The African Capacity Building Foundation and the Gates Foundation are expanding a programme designed to help officials turn sound policies into lasting institutional change. By Jeffrey Moyo HARARE, Zimbabwe | 19 September 2026 (IDN) — African governments must invest more seriously in leadership development if ambitious public-sector reforms are to produce lasting results, according to […]
What Shall We Do About South Africa?
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and the author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 18 September 2026 (IDN) — If South Africa needed any serious signal that the mobs roaming the streets of its cities and townships in search of immigrants were a disgrace, […]
EEPA reports on protest urges EU to protect Eritreans in Libya
BRUSSELS | 17 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the migration and refugee situation, the situation in Ethiopia, the situation in Sudan, the international and regional situation, protest urges EU to protect Eritreans in Libya, Ethiopia to relocate Tigray students to other universities, Sudan gold mine collapse. Migration […]
Brussels: Demonstration Place du Luxembourg for Eritrean Refugees Detained in Libya
By Cedric Stephany | BRUSSELS, Belgium | 16 September 2026 (IDN) — Around 750 to 1000 people gathered on Saturday, September 12, at Place du Luxembourg in Brussels. The demonstration, held in front of the European Parliament, demanded the release of Eritrean refugees held in detention centres in Benghazi and Tajoura, Libya, and to call […]
EEPA reports on RSF advances in Blue Nile state
BRUSSELS | 14 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Ethiopia, Sudan, the international and regional situation, 300 Amharic political prisoners released, RSF advances in Blue Nile state, Houthi militia take control of Bab el-Mandeb strait Situation in Ethiopia (per 14 September) The head of the Tigray’s People […]
EEPA reports on thousands displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile
BRUSSELS | 10 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Ethiopia, Sudan and the international and regional situation, Brussels demonstration for Eritrean refugees in Libya, drone strike kills 3 in Tigray, thousands displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile. Migration and refugee situation (per 10 September) A demonstration calling for an […]
EEPA reports on Kenya shuts-down small foreign owned businesses
BRUSSELS | 7 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, SAF retakes Hamrat al-Wiz in North Kordofan, Ethiopians among foreigners fighting for RSF, Kenya shuts-down small foreign owned businesses. Situation in Sudan (per 7 September) The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied forces captured Hamrat al-Wiz in […]
EEPA reports on Heavy fighting erupts in Baidoa, Somalia
BRUSSELS | 3 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, EU countries push for “return hubs”, Heavy fighting erupts in Baidoa, Somalia, Drone strikes two WFP trucks in South Kordofan. Migration and refugee situation (per 3 September) Ministers of Denmark, Austria, The Netherlands, Germany and Greece are […]
Ben Okri—a Great Novelist and an Immigrant—Hits Out
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 2 September 2026 (IDN) — “In the beginning there was a river. The river became a road, and the road branched out to the whole world. And because the road was once a river it was always hungry.” This must be one of the best opening lines ever penned […]
EEPA reports on ENDF base in Asosa expands military activity
BRUSSELS | 31 August 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, Night-time curfew lifted in Khartoum, ENDF base in Asosa expands military activity, 2 peacekeepers killed in South Sudan. Situation in Sudan (per 31 August) The night-time curfew and state of emergency in Khartoum has been lifted after […]