🇸🇴 Somalia President Mohamud highlighted progress made on security
President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that it is time for Somalia to "take up full responsibility of its security."
"The achievement of this objective will not only benefit Somalia, but it will also contribute to regional and global peace and stability,” said Mohamud at the Somalia Security Sector Conference.
The President of Somalia told that the drawdown of ATMIS (African Transition Mission in Somalia) is "a testament to the progress we've made together in building a more stable Somalia with a stronger security apparatus working towards transitioning full security responsibilities to Somali forces.”
Mohamud said that hundreds of al-Shabaab related bank accounts have been frozen as a result of the country's anti-money laundering and countering financing terrorism policies.
Ideologically, he added, “we have also mobilized local communities across Somalia to publicly reject al-Shabaab".
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President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that it is time for Somalia to "take up full responsibility of its security."
"The achievement of this objective will not only benefit Somalia, but it will also contribute to regional and global peace and stability,” said Mohamud at the Somalia Security Sector Conference.
The President of Somalia told that the drawdown of ATMIS (African Transition Mission in Somalia) is "a testament to the progress we've made together in building a more stable Somalia with a stronger security apparatus working towards transitioning full security responsibilities to Somali forces.”
Mohamud said that hundreds of al-Shabaab related bank accounts have been frozen as a result of the country's anti-money laundering and countering financing terrorism policies.
Ideologically, he added, “we have also mobilized local communities across Somalia to publicly reject al-Shabaab".
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🇺🇬🏴 Hundreds of ADF fighters killed by Ugandan troops
Ugandan troops killed about 200 ADF fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the military operations to flush out the Islamic State group-affiliated militants continue, Uganda's president said.
"We have been carrying out air attacks on the terrorists in Congo," President Yoweri Museveni said, adding that around "200 of them were killed" in strikes carried out on 16 September.
More strikes against the fighters have been carried out since then, Museveni added, without giving further details.
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Ugandan troops killed about 200 ADF fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the military operations to flush out the Islamic State group-affiliated militants continue, Uganda's president said.
"We have been carrying out air attacks on the terrorists in Congo," President Yoweri Museveni said, adding that around "200 of them were killed" in strikes carried out on 16 September.
More strikes against the fighters have been carried out since then, Museveni added, without giving further details.
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🇸🇴 Celebrations in Somalia after $4.5bn debt relief
Somalia's government on Wednesday held celebrations in the capital, Mogadishu, after the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.5bn in debt relief for the country.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said that the relief is "equivalent to relieving every Somali person of a debt of more than $300".
"This is a testament that our country and our people are financially viable, attracting foreign investment, and we are no longer debt-ridden,” he added.
The $4.5bn debt relief also includes pardons by other multilateral, bilateral and commercial creditors.
"Somalia’s external debt has fallen from 64% of GDP in 2018 to less than 6 percent of GDP by end 2023."
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Somalia's government on Wednesday held celebrations in the capital, Mogadishu, after the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.5bn in debt relief for the country.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said that the relief is "equivalent to relieving every Somali person of a debt of more than $300".
"This is a testament that our country and our people are financially viable, attracting foreign investment, and we are no longer debt-ridden,” he added.
The $4.5bn debt relief also includes pardons by other multilateral, bilateral and commercial creditors.
"Somalia’s external debt has fallen from 64% of GDP in 2018 to less than 6 percent of GDP by end 2023."
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🇭🇹🇰🇪 Haiti police chief in Kenya ahead of force deployment
Haitian police chief Frantz Elbe is in Kenya for a three-day visit ahead of plans to deploy police to help fight gang violence in the Caribbean country.
Elbe and his delegation met the Kenyan police chief Japhet Koome and other senior security officials for "bilateral security discussions", the Kenyan National Police Service said.
The visit is part of the preparation for the deployment of the more than 1,000 police officers from Kenya for the controversial Multinational Mission to Support Security (MSS), the UN approved two months ago.
