[This monthly media roundup addresses significant, non-comprehensive news and updates from/on Sub-Saharan African countries, including additional themes on major powers’ intervention and activities in the continent, recent publications and studies, and other relevant material. Should you have any comments or submissions, please email us at SSAR@Jadaliyya.com.]
Comoros
Eye on China, India woos Madagascar and Comoros (2/22/2021)
Comoros grab fairytale place at Cup of Nations finals; Egypt, Gabon also in (3/26/2021)
African Cup: Egypt, Ghana qualify; Gambia, Comoros to debut (3/26/2021)
Salah and the Comoros, to the African Cup (3/26/2021)
History-making Salah fires warning to Arsenal and Real Madrid with brace for Egypt vs Comoros (3/29/2021)
Video: Fans storm football pitch, embarrassing Mohamed Salah after victory against Comoros (3/30/2021)
Egypt hand Comoros humiliating defeat in AFCON qualifiers (3/29/2021)
Comoros set to reach Cup of Nations for first time and go 'crazy' (3/23/2021)
Indian Navy Ship Jalashwa Reaches Comoros To Deliver 1,000 Tonnes Of Rice (3/16/2021)
Afcon Qualifiers: Togo announce squad to play Comoros and Kenya (3/23/2021)
Chinese medical aid team arrives in Comoros for anti-COVID-19 mission - Xinhua (3/16/2021)
Afcon Qualifiers: Analysing Harambee Stars' Group G ahead of Egypt showdown (3/24/2021)
Stars’ AFCON hopes end as Egypt, Comoros seal tickets (3/26/2021)
Afcon Qualifiers: El-Badry explains Arsenal's Elneny's non-participation vs Kenya (3/27/2021)
Preview: Egypt vs. Comoros - prediction, team news, lineups (3/29/2021)
Indian Navy Ship Jalashwa Arrives At Port Anjouan In Comoros With 1000 MT Rice (3/16/2021)
African Cup of Nations: Egypt vs Comoros live streaming free (3/29/2021)
A new beginning for football in Comoros (2/28/2021)
UAE Sends Second Aid Flight to Union of the Comoros in Fight against COVID-19 - Comoros (3/23/2021)
Comoros, The Gambia Qualify for First-Ever AFCON (3/26/2021)
Djibouti
20 migrants dead after thrown into sea off Djibouti: IOM (3/2/2021)
20 die after human traffickers force migrants into sea en route to Yemen (3/2/2021)
Dozens of African migrants thrown overboard by smugglers and feared dead -IOM (3/2/2021)
Group hopes coalition will oust Djibouti dictator (3/28/2021)
KenGen wins geothermal drilling contract for three wells in Djibouti (2/28/2021)
U.S. Navy Concrete Contractor in Djibouti Admits Fraudulent Conduct and Will Pay More than $12.5 Million (2/28/2021)
KenGen to drill geothermal wells in Djibouti (2/28/2021)
Djibouti receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China - Xinhua (3/23/2021)
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise (3/16/2021)
Djibouti’s veteran leader in Paris for talks on France’s military base (2/28/2021)
Mo Farah kicks off 2021 season with win in Djibouti (3/9/2021)
Djibouti lures foreign powers with strategic position (2/28/2021)
20 migrants dead after thrown into sea off Djibouti (3/9/2021)
Djibouti establishes national geothermal service company (3/16/2021)
Mauritania
Bird flu kills more than 250 pelicans in Mauritania, says ministry (2/22/2021)
Somalia
Clashes in Mogadishu throw Somalia’s political crisis into dangerous new phase (2/28/2021)
‘Exercise restraint and calm’, UN chief urges after violent outbreak in Somalia (2/28/2021)
UN calls for Somalia elections 'as soon as possible' (2/28/2021)
Car bomb explodes in Somalia's capital, killing at least 20 people (3/9/2021)
At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb near restaurant in Somalia capital (3/9/2021)
