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23/10/2025

UPDATE: ODM Party has scheduled an urgent Central Committee meeting on Monday to discuss critical party matters.

Deputy Party Leader Abdulswamad Nassir confirmed that the meeting will be chaired by interim party leader Oburu Odinga.

The meeting comes amid growing divisions within the party over whether to remain in the broad-based government, with mixed signals causing friction among party members.

23/10/2025

UPDATE: Kiambu Governor has claimed that his political rivals are funding protests to tarnish his image, stating that some individuals appearing in doctors' demonstrations are not genuine healthcare workers.

23/10/2025

UPDATE: The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has demanded a public apology from TikTok users who have been mocking Raila Odinga Jr.’s appearance.

The Commission cautioned that failure to issue an apology may lead to legal consequences, citing constitutional guarantees that uphold human dignity, equality, and freedom from discrimination.

22/10/2025

𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬

Diplomatic attempts to secure the release of six Sri-Lankan Sea Marshals detained in Eritrea since November 2024 have so far failed, The Island reported, citing sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations.

The Sri Lankans, employed by Azerbaijani company Caspian Marine Service B.V., were among 24 crew members aboard three Azerbaijan-flagged tugboats intercepted in Eritrean waters on 7 November 2024. The vessels were reportedly diverted into Eritrean territory due to adverse weather conditions. While Eritrea released and repatriated the 18 Azerbaijani crew members in late March, the six Sri Lankan Sea Marshals remain in custody.

The detained men were deployed through Seagull Maritime PMSC, with Freightplan (Pvt.) Ltd. serving as the local agent. Their exact whereabouts remain unknown.

Sources said several meetings, including virtual discussions, have been held to explore possible avenues for their release. “We are deeply concerned about the continued detention of the Sri Lankan personnel after the release of the other crew members,” one source said, adding that the Sri Lanka Red Cross has been approached to help establish the men’s whereabouts.

The families of the detained Sea Marshals have faced financial difficulties after their pensions were suspended following their arrest.

The Sri Lankan Embassy in Cairo, which covers Eritrea, has formally requested access to the detainees, while the mission in Addis Ababa has sought Azerbaijan’s assistance to press Eritrean authorities. Despite these efforts, no progress has been made.

According to diplomatic sources, Colombo may now need to consider escalating the matter to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) to compel Eritrea to respond.

22/10/2025

𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐢𝐝

Uganda has suspended the registration of new asylum seekers from countries including Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea as it struggles to cope with declining donor support and a growing refugee population, The Monitor reported.

According to the report, the suspension applies to countries that are not currently experiencing active conflict.

Geoffrey Mugabe, Senior Settlement Commandant in the Department of Refugees at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), said the decision was driven by financial constraints, reductions in World Food Programme (WFP) rations, and a continuous influx of refugees

“We intend to narrow support to only vulnerable refugees. Registration from countries not in conflict — notably Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea — has been closed,” Mr. Mugabe said during the launch of IsraAid Uganda’s 2025–2028 Strategy in Kampala on 14 October.

He said the measure has already reduced new arrivals by about 5,000, adding that Uganda will continue monitoring countries not facing war to determine future admissions. Uganda had earlier suspended the registration of Eritrean asylum seekers in January, cutting off access to official assistance for new arrivals.

A government headcount conducted two weeks ago found that Uganda currently hosts 1,955,370 refugees and asylum seekers — 1,914,626 of them registered refugees and more than 40,000 awaiting asylum status.

According to UNHCR data as of October 2025, most refugees in Uganda originate from the Democratic Republic of Congo (52.5 percent), South Sudan (32.8 percent), Sudan (4.7 percent), Eritrea (2.9 percent), Somalia (2.6 percent), Burundi (2.4 percent), Rwanda (1.3 percent), Ethiopia (0.8 percent), and other countries (0.1 percent).