The first contingent of about 300 officers is scheduled for deployment by February next year.
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Haitian police chief Frantz Elbe is in Kenya for a three-day visit ahead of plans to deploy police to help fight gang violence in the Caribbean country.
Elbe and his delegation met the Kenyan police chief Japhet Koome and other senior security officials for "bilateral security discussions", the Kenyan National Police Service said.
The visit is part of the preparation for the deployment of the more than 1,000 police officers from Kenya for the controversial Multinational Mission to Support Security (MSS), the UN approved two months ago.
The first contingent of about 300 officers is scheduled for deployment by February next year.
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🇿🇦 South Africa's president met Jewish leaders in the country
President Cyril Ramaphosa met the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) to discuss the county's stance on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
In the meeting, SAJBD asked President Ramaphosa to protect the community from antisemitism.
They also requested Mr Ramaphosa to restore full diplomatic recognition of Israel, including re-opening the South African embassy in Tel Aviv, and preventing the closure of Israel's embassy in Pretoria, a statement by the president's office said.
They further asked Mr Ramaphosa to "speak and/or act against the boycott of Israeli and Jewish businesses in South Africa".
In response, President Ramaphosa condemned antisemitism and Islamophobia, but doubled down on South Africa's support for Palestinians.
“President Ramaphosa reiterated the South African government position on the current conflict in Israel and Palestine,” the president's office said.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa met the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) to discuss the county's stance on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
In the meeting, SAJBD asked President Ramaphosa to protect the community from antisemitism.
They also requested Mr Ramaphosa to restore full diplomatic recognition of Israel, including re-opening the South African embassy in Tel Aviv, and preventing the closure of Israel's embassy in Pretoria, a statement by the president's office said.
They further asked Mr Ramaphosa to "speak and/or act against the boycott of Israeli and Jewish businesses in South Africa".
In response, President Ramaphosa condemned antisemitism and Islamophobia, but doubled down on South Africa's support for Palestinians.
“President Ramaphosa reiterated the South African government position on the current conflict in Israel and Palestine,” the president's office said.
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🇹🇳🇸🇴 Turkey issues arrest warrant for Somali president's son over fatal traffic crash Turkey has issued an international arrest warrant for the son of Somalia's president, after he allegedly ran over a motorcycle courier, who later died. A police report…
🇹🇷🇸🇴 Turkey says Somalia leader's son to participate in fatal car accident trial
Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said he expected the son of Somalia's president to return to Turkey in coming days to participate in a court case over a fatal car accident involving his use of a diplomatic car.
Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud was driving a Somali consulate car on November 30 when he hit a motorcycle courier in central Istanbul, seriously injuring him. He left the country on December 2, following police interrogation. An arrest warrant was issued for him after the courier died in hospital on December 6.
Tunc told that he discussed the incident with his Somali counterpart, and that Somali authorities were approaching the matter "with good intentions".
"In the coming days, the defendant will come to Turkey and the trial process will take place," Tunc said.
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Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said he expected the son of Somalia's president to return to Turkey in coming days to participate in a court case over a fatal car accident involving his use of a diplomatic car.
Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud was driving a Somali consulate car on November 30 when he hit a motorcycle courier in central Istanbul, seriously injuring him. He left the country on December 2, following police interrogation. An arrest warrant was issued for him after the courier died in hospital on December 6.
Tunc told that he discussed the incident with his Somali counterpart, and that Somali authorities were approaching the matter "with good intentions".
"In the coming days, the defendant will come to Turkey and the trial process will take place," Tunc said.
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🇹🇳 Popular Tunisian activist gets suspended jail term
Political and human rights groups have criticised the sentencing of popular Tunisian activist and opposition figure Chaima Issa by a military court.
The court on Wednesday handed Issa a one-year suspended prison sentence for offending Tunisia's President Kais Saied.
