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AGOA exclusion adds to economic pressure on Ethiopia

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ETHIOPIA

This adds to the bad economic news for the country, which recently had to postpone its second telecoms licensing round, is still waiting to restructure its foreign debt and faces…

Macron broadens French strategy in Africa

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FRANCE/AFRICA

French policy towards Africa.

Ethiopia’s commitment to transitional justice may fade

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia has campaigned for an end to the ICHREE’s mandate by touting a draft transitional justice policy as an alternative to international oversight.

Congo’s president faces challenging AU chairmanship

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AFRICA/CONGO-KINSHASA

The appointment is a major coup for a president who is committed to building his diplomatic credentials, but comes at a very turbulent time in both African and Congolese affairs.

COVID-19 poses supply chain dilemma for East Africa

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EAST AFRICA

Kenya and Tanzania, whose ports are the main gateways into the region, offer a critical trade conduit for their landlocked neighbours. However, rising COVID-19 caseloads in both…

Regional issues will entrench Egypt-Sudan divisions

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SUDAN/EGYPT

Tensions along Africa’s Red Sea coast have been escalating since the beginning of the year. Fraught negotiations over GERD have been at times overshadowed by mutual recriminations…

Ethiopia may fail to deliver on transitional justice

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ETHIOPIA

The policy includes some changes from the justice ministry’s initial draft, most significantly the removal of a proposal for a special court to prosecute the most serious crimes…

Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal may spur chain reaction

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ETHIOPIA/SOMALIA

The deal has angered Somalia, which still claims sovereignty over Somaliland, and has triggered reactions that could aggravate already volatile geopolitics in the Horn of Africa.

Zambia debt impasse exposes flaws in the G20 framework

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ZAMBIA

This brings the three-year attempt to negotiate a debt-restructuring deal to a halt at the last hurdle. The parties must now try to salvage the deal before the end-of-year…

Ethiopia’s peace may hold but remains fragile

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ETHIOPIA

Hundreds of federal police have entered Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, and a high-level federal delegation has visited to discuss next steps. Limited commercial flights to Tigray have…