Addis Ababa — Hadera Abera, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, held talks today with Guang Cong, the United Nations Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, at his office. During the meeting, the state minister reaffirmed Ethiopia’s strong commitment to working closely with the United Nations to promote lasting peace and stability across…
This is the online version of From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Ahead of this evening’s State of the Union address, Peter Nicholas dives into the economic dilemma President Donald Trump is…
What: On the margins of the 39th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, women leaders, convened under the auspices of African Women’s Leaders Network (AWLN), will mobilize around a high-level advocacy agenda to accelerate women’s full, equal, and effective participation in leadership and decision-making. The programme opens with the 9th Empowering Women in Agriculture…
Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga, ministerial representative to the University of the Free State Council. Well-known chief information officer (CIO) Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga has been appointed as a ministerial representative to the University of the Free State Council. Ramuthaga will represent minister of higher education Buti Manamela at the university’s council. “In this role, I contribute to the governance…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has learned with deep shock and profound sorrow of the terrorist attack carried out on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, in the village of Woro, in Kwara State, during which at least 162 innocent civilians tragically lost their lives. The Chairperson of the Commission condemns…
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, this morning hosted the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper @YvetteCooperMP at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The meeting reaffirmed the enduring Africa-UK partnership & the shared commitment to the preservation of multilateralism & the rules-based international system….
Washington has said a visit by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to Africa aims to strengthen bilateral ties, but the timing raises questions about the US’s interests in the Red Sea corridor. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is on a diplomatic tour of Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti from January 24 to February 1. According to the Department of State, Landau’s…
Frank W. Garcia Jr., a veteran Republican Congressional aide with limited Africa experience, has been nominated by President Trump to lead the Africa Bureau at the State Department. Since Trump’s Inauguration a little over a year ago, three successive officials have been in charge of the Bureau, which manages U.S. relations with 49 sub-Saharan countries….
A Sydney Sweeney stunt gets pushback, a man gets grilled for allegedly trying to free Luigi Mangione, and a measles outbreak worsens.
NewsFeed The US and Iran both say they want a diplomatic solution to their standoff and regional players are increasingly intervening, but a growing military buildup and conflicting accounts about the state of negotiations are casting doubt on the possibility. Published On 30 Jan 202630 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2…