She was also found guilty of spreading rumours to harm public security and inciting soldiers to disobey orders.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Issa's party, The National Salvation Front, criticised Issa's trial and sentencing by a military court, even though she is a civilian.
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Political and human rights groups have criticised the sentencing of popular Tunisian activist and opposition figure Chaima Issa by a military court.
The court on Wednesday handed Issa a one-year suspended prison sentence for offending Tunisia's President Kais Saied.
She was also found guilty of spreading rumours to harm public security and inciting soldiers to disobey orders.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Issa's party, The National Salvation Front, criticised Issa's trial and sentencing by a military court, even though she is a civilian.
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🇺🇬 Ugandan shilling strengthens due to falling importer dollar demand
The Ugandan shilling gained ground on Thursday, lifted by falling demand for dollars from importers in manufacturing and telecoms sectors, traders said.
Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,770/3,780 per dollar, stronger than Wednesday's closing rate of 3,785/3,795.
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The Ugandan shilling gained ground on Thursday, lifted by falling demand for dollars from importers in manufacturing and telecoms sectors, traders said.
Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,770/3,780 per dollar, stronger than Wednesday's closing rate of 3,785/3,795.
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🇹🇿🇮🇱 Tanzania confirms killing of second student in Israel
The second Tanzanian student who has been missing in Israel since October has been confirmed dead, authorities say.
Joshua Mollel travelled to Israel in mid-September as an agricultural intern and had not been seen since 7 October when dozens of residents were massacred in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
Tanzanian Foreign Affairs Minister January Makamba says Israeli authorities have confirmed that Mollel was killed the day he was taken hostage by Hamas gunmen.
The report comes a few weeks after another Tanzanian student, Clemence Felix Mtenga, was buried after he was killed in the 7 October attack.
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The second Tanzanian student who has been missing in Israel since October has been confirmed dead, authorities say.
Joshua Mollel travelled to Israel in mid-September as an agricultural intern and had not been seen since 7 October when dozens of residents were massacred in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
Tanzanian Foreign Affairs Minister January Makamba says Israeli authorities have confirmed that Mollel was killed the day he was taken hostage by Hamas gunmen.
The report comes a few weeks after another Tanzanian student, Clemence Felix Mtenga, was buried after he was killed in the 7 October attack.
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🇸🇳 Dakar court to rule on Ousmane Sonko's eligibility on December 14 Opposition politican Ousmane Sonko will know on Thursday whether he can be reinstated on the electoral rolls. On Tuesday, his lawyers and legal counsel for the state of Senegal attended…
🇸🇳 Senegal court orders opposition leader Sonko to be reinstated on electoral list
A Senegal court has ordered jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be reinstated on the electoral register, a ruling that could pave the way for him to run in a February presidential election, Sonko's lawyer Cire Cledor Ly said.
"We have confidence in the justice system. This decision doesn't surprise us. We were just afraid that they might use force against us. But this country won't go anywhere if justice doesn't work," he said.
Sonko came third in Senegal's 2019 presidential election, and he is seen as a main opposition challenger in the race to succeed President Macky Sall.
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A Senegal court has ordered jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be reinstated on the electoral register, a ruling that could pave the way for him to run in a February presidential election, Sonko's lawyer Cire Cledor Ly said.
"We have confidence in the justice system. This decision doesn't surprise us. We were just afraid that they might use force against us. But this country won't go anywhere if justice doesn't work," he said.
Sonko came third in Senegal's 2019 presidential election, and he is seen as a main opposition challenger in the race to succeed President Macky Sall.
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🇿🇦 South Africa seeks bids for 7,615 MW of new power generation
South Africa launched three bidding rounds for 7,615 megawatts of new power generation from renewable energy, natural gas and battery storage, part of efforts to overcome record power outages crippling economic output.
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said in a statement it had issued three requests for proposals (RFPs) for independent power producers to generate 5,000 MW of renewable energy, 2,000 MW from gas and 615 MW from battery storage.