Death toll in bombing in Somalia’s capital rises to 20 (3/9/2021)
Somalia Fast Facts (2/2/2021)
Somalia leaders fail to break deadlock over presidential vote (2/28/2021)
Somalia’s politicians strike a last-minute deal, but fears of conflict remain high (2/28/2021)
The Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News and Analysis (3/16/2021)
U.S. Withdrawal or Disengagement from Somalia? Assessing Somalia’s and Kenya’s Concerns (3/16/2021)
UN urges Somalia to organise elections without delay (3/16/2021)
Somalia starts first inoculations with AstraZeneca vaccines (3/16/2021)
US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off Somalia (2/28/2021)
Kenya boycotts ICJ hearing on Somalia sea boundary row (3/16/2021)
Somalia mourns former president who died of COVID-19 (3/16/2021)
Somalia’s disputed polls is an important lesson in its democratic journey (3/23/2021)
Sudan
Sudan devalues currency to meet key condition for debt relief (2/28/2021)
Egypt’s president el-Sissi visits Sudan amid rapprochement (3/9/2021)
Egypt’s el-Sisi visits Sudan for Nile dam talks (3/9/2021)
Sudan beat South Africa to reach Afcon 2021 finals (3/29/2021)
South Sudan faces growing crisis amid ‘forgotten conflict’: ICRC (3/16/2021)
Inclusive political process key to Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears (3/9/2021)
Sudan closer to debt relief with U.S. loan to clear World Bank arrears (3/27/2021)
Sudan and rebel group sign agreement on separation of religion and state (3/29/2021)
Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks (3/29/2021)
Sudan dissolves cabinet to bring ex-rebels into lineup (2/28/2021)
Darfur rebel leader set to head Sudanese finance ministry (2/28/2021)
U.N. extends its South Sudan peacekeeping force to prevent a return to civil war (3/16/2021)
Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence ‘children all have guns’ (2/28/2021)
Sudan summons ambassador to Ethiopia for consultations -spokesman (2/28/2021)
Wider risks from rising tensions between Sudan, Ethiopia (3/16/2021)
Mali
France says it bombed an ‘armed terrorist group.’ Witnesses say it was a wedding. (2/22/2021)
Eritrea
Ethiopia says Eritrea agrees to withdraw troops from Tigray (3/26/2021)
Tigray: Ethiopian Prime Minister says Eritrea will withdraw troops from border area (3/26/2021)
Eritrea Agrees to Withdraw Troops From Tigray, Ethiopia Says (3/27/2021)
CNN EXCLUSIVE: Leader of Tigray's forces accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean governments of genocide (2/28/2021)
Trauma, anger as Tigrayans recount Eritrea troops’ ‘grave crimes’ (2/28/2021)
Eritrean Troops Killed ‘Hundreds’ in Ethiopia Massacre: Amnesty (2/28/2021)
Top US diplomat decries ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray (3/9/2021)
Ethiopia: Eritrean troops’ massacre of hundreds of Axum civilians may amount to crime against humanity (2/28/2021)
Ethiopian PM confirms Eritrean troops entered Tigray during conflict (3/23/2021)
Eritrea disputes AP story detailing massacre in Tigray (2/28/2021)
Eritrea says EU sanctions on security agency are ‘malicious’ (3/23/2021)
UPDATE 1-EU slaps sanctions on Eritrea over human rights abuses (3/23/2021)
‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city (2/28/2021)
UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war (2/28/2021)
Can Eritrea’s Afwerki hold on to power after the Tigray war? (3/29/2021)
70 Christians Released from Prison in Eritrea (2/28/2021)
Maldives and Eritrea establish diplomatic relations (2/28/2021)
UN Eritrea expert urges probe of refugee camp attack in Ethiopia (2/28/2021)
