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CPJ welcomes South Africa's abolition of criminal defamation, calls for further legal reforms

Lusaka – The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's signing into law a bill that abolishes criminal defamation, and urged authorities to reform other problematic laws that threaten press freedom in the country.

Interview: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger: Matters Arising

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh In this insightful interview, Professor Sergiu Mișcoiu at the Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), where he serves as a Director of the Centre for International Cooperation and as Director of the Centre for African Studies, discusses…

Sudan: First food aid in months reaches Darfur, yet limited humanitarian access is worsening Sudan's hunger catastrophe

PORT SUDAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur, the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region in months. Yet, the UN food agency warns that unless the people of Sudan receive a constant flow of aid…

Sudan: Stabilization centres are a lifeline for Sudan's malnourished children

31 March 2024 – Nearly a year after conflict erupted in Sudan, close to 25 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance. Of this number, 18 million people face acute hunger – 5 million of them at emergency levels.

Geopolitical Changes, African Union Reforms and Election of Next AU Commission's Chairperson

By Professor Maurice Okoli The African Union, a continental organization, is heading for a new traditional face within the framework of its guiding principles. That new forthcoming era would open a new chapter and, to a large degree, determine the future of Africa, especially taking cognizance of the…

Turkish airstrike kills 20 civilians including children in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – At least 20 civilians, including women and children, were tragically killed in a Turkish drone strike on Baqdaad village in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region on Monday night, according to distraught residents.

Russia and Nigeria: Turning A New Page In Their Relationship?

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh On March 6, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, who was in Moscow on an official working visit. The visit, at the invitation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, which has a lot of distinctive…

Africa Beyond Russia's Grains Partnerships

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Until sustainable food security is established through modernizing agriculture and ensuring adequate support for local farmers, Russia's grain supply would be a soft geostrategic bait (i) to reinforce the existing time-tested relationships with Africa and (ii) to solicit…

US targets Sudanese military-linked businesses with sanctions amid ongoing conflict

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) – In a bid to address the devastating nine-month war in Sudan, the United States imposed sanctions on three companies linked to the warring parties.