To date 90 renewable energy projects have completed construction and are operational, adding 6,180 MW of capacity to the grid, while nine projects representing more than 1,000 MW are currently under construction, energy minister Gwede Mantashe said.
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South Africa launched three bidding rounds for 7,615 megawatts of new power generation from renewable energy, natural gas and battery storage, part of efforts to overcome record power outages crippling economic output.
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said in a statement it had issued three requests for proposals (RFPs) for independent power producers to generate 5,000 MW of renewable energy, 2,000 MW from gas and 615 MW from battery storage.
To date 90 renewable energy projects have completed construction and are operational, adding 6,180 MW of capacity to the grid, while nine projects representing more than 1,000 MW are currently under construction, energy minister Gwede Mantashe said.
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🇸🇩🇸🇸 Sudanese fleeing conflict killed in South Sudan
Two men who fled conflict in Sudan have been killed in South Sudan after the vehicle they were travelling in was stopped at gun-point, the UN refugee agency says.
The vehicle was surrounded by armed youths who forced all the people onboard to alight. The gunmen then abducted and killed two men aged 21 and 62, the UNHCR said.
The motive is unclear, but the UN agency said the attack "puts into question our entire strategy" of transporting Sudanese refugees to a newly opened camp in Wedweil in northern Bahr el Ghazal state.
More than 438,000 people have arrived in South Sudan since conflict broke out in Sudan in April between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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Two men who fled conflict in Sudan have been killed in South Sudan after the vehicle they were travelling in was stopped at gun-point, the UN refugee agency says.
The vehicle was surrounded by armed youths who forced all the people onboard to alight. The gunmen then abducted and killed two men aged 21 and 62, the UNHCR said.
The motive is unclear, but the UN agency said the attack "puts into question our entire strategy" of transporting Sudanese refugees to a newly opened camp in Wedweil in northern Bahr el Ghazal state.
More than 438,000 people have arrived in South Sudan since conflict broke out in Sudan in April between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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🇱🇷🇺🇸 Liberia minister hits back over US corruption allegations
Liberia's outgoing Finance Minister Samuel Tweh has dismissed as false US allegations that he was involved in "significant" corruption.
The US put him on a sanctions list on 11 December, barring him and his immediate family from entering the country.
Two lawmakers and their families were also placed on the list.
The three men were accused of "abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding”, the US Treasury said.
Tweh said they had been "summarily accused and rendered guilty without any due process of law". The decision to sanction them was intended to weaken the outgoing ruling party as it prepares to provide strong opposition to the incoming administration of Joseph Boakai, Tweah added.
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Liberia's outgoing Finance Minister Samuel Tweh has dismissed as false US allegations that he was involved in "significant" corruption.
The US put him on a sanctions list on 11 December, barring him and his immediate family from entering the country.
Two lawmakers and their families were also placed on the list.
The three men were accused of "abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding”, the US Treasury said.
Tweh said they had been "summarily accused and rendered guilty without any due process of law". The decision to sanction them was intended to weaken the outgoing ruling party as it prepares to provide strong opposition to the incoming administration of Joseph Boakai, Tweah added.
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🌍 Pan-African company Jumia pulls out of food delivery service
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has announced that it will end its food delivery service by the end of the year because the business has proved to be unprofitable.
The decision affects all of the seven countries where it provides the service - Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Ivory Coast.
Jumia said in a statement that food delivery was "a business with very challenging economics", and it decided to focus on the physical goods side of the business, where mobile phones are the most ordered item on the company's platform.
Jumia was the first Africa-focused tech firm to list on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019 - about seven years after it was launched in Nigeria by two French entrepreneurs.
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Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has announced that it will end its food delivery service by the end of the year because the business has proved to be unprofitable.
The decision affects all of the seven countries where it provides the service - Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Ivory Coast.
