Saudi Arabia signals game changing investments at economic summit with plans to sign deals worth $553m and more with African officials, Investments, trade deals and debt financing were on offer at Friday s summit between Saudi Arabia and African leaders as the Gulf state seeks to build on its growing influence on the continent.
The rebellion in Amhara region and the government s heavy response is testing the federal system to the limit, Initially, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won plaudits for recasting the system inherited from his predecessor Meles Zenawi who dominated Ethiopian politics from 1991 until his death in 2012. Yet he may be haunted by one of Meles aphorisms as cited by British historian Alex de Waal: Governing Ethiopia is like running in front of a volcano. For Abiy, the broad-based rebellion in Amhara region this year could prove to be just that eruption.
The rebellion in Amhara region and the government s heavy response is testing the federal system to the limit, Initially, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won plaudits for recasting the system inherited from his predecessor Meles Zenawi who dominated Ethiopian politics from 1991 until his death in 2012. Yet he may be haunted by one of Meles aphorisms as cited by British historian Alex de Waal: Governing Ethiopia is like running in front of a volcano. For Abiy, the broad-based rebellion in Amhara region this year could prove to be just that eruption.
Russia-Africa summit to be held on 27 and 28 July 2023 in St. Petersburg. Meeting should allow Moscow to deepen its relations on the continent and gauge its allies. Africa was particularly divided on the issue of the invasion of Ukraine, when voting before the U.N. Russia promises "announcements" in the direction of "better access to food, fertilizers, technologies and energy resources" for Africa. Russia has emerged as the leading arms exporter in sub-Saharan Africa.
A regional bid to mediate between the warring generals proposes an East African force to protect civilians and aid convoys, When the IGAD Quartet (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan) met in Addis Ababa to mediate in Sudan s war of the generals on 10 July it started with the highest of ambitions – to agree on sending in a regional force to protect civilians and secure humanitarian aid corridors.