in 39th Extraordinary Meeting of IGAD July 5, 2022[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his delegation arrived in Nairobi, Kenya to participate in the 39th Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government.
- More Than 150 Reported Killed in 'New Massacre' in West Oromia - PM Abiy Vows to 'Pursue', 'Eliminate' Oromo Armed Group July 5, 2022[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- More than 150 civilian members of Amhara community are reported to have been killed in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said yesterday was a "new massacre" in Kellem Wollega environs, in western Oromia regional state. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed blamed the killings on "Shene group", government's reference of the Oromo […]
- PM Abiy Reports 'New Massacre' of Oromia Civilians July 5, 2022[allAfrica] Harare -- As its federal and Tigray regional governments are finally gearing up for direct negotiations for peace, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused a rebel group of carrying out a "new massacre" of civilians in the western Oromia state.
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