Jumia said in a statement that food delivery was "a business with very challenging economics", and it decided to focus on the physical goods side of the business, where mobile phones are the most ordered item on the company's platform.
Jumia was the first Africa-focused tech firm to list on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019 - about seven years after it was launched in Nigeria by two French entrepreneurs.
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🇳🇬💰 Nigeria "must take additional measures" for the economy said the World Bank
The World Bank recognises the efforts made by the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve Nigeria's economic situation, but insists on the need for further reforms, in a half-yearly report.
It is "time to turn the corner by implementing fiscal and monetary measures in the short and medium term", recommended Shubham Chaudhuri, the Bank's Director in Nigeria.
he institution is expecting "results" in the continent's largest economy, which is also one of the countries with the highest poverty levels.
Tinubu's reforms were "essential" and "going in the right direction", according to the World Bank, but "additional measures need to be taken", starting with remedying the "lack of transparency on oil revenues" and the gains made to public finances by the end of fuel subsidies.
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The World Bank recognises the efforts made by the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve Nigeria's economic situation, but insists on the need for further reforms, in a half-yearly report.
It is "time to turn the corner by implementing fiscal and monetary measures in the short and medium term", recommended Shubham Chaudhuri, the Bank's Director in Nigeria.
he institution is expecting "results" in the continent's largest economy, which is also one of the countries with the highest poverty levels.
Tinubu's reforms were "essential" and "going in the right direction", according to the World Bank, but "additional measures need to be taken", starting with remedying the "lack of transparency on oil revenues" and the gains made to public finances by the end of fuel subsidies.
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🇺🇸🇳🇪 U.S. are ready to resume cooperation with Niger on several conditions
The USA announced their readiness to resume cooperation with Niger, on the condition that the military regime that came to power at the end of July in a coup commits to a notably brief transition.
During her visit to Niamey since Tuesday, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for African Affairs Mary Catherine Phee held discussions with several Nigerien officials, including the Prime Minister appointed by the military, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine.
She emphasized that the Nigerien military power must announce "a deadline for a rapid and credible transition" leading to "a democratically elected government."
"We have confirmed that we are ready to resume our cooperation if the military government takes the steps I have outlined," she added.
"I encourage the government to respond positively to the ECOWAS offer for negotiation," Phee added.
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The USA announced their readiness to resume cooperation with Niger, on the condition that the military regime that came to power at the end of July in a coup commits to a notably brief transition.
During her visit to Niamey since Tuesday, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for African Affairs Mary Catherine Phee held discussions with several Nigerien officials, including the Prime Minister appointed by the military, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine.
She emphasized that the Nigerien military power must announce "a deadline for a rapid and credible transition" leading to "a democratically elected government."
"We have confirmed that we are ready to resume our cooperation if the military government takes the steps I have outlined," she added.
"I encourage the government to respond positively to the ECOWAS offer for negotiation," Phee added.
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia investor call scheduled Thursday after bondholder talks break down Ethiopia will hold an investor call with its international bondholders on Thursday, a senior finance ministry official said after it announced on Friday it could not pay a $33…
🇪🇹 Ethiopia asks bondholders for debt relief early
Ethiopia's finance ministry said on Friday that it was asking its international bondholders to offer early, "likely once and for all" debt relief, as it hurtles towards default having missed a coupon payment.
It said in a statement that it recognised risks to bondholders from the approach. It said it was ready to discuss "possible mitigants, including a loss reinstatement provision" that would return bondholders to their previous position if there was a need to renegotiate the agreement in the next two years.
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Ethiopia's finance ministry said on Friday that it was asking its international bondholders to offer early, "likely once and for all" debt relief, as it hurtles towards default having missed a coupon payment.
It said in a statement that it recognised risks to bondholders from the approach. It said it was ready to discuss "possible mitigants, including a loss reinstatement provision" that would return bondholders to their previous position if there was a need to renegotiate the agreement in the next two years.
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