22/10/2025

Somalia sets November date for one-person, one-vote elections

Somalia is preparing to hold its first one-person, one-vote local council elections in over half a century, with Mogadishu residents urged to get ready for the landmark event this November.

Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan, chairperson of the National Electoral and Boundaries Commission, announced on Tuesday that voting in the Banadir region (Mogadishu municipality) is scheduled for November 30, 2025, despite opposition politicians rejecting the plan. The Commission emphasised that this marks a major step towards universal suffrage—last practised in Somalia 56 years ago.

“On November 30, everyone residing in Mogadishu should prepare to vote in the one-person, one-vote local council election,” Hassan said, adding that voter registration concluded on September 30.

Hassan also noted that nearly one million people had registered in the Banadir region. Banadir, which includes Mogadishu’s 17 districts, is the most populous administrative region in Somalia, estimated to host some four million people, even though there has been no actual census conducted in Somalia in recent years.

Mogadishu-based opposition group National Salvation Forum (The Forum) has repeatedly issued statements calling the process “illegal.”

Led by former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, alongside prominent politicians including former prime ministers, ministers, and dissenting lawmakers, The Forum accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of manipulating the process through a unilaterally drafted electoral law and handpicked commission members, all based on a revised constitution.

The EastAfrican

22/10/2025

UN risks bankruptcy as resources shrink, SG Guterres warns

The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, presenting a sharply reduced $3.238 billion regular budget for 2026.

The revised proposal marks a significant drop from his original ask for next year of $3.715 billion and is 15.1 per cent below the 2025 approved appropriation.

Speaking to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly – which handles UN finances and administration – Mr. Guterres described a deeply precarious outlook, with high arrears, delayed contributions and the “return of credits” threatening to wipe out liquidity and undermine core operations.

Citizen TV Kenya

22/10/2025

𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 ‘𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭’

Sanae Takaichi, a firebrand nationalist and security hawk, was chosen as prime minister of Japan on Tuesday, becoming the nation’s first female head of government during an unusually rocky time in Japanese politics.

Takaichi, 64, succeeds Shigeru Ishiba, who said last month that he would step down after bruising electoral losses that cost the long-running Liberal Democratic Party its coalition majority in both parliamentary chambers.

The parliament voted Tuesday afternoon, confirming Takaichi as the new prime minister. She will now head to a ceremony with the emperor, then her term will begin.

Takaichi will hit the ground running with high-profile diplomatic visits, including a meeting with President Donald Trump early next week. Japanese prime ministers usually arrange a trip to Washington as early as possible in their tenure, but rarely with such a quick turnaround or with the added stresses of playing host.

A visit by the president of the United_States — Japan’s security ally for seven decades — is a monumental event for Tokyo, and briefings for the prime minister are even more intensive with an unpredictable leader like Trump.

But Takaichi will have just three business days before Trump is due to arrive in Tokyo. And there are big issues at stake, like how to move forward on a $550 billion investment plan agreed under the new U.S.-Japan trade agreement and whether Japan should pay more to host U.S. troops.

Courtesy: Washington Post

22/10/2025

Egypt on final plans ahead of troops deployment to Somalia amid tension with Ethiopia

The government of Egypt is finalising plans for the deployment of troops to Somalia, following a meeting between the country's Foreign Affairs minister, Badr Abdelatty, with his Somali counterpart, Abdelsalam Abdi Ali.

At the sidelines of the fifth Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, the two leaders discussed the ongoing arrangements for deployment of the troops under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).

Badr reaffirmed Cairo's commitment to supporting efforts to strengthen security and stability in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa. Egypt's request for approval of the deployment of troops to Somalia was ratified a few months ago.

The Egyptian minister expressed hopes that the deployment of the troops would be finalised soon, moments after its delegation visited Somalia, where Forward Operating Bases were identified ahead of the arrival of the troops.

Courtesy: Garowe Online

22/10/2025

Drone strikes in Sudan's capital delays reopening of Khartoum airport

The planned reopening of Sudan's main airport in Khartoum after a two-and-a-half year shutdown was delayed on Wednesday after drone attacks in the morning and on Tuesday, an airline source told Reuters.

