Russian Nuclear Energy Diplomacy; New Fano Offensive in Ethiopia: Africa File, October 2, 2025

To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Russia. Russia signed an agreement with Ethiopia to construct a nuclear power plant....

Understanding the global rise of artemisinin resistance: Insights from over 100,000 Plasmodium falciparum samples

As of 2024, WHO validated/candidate mutations have been identified in several countries across East and Northeast Africa, including Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, Eritrea, Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia (Fola et al., 2023; Figure 6). Concerningly, the...

Why Eritrea Is Ineffective In Diplomacy

Ambassador Sophia Tesfamariam, Eritrea’s Permanent Representative to the UN, addressed the 49th Annual Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 and China. She emphasized the UN’s founding principles—sovereign equality,...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister meets PM Modi; leaders discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers

New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev at the World Food India 2025 and said they discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers and...

World News | Russian Deputy Prime Minister Meets PM Modi; Leaders Discuss Ways to Strengthen Cooperation in Agriculture, Fertilizers

New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev at the World Food India 2025 and said they discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers and...

Houthi attacks and Red Sea shipping crisis

The Red Sea is a 1200-mile narrow strip of water located between northeastern Africa and the Arabian Sea which separates the coast of Suez-Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea from Saudi Arabia and Yemen, connecting the Gulf of Aden with the Arabian Sea...

How the UAE built a circle of bases to control Gulf of Aden

Newly built runways and ports offer snapshot of Abu Dhabi's regional ambitions and deepening strategic ties with Israel From the islands of Socotra in the Indian Ocean to the coasts of Somalia and Yemen, satellite imagery analysed by Middle East...

Raj Kamal appointed as next Ambassador of India to Eritrea

Raj Kamal (YOA: 2009), presently posted in Consulate General of India, Milan, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, Ministry of External Affairs said in a...

World News | Raj Kamal Appointed as Next Ambassador of India to Eritrea

New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Raj Kamal (YOA: 2009), presently posted in Consulate General of India, Milan, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,...

New Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict is “inevitable”

A TPLF insider claims Abiy Ahmed is leading Ethiopia toward another war A former senior TPLF official delivers a grim forecast: another war between Ethiopia and Eritrea “appears inevitable.” In a wide-ranging interview, he describes a scenario...

Channel people smuggler warns 2,000 asylum seekers could be sent to Britain EVERY DAY using new bigger boats in an industry now worth 'hundreds of millions'

Sir Keir Starmer's 'one-in, one-out scheme' has no chance of deterring Channel migrants unless it is significantly scaled up, it was claimed today. The second migrant was successfully deported to France as part of the agreement this morning - only...

Sudan’s War Is the Shape of Things to Come

On September 12, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States announced a joint road map for ending Sudan’s devastating two-and-a-half-year civil war. The announcement, on its own terms, was a breakthrough. Soon after its...

Saudi low-cost carrier Flynas eyes tourists, business travelers with Nairobi expansion

Flynas chief commercial officer Stefan Magera/ HANDOUT Middle East's low-cost airline–Flynas is eying pilgrims, business and leisure travellers as it commences operations between Riyadh and Nairobi, the first direct flights between the two cities...

Students ring in Ethiopian, Eritrean new year with celebration in USC

Over 70 students joined together in the University Student Center on Friday for a celebration of Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year, Enkutatash, hosted by the Ethiopian-Eritrean Students Association. EESA celebrated the start of 2018, as designated...

BIS Adopts ‘50% Rule’: Key Takeaways for Trade Compliance

The Affiliates Rule automatically extends the US Department of Commerce’s Entity List and Military End-User (MEU) List to entities owned 50% or more by entities on either list. On September 29, 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of...

GERD Hydropower Project: Energy and Regional Stability of the Nile

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) hydroelectric project was officially inaugurated at the start of this week, becoming the most powerful hydroelectric facility on the African continent. At the same time, its opening drew attention to its...

Ethiopia's megadam: Energy revolution and diplomatic crisis

An aerial view Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Guba, northwest Ethiopia. [AFP] Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa's largest hydroelectric project being inaugurated Tuesday, promises an "energy revolution" for...

UK-based energy think tank Ember reports record growth in solar panel imports across Africa

Africa is entering a new phase in its energy transition journey. The past year has provided the first hard evidence of a continent-wide take-off in solar power generation, says energy think tank Ember. What: An analysis by Ember shows...

Gear for Good: 20 Eco-Friendly Items That Score a Win for the Planet—and for You

When you buy something new—a new piece of apparel, some home decor, a set of speakers for your desk—you're making several decisions at once about what your needs are and how the purchase is going to meet them. One thing that you're hopefully...

Top 10 strongest African currencies in September 2025

The value of a currency is largely influenced by economic diversification, monetary policies, natural resources, political stability and trade relations The Tunisian Dinar leads as the most valuable currency on the African continent The Kenyan...