[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba- The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has warned that the failure to reinstate its legal recognition could pose a “serious threat” to the Pretoria peace agreement, two weeks before the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) is scheduled to revoke its full legal status.
[Agenzia Fides] Two images capture more than any others the relentless efforts of Pope Francis to put an end to the wars that are tearing African peoples apart.
[People’s Dispatch] The government of the African country accuses neighboring Côte d’Ivoire of housing coup masterminds
[UN News] Thousands of lives have been “destroyed in the pursuit of supremacy”, as international humanitarian law has been “dismissed” and “cast aside”, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Monday.
[Global Press Journal] Lubero, Democratic Republic of Congo — Clashes between Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the DRC military are quietly starving a generation.
[The Conversation Africa] Mali’s interim president, Colonel d’Armée Assimi Goïta, who came to power in a coup on 18 August 2020, enjoys remarkably strong public support. Survey data from pan-African research network Afrobarometer and the Mali-Métre survey, run by Germany’s Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung since 2012, indicate high levels of satisfaction with junta rule. In the 2024 Mali-Métre, nine out of ten respondents considered the country to be moving in the right direction.
[The Conversation Africa] A recent Afrobarometer study has shown declining trust in public institutions over the past decade among African citizens. Study findings call into question the credibility and legitimacy of state institutions like the presidency, parliament and security forces, including the police. The study also shows that many Africans still believe in traditional and religious figures, raising concerns about the effectiveness of governments. It also highlights the disconnect between state officials and the public.
[Dabanga] El Salha / Omdurman — Widespread condemnation has followed the release of footage purportedly showing members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executing at least 31 people, including minors and elderly individuals, whom the RSF accused of being associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces, in the El Salha area of Omdurman on Sunday, according to the Sudan Doctors Network.
[Liberian Observer] UWUL Elects New Corps of Officers the United Workers Union Liberia (UWUL) recently held its 4th triennial convention in Congo Town, Montserrado County, where a new Corps of officers was elected for the next three years.
[Liberian Observer] The Office for the Establishment of War and Economic Crimes Court Liberia (OWECC-L) has announced that Executive Order No. 131, which created the office tasked with forming the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) for Liberia, is set to expire on May 2, 2025, unless renewed.
