Category : Africa Diary

US Offers $5 Million Reward In Hunt For Al Shabaab Head Abukar Ali Adan The United States on Tuesday offered a $5 million reward for information on the whereabouts of a leader of the Somalia militia group Al Shabaab. Abukar Ali Adan who was officially designated a terrorist by the US in 2018, is the […]Read More

ANC Accuses Israeli Mission in South Africa Of ‘Arrogance’ And ‘Unwillingness’ To Engage On Israel-Hamas Conflict ANC deputy secretary general Nomvula Mokonyane has accused the Israeli embassy in South Africa of “arrogance” and “unwillingness” to engage about the latest conflict between Hamas and Israel. She also called out the “inconsistencies” in how the world’s superpowers […]Read More

Egypt’s Sisi At Centre Of Regional Security Talks On Hamas Attack Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday, as part of the regional diplomatic effort to stop violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The call focused on regional security and the “current escalation” following a surprise Hamas […]Read More

US Foreign Relations Chair Charged With Corruption Over Egypt Ties A United States senator who serves as chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee stands accused of acting on behalf of the Egyptian government in a corruption case that alleges the exchange of cash, gold, a car, and other benefits totalling more than […]Read More

Military Takeover ‘Lesser Evil’, Gabon’s New PM Ndong Sima Tells UN Gabon’s military-installed prime minister on Friday defended the takeover before the United Nations as a “lesser evil,” saying the intervention prevented bloodshed. Military leaders on August 30 overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the oil-rich Central African state for more than half […]Read More