Via The Telegraph
In March 20th, the chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, received the Malaui representative, Embassador Edward Chirwa, in the institution headquarter at Addis Adeba. They talked about the disaster caused by the Idai Cyclone. According to the Embassador, the disaster is beyond Malaui’s capacities to respond, and help from other countries and multilateral organizations.
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Via CGTN Africa
Eritrea’s president announced Wednesday he is sending a rare delegation to neighboring Ethiopia for peace talks, days after Ethiopia’s new prime minister took a major step toward calming deadly tensions with its decades-long rival. This is the first such delegation since 1998, when a border war erupted between the countries and they cut off diplomatic relations. Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki noted “positive signals” in recent days from Ethiopia and said the delegation will “gauge current developments directly and in depth” to plan future steps. Ethiopia early this month made the surprise announcement that it will fully accept the terms of a peace agreement with Eritrea signed in 2000 to end the two-year border war that killed tens of thousands. The countries have skirmished a number of times since then. Ethiopia had refused to accept the deal’s handing to Eritrea of key locations, including the town of Badme, which it still holds. The decision to fully accept the peace deal was the biggest reform yet announced by Ethiopia’s young new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who once fought in Badme. “The suffering on both sides is unspeakable because the peace process is deadlocked.
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