United States Removes Sudan from Terrorism Sponsors List
The United States formally removed Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on 14 December 2020.
The United States formally removed Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on 14 December 2020.
Ghana’s electoral commission declared President Nana Akufo-Addo the winner of the 7 December 2020 election.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered military operations in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on 4 November 2020.
Sudan’s transitional government and several armed groups signed a peace agreement in Juba on 3 October 2020.
Malian soldiers detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on 18 August, forcing his resignation after weeks of protests.
Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera won Malawi’s court-ordered presidential rerun, defeating incumbent Peter Mutharika.
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza died on 8 June 2020, weeks before he was due to leave office.
South Africa entered a strict nationwide lockdown on 27 March 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Malawi’s Constitutional Court annulled the disputed 2019 presidential election and ordered a fresh vote.
A major desert-locust upsurge threatened crops and food security across East Africa in early 2020.