Eritrea Rejoins East Africa Bloc After 16 Years On Monday, Eritrea rejoined the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Eastern Africa (IGAD), after exiting the bloc in 2007 to protest the deployment of Ethiopian troops to Somalia to combat al-Shabab militants. Politics
US Secretary of State Blinken Makes Historic Trip to Niger US Sec. of State Antony Blinken is set to embark on an official trip to the continent of Africa on Thursday. The visit see him become the first serving Sec. of State to travel to the Niger and the highest-ranking member of the Biden admin. to visit the violence-stricken Sahel region.... Ethiopia
