Sudan froze its membership in January 2024, citing perceived bias, particularly from Kenya and Ethiopia.

The virtual session followed a regional summit held last week and co-chaired by Ruto, who chairs the EAC, and Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa,...

As questions swirl over the clarity and coordination of Odinga's special envoy role, one thing remains clear—Juba is not amused.

In a statement issued from Addis Ababa on Monday, the AUC chief expressed "solidarity with the Government and people of South Sudan," reaffirming the...

With his lecture, Noordin signaled a shift in tone for Kenya's spy agency—one that now sees public engagement and transparency as essential to navigat...

This support comes at a critical moment as Somalia strengthens its institutions and prepares to assume full security responsibility in the future.

Observers question why such a significant sum is being allocated when the secretariat is meant to shoulder much of the financial responsibility.

Serbia insists that Resolution 1244 remains binding under international law and reiterated that Kosovo continues to be an integral part of its territo...

the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking Sh5.5 billion—not primarily to improve troop welfare or upgrade military capabilities, but to ensure complian...

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, has been allocated the deputy leadership position.

According to a statement by MSS spokesperson Jack Ombaka on Tuesday, the officer was inside an armored vehicle belonging to the Haitian National Polic...

The expanded panel will support former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in navigating the complex and volatile conflict that has triggered a severe hum...

Angola's presidency announced it would "free itself from the responsibility of mediator" in order to focus more on broader African Union priorities.

PS Sing'oei noted that while Nduta remains deeply distressed, she is receiving humane treatment from Vietnamese authorities.

The Angolan Government says the meeting was not part of the agreed peace mediation agenda.

Their meeting reaffirmed the AU's commitment to "advancing peace, security, and sustainable development across the continent," with both leaders placi...

Relations between Kenya and DRC have been on a downward spiral, marked by mutual distrust and frosty diplomatic exchanges.

The changes are contained in President William Ruto’s Executive Order No. 1 of 2025.

While the AU's endorsement of the Doha talks signals pragmatism, the message is clear: the union wants to retain ownership of the peace process.

Amid cabinet reshuffles, arrests of senior officials in Juba, and a resurgence of militia activity in Upper Nile State, the risk of a renewed civil wa...

Two successive ambassadorial nominees publicly declined their postings in under a year—a rare and politically embarrassing occurrence that has sparked...

The AU itself is battling chronic funding shortages, raising questions about Africa's capacity to fund its own security challenges.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) urged a broader and more inclusive panel of peace facilitators—effectively pushing back on an earlie...

The conflict in eastern DRC, he noted, continues to "mutate into other forms of threats to human security and dignity," including widespread sexual vi...

One of the key issue that will be discussed is the appointment of the three co-facilitators named by President William Ruto to push the peace processe...

The US State Department and the South African Embassy in Washington have yet to issue official responses.

The AU emphasised the necessity of upholding the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) signed between the TPLF and Ethiopia in Pretoria.

She will now serve as Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf's deputy, overseeing the commission's administration and financial management.

"The import of all products coming from Kenya through all ports, crossings, airports, and ports will be suspended as of this day until further notice,...

Beyond his core team, Mahmoud is expected to appoint advisers, senior diplomatic staff, and policy experts to bolster his administration.

The PSC strongly condemned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for attempting to establish a parallel government in Nairobi, warning that the move risks pa...

The M23 rebellion, which has intensified in recent months, has triggered massive displacements and deepened the humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo.

The two nations also pledged to collaborate on ICT, trade, and multilateral issues, with Kenya seeking Hungary's backing for global financing reforms.

Among those shown the door is Ruben Madol Arol, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Kiir replaced him with Wek Mamer Kuol, though no o...

As Sudan seeks to mend relations and restore its standing in IGAD and the AU, the focus will be on whether its leadership is committed to peace and de...

President William Ruto, who has been leading South Sudan’s Tumaini Initiative peace process, acknowledged the escalating crisis, revealing that he had...

Agar revealed that President Museveni had expressed concerns over the Nairobi-based RSF activities and reaffirmed Uganda's support for Sudan's legitim...

IGAD, as the guarantor of the peace agreement, is calling on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and recommit to dialogue as the only way to ens...

The opposition faction has condemned the move, calling it a violation of the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement and a threat to ongoing peace efforts.

The move, which comes just days after fierce international condemnation, signals a dramatic escalation in Sudan's power struggle.

Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed Canada's stance as "shameful", accusing it of selective outrage and ignoring DRC government-backed huma...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ruled out an immediate transition of the MSS into a UN peacekeeping operation.

The move has sparked a diplomatic firestorm, with key international players—including the United Nations, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egyp...

With IGAD and the AU actively engaged in stabilising the country, failure to act decisively could risk broader insecurity spilling across borders.

This high-level engagement comes at a time when violence in eastern DRC has intensified, with Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka revealing...

The public display of warmth between the two suggests that the rift may now be resolved, thereby restoring his standing within the government.

Gachagua also rebuked Ruto for hosting RSF leaders in Nairobi, saying the move has tarnished Kenya's reputation on the global stage.

The defence experts warned that the situation in eastern DRC has deteriorated drastically since the Joint EAC-SADC Summit on February 8, 2025.

