Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian From December 9 to 13, 2024, experts from disaster management, meteorology, and hydrology authorities convened in Kampala, Uganda, to tackle the transboundary challenges of drought and flooding in the Horn of Africa. Organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in partnership with the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC)…
ST Petersburg, Russia’s Imperial capital, hosted the second summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum last week attracting heads of state and government from many African countries. That marked the second time that events of such a magnitude with a focus on a wide range of relations between Russia and African countries have been held. The Forum and Summit…
Eritrea says it is ready to work toward “peace, stability and regional integration after it rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Monday. It comes nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of the bloc. Information Minister Yemane Meskel said Eritrea resumed its activity in IGAD and took its seat at…