Sub-Saharan Africa
African Leaders discuss their priorities ahead of UN Climate Change Conference
The annual Climate Change and Development in Africa Conference began Monday in Windhoek, Namibia, an organisation spokesperson announced.
Ethiopia’s Government Captures Three Major Cities in Tigray
The war-torn part of the country has been affected by a civil war since November 2020. The latest surge in violence began in August after a five-month humanitarian truce. Ethiopia’s government declared a state of emergency in the northern region after accusing the opposing local government of attacking the federal troops.
OPEC African Members React to Cuts in Oil Exports
OPEC, the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries, will be cutting their oil exports by over two million barrels a day, a spokesman representing the organisation announced last Wednesday. OPEC is a coalition of fifteen nations that pools their oil resources in order to influence global prices, primarily by setting production quotas and export limits.
Peace Conference Scheduled for Tigray War
Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) agreed to negotiations led by the African Union, Ethiopia’s National Security Advisor said on Wednesday. Who added, “We have accepted this invitation which is in line with our principled position regarding the peaceful resolution of the conflict.”
US to Expedite Vaccination Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Biden administration created the Global VAX initiative last December in an effort to prevent a new COVID variant from arising.