Eritrea urges Sudan, Ethiopia to solve disputes in peaceful manner - Xinhua (2/28/2021)
Ethiopia
Culpeper man pleads for peace, end to killing in his native Ethiopia (3/9/2021)
9 Things To Know About The Unfolding Crisis In Ethiopia's Tigray Region (3/9/2021)
Protesters Against Conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, Demonstrate on Wisconsin (3/9/2021)
Eritrea Agrees to Withdraw Troops From Tigray, Ethiopia Says (3/27/2021)
In Ethiopia's Tigray region, civilians bear brunt of conflict (3/27/2021)
Ethiopia’s ‘simmering civil war’ threatens to erode economic recovery prospects (3/16/2021)
What Role Biden Can Play in Ethiopia (3/23/2021)
Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres (2/28/2021)
Tensions loom between US, Ethiopia in 737 Max crash probe (3/9/2021)
Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says (2/28/2021)
Catholic agencies welcome access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region (2/28/2021)
Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray (2/28/2021)
US is ‘gravely concerned’ by reports of abuses in Ethiopia (2/28/2021)
US calls for withdrawal of Eritrean forces in Ethiopia following investigation into massacre (2/28/2021)
U.S. ‘gravely concerned’ by reports of human rights abuses in Ethiopia, Secretary of State Blinken says (2/28/2021)
Ethiopia: PM Abiy’s three big challenges (3/16/2021)
Ethiopia: The wider battle of which the Tigray war is just a part (3/24/2021)
Ethiopia confirms rapes ‘without a doubt’ in Tigray conflict (2/28/2021)
Ethiopia: video of Tigray massacre lifts lid on 'war without photos' (3/9/2021)
Ghana
Delivery to Ghana is the first in an ambitious global vaccination drive. (3/14/2021)
Ghana 1st nation to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX (3/14/2021)
COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana, marking beginning of global rollout (3/14/2021)
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire begin history-making COVAX vaccination drives (3/14/2021)
Covax: Ivory Coast and Ghana begin mass Covid vaccination rollouts (3/14/2021)
Ghana, Ivory Coast receive world’s first free COVAX jabs (3/14/2021)
Partey gets late Ghana call-up (3/24/2021)
Ghana Player Ratings: How Black Stars fared against South Africa (3/24/2021)
Mahama admits defeat after Ghana court upholds president's election victory (3/14/2021)
Taking COVID-19 vaccine will not alter your DNA, Ghana president says (3/14/2021)
Delivery to Ghana is the first in an ambitious global vaccination drive. (3/14/2021)
Ghana 1st nation to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX (3/14/2021)
COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana, marking beginning of global rollout (3/14/2021)
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire begin history-making COVAX vaccination drives (3/14/2021)
Covax: Ivory Coast and Ghana begin mass Covid vaccination rollouts (3/14/2021)
Ghana, Ivory Coast receive world’s first free COVAX jabs (3/14/2021)
Partey gets late Ghana call-up (3/24/2021)
Ghana Player Ratings: How Black Stars fared against South Africa (3/24/2021)
Mahama admits defeat after Ghana court upholds president's election victory (3/14/2021)
Taking COVID-19 vaccine will not alter your DNA, Ghana president says (3/14/2021)
Kenya
Kibaki, top Somali couple admitted to Nairobi Hospital (3/11/2021) Former Kenyan President Mwai Kabaki was recently diagnosed with low blood pressure. The 89 year old former Kenyan President has not maintained a high profile since he left office.
