24 June 2021 By Segun Giwa The governments of Ondo and Osun States on Thursday held a meeting designed to resolve disputes brewing along their borders. The meeting, attended by the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and the Osun state Attorney General, Mr Olufemi Akande, who represented his Deputy […]
25 June 2021 By Della Russel Ocloo The government of Ghana has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work made in efforts at resolving the maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Togo. According to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the provisional arrangements made towards a […]
2 May 2021 By Tom Head The Kazungula Bridge between Botswana and Zambia is almost ready to open for business, and it is set to revolutionise travel in Southern Africa. Photo: Botswana Government From next Monday, motorists looking to cross the Zambezi River will have more than one major route to […]
25 June 2021 By Frank Jacobs The Kazungula Bridge connects Zambia and Botswana, barely missing Namibia and Zimbabwe. The new bridge in all its glory. The small island just across is Xacumba, the easternmost tip of Namibia. The town on the right is Kazungula in Zambia. The picture is taken high […]
25 June 2021 Laura-Maï Gaveriaux Built by Ethiopia, the massive Dam project is fueling tensions with Sudan and Egypt. The second filling, set to take place next month, risks making the area even more explosive. KHARTOUM — A sandstorm throws a thick red fog on Khartoum, making the Sudanese capital look like something out […]
By Redie Bereketeab Published in 2012 This paper analyses the notion of self-determination and secession by adopting a comparative perspective on two case studies, namely Somaliland and South Sudan. Somaliland declared its independence in 1991 following the collapse of the Somali state. Since then, Somaliland has been making relentless efforts to […]
By Tamburo Michael Renz 25 June 2021 South Sudan’s restoration of peace, combined with better security, led to tremendous trade growth with Uganda. An examination by South Sudan and the neighbors of trade values and volumes found that Uganda was the primary trading partner in South Sudan. The main objective of […]
24 June 2021 What’s new? Ethiopia and Sudan are locked in a dangerous standoff over al-Fashaga, a swathe of fertile borderland from which Khartoum evicted thousands of Ethiopian farmers in December 2020. Clashes between the two countries’ troops have claimed dozens of combatant and civilian lives. Why does it matter? Fragile political transitions […]
GNA, 23 June 2021 Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has opened the Seventh Round of the Joint Ghana-Togo Maritime Boundary Negotiations Meeting in Accra. The three-day meeting aims at resolving, amicably, the outstanding issues on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the two neighbouring countries. […]
The Citizen, 23 June 2021 By Marizka Coetzer (marizkac@citizen.co.za) According to Sars customs data, the export value of tobacco products increased from R14.24 billion in 2019 to R15.87 billion in 2020. Cartons of illicit cigarettes were turned into confetti yesterday when the South African Revenue Service (Sars) destroyed illegal products seized at […]