The airport in the center of the Sudanese capital was targeted at the very start of the war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), causing extensive damage to its buildings and an immediate halt to flights.

Following its recapture of Khartoum earlier this year, the army-led government made renovating and restarting the airport one of its top priorities to signal a return to normal life in territories under its control.

Over 1 million people have returned to the capital, the International Organization for Migration says, after millions left under an RSF occupation.

Airport’s vulnerability

The first commercial domestic flight by Badr Airlines was scheduled for October 22, but drone attacks early on both Tuesday and Wednesday highlighted the airport's continued vulnerability.

The RSF has attacked military and civilian infrastructure across army-controlled territory with drones while fighting to consolidate control of the Darfur region.

The airline source said the flight was delayed for several days at least and that the situation was being monitored.

Earlier this week, the company said on Facebook that it had landed a plane in the airport in an apparent test run. Only domestic flights are planned for the time being.

Sudan's army chief and leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan toured the airport on Tuesday after the strike, which an army statement said had been intercepted.

Security sources said damage from both days' attacks had been minimal.

22/10/2025

Uganda sets general election for January 15

Uganda's electoral commission on Tuesday gave January 15 as the date for the country's general election, at which octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni will seek to extend his rule to nearly half a century, Reuters reported.

Now Africa's fourth longest-ruling leader, Museveni's government has changed the constitution twice to remove age and term limits, allowing him to remain in office since 1986.

As in the 2021 election, Museveni's main rival is expected to be 43-year-old pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, who has parlayed his singing stardom to amass a large support base among young voters.

Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, says Museveni won the last election through ballot-stuffing, intimidation of voters, bribery and other rigging tactics.

Ruling party officials dismiss the accusation and say Museveni won through genuine support.

Six other candidates representing smaller parties are contesting the upcoming presidential race, and voters will also elect members of parliament.

A former rebel, Museveni has been credited with stabilising Uganda, promoting economic growth, and combating HIV/AIDS.

But critics denounce his government's suppression of political opponents, human rights abuses and corruption scandals. Officials have denied allegations of rights abuses and say those detained are subject to due process.

Museveni's government hopes the start of crude oil exports next year from fields operated by France's TotalEnergies and China's CNOOC will help propel economic growth into double digits.

Uganda is a significant geopolitical player in East Africa and has troops deployed in Somalia, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea as part of peacekeeping, anti-insurgency or military cooperation missions.

22/10/2025

More than one million people return to Sudan's capital Khartoum

More than one million people have returned to Sudan's capital Khartoum over the past 10 months despite widespread insecurity, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported.

The Sudan Return Monitoring Snapshot recorded returns between November 2024 and September 2025, as families moved back from other parts of the country and abroad.

"The scale of return to Khartoum is both a sign of resilience and a warning," Ugochi Daniels, IOM’s deputy director general for operations, said in a statement. "I met people coming back to a city still scarred by conflict, where homes are damaged and basic services are barely functioning. Their determination to rebuild is remarkable, but life remains incredibly fragile."

In March, the Sudanese army claimed to have cleared Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters from Khartoum nearly two years after losing the capital to the paramilitary group. The conflict between the army and RSF continues since April 2023, killing thousands of people.

Recovery support

Khartoum remains home to more than 3.7 million displaced people, with current returns accounting for just 26% of the total, according to the IOM. The agency estimated that up to 2.7 million more people could eventually return, depending on security and humanitarian conditions.

Across Sudan, 2.6 million people have returned to their areas of origin since late 2024, including over half a million from abroad, mainly Egypt, South Sudan, and Libya.

The IOM warned that many returnees are living in damaged homes or overcrowded shelters with limited access to water, healthcare, or protection, while diseases such as cholera and malaria continue to spread.

The organisation urged the international community to scale up recovery support and help rebuild essential services.

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