Kenyan Covid vaccine offer to diplomats draws local doctors' ire (3/20/2021)
Mozambique
Rebels leave beheaded bodies in streets of Mozambique town (3/31/2021)
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Mozambique Attack (3/31/2021)
Mozambique: Dozens killed as militants seize town for fifth day, Total halts LNG operations (3/31/2021)
Mozambique: Why IS is so hard to defeat in Mozambique (3/31/2021)
As militants overrun Mozambique oil town, fears rise of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ (3/31/2021)
U.N. warns civilians, including kids, facing "unspeakable horror" in ISIS siege on Mozambique town (3/31/2021)
Children among victims of jihadi rebels in Mozambique (3/14/2021)
Total to resume Mozambique LNG work after security reinforced (3/24/2021)
US hits IS groups in Mozambique, Congo with terror sanctions (3/14/2021)
All sides commit abuses in Mozambique conflict, says report (3/14/2021)
Rebels leave beheaded bodies in streets of Mozambique town (3/31/2021)
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Mozambique Attack (3/31/2021)
Mozambique: Dozens killed as militants seize town for fifth day, Total halts LNG operations (3/31/2021)
Mozambique: Why IS is so hard to defeat in Mozambique (3/31/2021)
As militants overrun Mozambique oil town, fears rise of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ (3/31/2021)
U.N. warns civilians, including kids, facing "unspeakable horror" in ISIS siege on Mozambique town (3/31/2021)
Children among victims of jihadi rebels in Mozambique (3/14/2021)
Total to resume Mozambique LNG work after security reinforced (3/24/2021)
US hits IS groups in Mozambique, Congo with terror sanctions (3/14/2021)
All sides commit abuses in Mozambique conflict, says report (3/14/2021)
Nigeria
A Victory for Farmers in a David-and-Goliath Environmental Case (2/22/2021)
Subscribe to read (2/22/2021)
Tanzania
Tanzanian President Dies (3/17/2021)
John Magufuli, Tanzania Leader Who Played Down Covid, Dies at 61 (3/17/2021)
Tanzania's President John Magufuli who urged citizens 'to pray coronavirus away' has died (3/17/2021)
Did Tanzania's Covid-denying leader die of the coronavirus? It's one of many questions he leaves behind (3/24/2021)
Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes Tanzania’s first woman president (3/17/2021)
Tanzania's president admits country has COVID-19 problem (2/28/2021)
Covid: Does Tanzania have a hidden epidemic? (3/17/2021)
First female U.S. vice president Harris congratulates Tanzania's first woman president Hassan (3/24/2021)
The mystery of Tanzania's missing president (3/17/2021)
John Magufuli: Tanzania arrests over missing president rumours (3/17/2021)
Tanzania: 45 people died stampede to see ex-president's body (3/30/2021)
Tanzania police confirm 45 people died in stadium crush (3/30/2021)
Tanzanian Police: 45 Killed in Stampede at Last Week's Magufuli Memorial (3/30/2021)
Tanzania's COVID-denying leader urges prayer as cases climb (2/28/2021)
Tanzania says no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines (2/1/2021)
Tanzania COVID U-turn ‘a good move’ – but is it good enough? (2/28/2021)
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines (2/15/2021)
Zimbabwe, China Allay Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Fears (2/15/2021)
Zimbabwe starts administering China’s Sinopharm vaccines (3/14/2021)
Zimbabwe's President Gets Shot of Sinovac in Victoria Falls (3/24/2021)
Zimbabwe president gets COVID-19 dose, urges citizens not to hesitate (3/24/2021)
Zimbabwe moves into second phase of vaccination programme (3/24/2021)
Zimbabwe's VP Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations (3/14/2021)
Sean Williams and Donald Tiripano fight back after Rashid Khan bags five-for (3/14/2021)
Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic (3/14/2021)
Afghanistan, Zimbabwe look to flex Test credentials in maiden meeting (3/14/2021)
Zimbabwe receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines (2/15/2021)
Zimbabwe, China Allay Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Fears (2/15/2021)
Zimbabwe starts administering China’s Sinopharm vaccines (3/14/2021)
Zimbabwe's President Gets Shot of Sinovac in Victoria Falls (3/24/2021)
Zimbabwe president gets COVID-19 dose, urges citizens not to hesitate (3/24/2021)
Zimbabwe moves into second phase of vaccination programme (3/24/2021)
Zimbabwe's VP Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations (3/14/2021)
Sean Williams and Donald Tiripano fight back after Rashid Khan bags five-for (3/14/2021)
Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic (3/14/2021)
Afghanistan, Zimbabwe look to flex Test credentials in maiden meeting (3/14/2021)
Botswana
Botswana says preliminary probe rules out bacterial infections in latest elephants deaths (3/25/2021)
Botswana Eases COVID Restrictions Despite Rising Death Toll (2/28/2021)
Algeria vs Botswana prediction, preview, team news and more | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers (3/28/2021)
Botswana Wildlife Camps Prepare for Evolved Post-Pandemic Travelers (3/10/2021)
Saïd Benrahma helps Algeria brush aside Botswana (3/30/2021)
WHO, EU launch project to strengthen COVID-19 response in Botswana - Xinhua (3/26/2021)
UPDATE 1-Botswana to raise VAT to boost revenue as pandemic hurts mining (2/1/2021)
Botswana receives COVID-19 vaccines from India (3/10/2021)
Botswana finds 11 diamonds at Thorny River project (3/24/2021)
Abilene Zoo male lion, Botswana dies (3/27/2021)
Botswana, Namibia explore partnership on water project (2/28/2021)
LATEST: Perfect Warriors Edge Botswana In AFCON Qualifier (3/26/2021)
ThreeD Capital Reports Premium Nickel Resources Awarded Exclusivity to Acquire Former BCL Assets in Botswana (3/24/2021)
Botswana opens elephant hunting rights in attempt to boost industry (3/26/2021)
Botswana's Galaxy falls to Orlando Pirates in CAF Confederations Cup - Xinhua (2/28/2021)
Botswana, Namibia to set up a common strategy to tackle water scarcity (2/28/2021)
Botswana: Executions of two people show contempt for right to life under President Masisi’s government (2/28/2021)
Botswana president tells persons infected with COVID-19 to self-isolate at home (3/3/2021)
Botswana intensifying effort to attract non-diamond exploration (2/3/2021)
Rwanda
France Has ‘Overwhelming’ Responsibility for Rwanda Genocide, Report Says (3/27/2021)
France was 'blind' to Rwanda genocide, French report says (3/27/2021)
Report clears France of complicity in 1994 Rwandan Genocide (3/27/2021)
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero faces trial as family fears for his life (2/28/2021)
The ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Is on Trial. Here’s What We Know. (2/28/2021)
Rwandan court rules it can try 'Hotel Rwanda' hero (2/28/2021)
Court: 'Hotel Rwanda' hero wasn't kidnapped, faces trial (3/10/2021)
Rwanda Opposition Figure Is Killed in South Africa (2/28/2021)
European Parliament condemns illegal disappearance, detention of Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame (2/28/2021)
NBA's Basketball Africa League to debut May 16 in Rwanda (3/30/2021)
African basketball league to go ahead in Rwanda in May (3/30/2021)
Basketball Africa League’s delayed debut set for May in Rwanda (3/30/2021)
'Hotel Rwanda' hero was tricked onto plane, into arrest (3/3/2021)
Rwanda says begins COVID-19 vaccinations (2/28/2021)
Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina quits trial, says expects no justice (3/25/2021)
Rwanda pick first win as four more teams qualify for AfroBasket 2021 (2/28/2021)
FIFA Regional Development Office Inaugurated in Kigali, Rwanda (2/28/2021)
He Was the Hero of ‘Hotel Rwanda.’ Now He’s Accused of Terrorism. (2/28/2021)
Zambia
Zambia scales back projects to reduce debt exposure, central bank says (2/28/2021)
Bank of Zambia caught between surging inflation and debt crisis (2/28/2021)
An election, a mine deal and China loom over Zambia's IMF talks (2/28/2021)
Afcon Qualifier: Playing Algeria a bigger motivation for Zambia - Sredojevic (3/25/2021)
Egyptian head coach Mohamed Fathi makes history in Zambia (2/28/2021)
UPDATE 3-Zambia achieves record high copper production in 2020, minister says (2/28/2021)
Zambia requests debt restructuring under G20 common framework (2/28/2021)
UPDATE 2-IMF says will continue talks with Zambia, progress made (3/3/2021)
Zambian court denies Vedanta attempt to halt Konkola Copper Mines split (2/1/2021)
Zimbabwe make Nations Cup finals after Zambia held (3/26/2021)
Delta Drone International launches into Zambia with Syngenta deal (2/28/2021)
What it’s really worth to pipe water to homes in rural Zambia (3/24/2021)
Zambia women's soccer team withdraws participation in Turkey eight-nation tournament - Xinhua (2/28/2021)
Zambia Burst Warriors Bubble (3/30/2021)
China, the US, Russia and Other Countries "In" Africa
Where Is the Africa-China Relationship Headed in 2021? (2/17/2021)
China’s ‘mask diplomacy’ wins influence across Africa, during and after the pandemic (3/6/2021)