The officer died from injuries sustained in the firefight, marking a grim moment for the multinational mission.

This meeting marks a renewed effort by regional actors to contain the escalating violence in the eastern DRC, which has seen an increase in clashes in...

The sanctions freeze all property and interests owned by Kabarebe and Kanyuka within the US and prohibit American individuals and businesses from enga...

This marks the second diplomatic withdrawal in just over a year, following the January 2024 recall after President William Ruto hosted RSF leader Moha...

Port Sudan maintains that Kenya is overstepping diplomatic boundaries by facilitating discussions that seek to create an alternative power centre outs...

At the heart of the power play was the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting on Friday, where Kenyatta was invited as the EAC peace...

The planned announcement from Nairobi, framed as the "Political Charter for the Government of Peace and Unity," is being positioned as an effort to "r...

"Thirty-three heads of state chose Mahmoud, the right choice for Africa’s challenges, refusing to let the AU be hostage to Kenyan domestic politics. A...

M23 said its forces moved in to "assist the population" after the city was "abandoned by Kinshasa's coalition forces."

Raila failed to maintain the momentum in subsequent rounds, leading to his early exit—a repeat of the 2017 AUC race, where former Foreign Minister Ami...

Mahmoud Youssouf, a seasoned diplomat and long-serving foreign minister, clinched victory following an intense voting process that saw Kenya’s candida...

Mahmoud's address this year comes at a time when Africa's once-unanimous support for Palestine is increasingly complicated by internal divisions and g...

As leaders prepare for the high-stakes election to replace him, Kenya's top diplomat Musalia Mudavadi has already set a firm tone, cautioning against...

One of the most painful lessons was that public endorsements rarely translate into real votes in the secret ballot.

The drama at the Peace and Security Council election may pale in comparison to what is expected during the upcoming AU Commission leadership vote.

Given the growing geopolitical interest in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia's membership will allow it to counter external influence while promoting its o...

In AU politics, campaigns are not about glossy manifestos; they are about power, influence, and strategic trade-offs.

In what is being viewed as a strategic realignment, businessman Benjamin Bol Mel, a prominent figure from Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, was appointed...

Sources privy to the closed-door deliberations during the joint EAC-SADC summit reveal that it was Rwandan President Paul Kagame who proposed the expa...

The summit acknowledged the complexities arising from the parallel peace initiatives and called for their consolidation into a single, jointly managed...

The executive order lists several grievances, accusing Pretoria of policies that Washington deems harmful to US interests.

This comes just a day after Kinshasa sent its ambassador to Botswana and SADC to the foreign ministers' preparatory meeting.

The proposal seeks to address ongoing coordination challenges between the two regional peace mechanisms - the AU-led Luanda Process, spearheaded by An...

UN reports indicate that Goma, the provincial capital, is effectively under siege, with exit routes blocked and its airport shut down indefinitely.

The rift between Washington and Pretoria has been widening for months, but Trump's return to the White House has accelerated diplomatic tensions.

114 Kenyan police officers, including a 24-member all-women SWAT team, arrived in Port-au-Prince, joining more than 600 other Kenyan officers already...

While Rubio's remarks focused on land reform, the reality is that US-South Africa relations have been deteriorating for years due to Pretoria's increa...

He reiterated Rwanda's support for a political solution between the M23 and the Congolese government, stating, "Our defensive measures are to defend o...

Despite its initial momentum, the security mission remains underfunded, poorly equipped, and operating with only a fraction of the planned 2,500 secur...

On allegations that Rwanda smuggles other minerals from eastern DRC, Kagame shifted focus to global actors, particularly Western nations.

The upcoming summit will be the first of its kind, bringing together EAC and SADC to address the DRC crisis.

Djibouti has secured backing from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, just days after Kenyan President William Ruto visited Cairo to lobby for Ra...

Trump claimed South Africa's land expropriation policies amount to human rights abuses.

The decision follows a proposal from the East African Community (EAC) during its summit earlier in the week, signalling an effort to align regional ap...

Critics have lambasted Ruto's decision to seek counsel from Western powers to solve continental problems instead of engaging his African counterparts.

In an apparent damage-control effort, South African Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola engaged his Rwandan counterpart, Olivier Nduhung...

The meeting comes just days after the M23 rebel group seized control of Goma, the regional capital, in a dramatic escalation of its years-long insurge...

He accused Rwanda of deploying "thousands of soldiers" into eastern DRC, intensifying tensions between the two neighbours.

His pointed remarks signal that Kigali is unwilling to bow to regional pressure, particularly from South Africa.

Dismissing the possibility of a military solution, Ruto stressed the importance of understanding the root causes of the long-running conflict.

Ruto revealed that he had spoken with both DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame to defuse the situation.

This visit comes amid rumours circulating that Youssouf had dropped out of the race in favour of Kenya's candidate, Raila Odinga.

The ban, which could be extended for up to 90 days, is set to take effect at midnight on Thursday.

Adding to the controversy is the government's lack of clarity on the budget allocated for the AUC campaign.

A lawyer and former lawmaker, Lissu survived a near-fatal assassination attempt during the regime of the late President John Magufuli.

The discussions include parties that did not sign the 2018 Revitalised Agreement, making them key participants in the ongoing dialogue.