Saxafi MediaFeb 24

Holding #IGAD's chair, #Djibouti is advancing the #DESSUCorridor — a trade initiative critics say could consolidate its dominance in #EastAfrica & sideline regional competitors. #Somaliland, #Somalia,#Kenya.

https://saxafimedia.com/djibouti-igad-dessu-corridor-domination/

Djibouti’s IGAD Chairmanship Fuels Ambitions To Anchor East Africa’s Trade Arteries

As Djibouti leads IGAD, critics say it is leveraging the DESSU Corridor to consolidate economic and political dominance in East Africa, potentially sidelining Somaliland, Somalia and Kenya while positioning itself as the primary maritime gateway for landlocked states

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Show threadMathieu GottelandFeb 23

Meanwhile, Hemedti’s #Uganda visit was meant to promote an #AU #IGAD mediation that the #SAF are all the while undermining. While the AU is currently resisting #Egypt s push for Sudanese reinstatement, #Sudan has reintegrated IGAD 10 days after the regional organization had condemned #RSF crimes.

#Sudan #war

Mathieu GottelandFeb 13

Time works in favour of the #SAF: A summary of 2025

On the #peace front, nothing happened of significance. Prospective mediators such as #Algeria or #Somalia are ignored. #Kenya ’s efforts only draw SAF’s ire. Current mediators are taking sides and lose credibility. Not that any of these processes, whether under #AU #IGAD auspices, through the Quad or at Jeddah, held any hope to begin with. Peace negotiations in #Sudan didn’t collapse — they never even happened.

Mathieu GottelandFeb 11

#Somalia and #SouthSudan, most corrupted countries in the world (9/100), #Eritrea ranks 6th, #Sudan ranks 7th

Best ranking #IGAD country is #Ethiopia, with 38/100 (100 meaning cleanliness).

https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025

#Africa #Corruption

2025 Corruption Perceptions Index - Explore New Zealand’s results

How does New Zealand measure up in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index?

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Headlines AfricaFeb 9
Sudan rejoins East African IGAD bloc after two-year membership freeze http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQs633 #Sudan #IGAD #EastAfrica #PeaceTalks #RegionalDevelopment
Show threadMathieu GottelandJan 27
More largely, and not unlike #Ethiopia in 2024, #Israel seems to have underestimated #Somalia ’s newfound but yearly growing diplomatic clout on the world stage. Condemnations by the #AU, #EU, #UN, #EAC, #IGAD, #ArabLeague, #GCC, #OIC have been forthcoming, with #Azerbaijan, #Egypt, #Eritrea, #Qatar, #SaudiArabia, #Turkey and #Uganda taking the lead.
Saxafi MediaJan 23

What really shook the @_AfricanUnion last week wasn’t just #LasAnod—but who was invited, who stayed silent, & how #Israel’s #Recognition of #Somaliland exposed fractures inside #IGAD & the #AU’s own unresolved history.

https://saxafimedia.com/sleepless-corridors-las-anod-israel-african-union/

Sleepless Corridors: How Las Anod, Israel, And Quiet Votes Shook The African Union | Saxafi Media

This article, “Sleepless Corridors: How Las Anod, Israel, and Quiet Votes Shook the African Union,” discusses how recent events involving Somaliland have exposed tensions and differing perspectives within the African Union (AU) regarding its approach to the region.

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GTech BoosterDec 31
Linguistic Liberation: How Africa is Shaping LLMs and ML
#Features #AES #Africa #AfricanUnion #AImodels #AMUUMA #ArtificialGeneralIntelligenceAGI #ArtificialIntelligence #CENSAD #COMESA #EAC #ECCAS #ECOWAS #IGAD #llm #MachineLearning #Naturallanguageprocessing #SADC
https://gtechbooster.com/linguistic-liberation-how-africa-is-shaping-llms-and-ml/?fsp_sid=576
Linguistic Liberation: How Africa is Shaping LLMs and ML

Unwise plagued bureaucratic hierarchies slow decision-making, with limited integration of young innovators into AU processes, leading to inefficient adoption of local digital solutions over imported ones.

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Headlines AfricaDec 17
East Africa: Climate Funding Falling Short for East Africa's Vulnerable Communities, IGAD Warns: [Capital FM] Nairobi -- IGAD is working with member states on an anticipatory action roadmap, designed to ensure that early warnings for floods, droughts and other climate hazards trigger concrete measures that protect lives, livelihoods and property. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPsG8Y #ClimateAction #EastAfrica #ClimateFunding #VulnerableCommunities #IGAD
Headlines AfricaDec 13
Eritrea announces departure from IGAD regional bloc http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPpC3J #Eritrea #IGAD #Ethiopia #Conflict #EastAfrica