The meeting between the Angolan Football Federation (FAF) and the National Association of Angolan Football Clubs (ANCAF) was a historic moment for the future of Angolan football. The objective was to address the creation of a future club league, which would involve changing the current Basic Law of Sports. This change would require a strong collaboration between the FAF and ANCAF.

To achieve this goal, the participants agreed to form a technical group made up of members from both organizations. The group will be responsible for creating a schedule of consensual actions to present to the clubs. This schedule will help familiarize the clubs with the operating model of Girabola, which is the current top-tier league in Angola.

The creation of a future club league is an important step for the growth and development of Angolan football. The league will provide a platform for the country’s top clubs to compete against each other, and will raise the standard of play in the country. This, in turn, will help produce better players and improve the national team.

Moreover, the creation of a future club league will also help to increase the popularity of football in Angola. The league will attract fans and provide them with a platform to support their favorite teams. This will also help generate revenue for the clubs, which can be reinvested into the sport to improve facilities, infrastructure, and the quality of play.

The meeting between the FAF and ANCAF was a positive step forward for the future of Angolan football. The creation of a future club league is a major step in the development of the sport, and will help produce better players, attract fans, and generate revenue for the clubs. The technical group created by the FAF and ANCAF will play a key role in ensuring the success of this initiative, and the participants are confident that this will be a positive change for the sport in Angola.

Regional heads of state from the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Rwanda have called for an immediate ceasefire amid growing tensions in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ceasefire call was issued in a communique at the end of the East African Community (EAC) summit in Burundi.

Secretary General of the EAC, Peter Mathuki, stated: “There must be an immediate ceasefire by all political parties. The withdrawal including all foreign armed groups and directed the chief of defense forces of all the partners states of East African Community to meet urgently within the next one week and set new timelines for the withdrawal and the commend appropriate deployment matrix in different parts of eastern DRC.” The calls follow international concern that the two countries could slide into all-out conflict, as they did in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Last month, Rwanda fired on a Congolese military aircraft that it alleged violated its airspace. Mathuki stated: “The heads of state called upon parties to respect and implement all the summit’s decisions and agreed upon themselves that any again violation should be reported immediately and the summit now will take the charge of this process.”

Congo has accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 armed group for months, and powerful voices in the West have agreed. Rwanda denies backing the M23, which is one of dozens operating in mineral-rich eastern Congo, and accuses Congo of backing another rebel group.

The situation in the region has caused international concern and the call for an immediate ceasefire is a positive step towards peace and stability. It is essential that all parties involved follow through with the decisions made at the EAC summit and work towards finding a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict.

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has named Antonio Oburu Ondo as the new Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Oburu Ondo, a former managing director of the country’s state-owned oil company GEPetrol, replaces Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima who moves to the Ministry of Economy and Planning. Obiang Lima had held the oil minister position for over a decade.

Oburu Ondo takes the helm at a difficult time for the country’s oil industry. Equatorial Guinea’s output has been in decline since the start of 2022 and fell to 60,000 barrels per day in December, according to Argus estimates. The decline has left Equatorial Guinea well below its 120,000 barrels per day production quota under the latest iteration of the Opec+ production restraint deal that came into effect in 2020.

In a recent briefing, Obiang Lima attributed the decline to a lack of funding, stating that banks and exploration companies are struggling to get approved for funding. He emphasized that for the country to continue producing, it needs to reinvest, which is the reason for their difficulties.

Oburu Ondo faces the task of attracting investment back to the upstream sector, given the gradual global shift towards cleaner forms of energy. However, he hopes that his experience and relationships built up over the years at GEPetrol will help him deliver and drive forward the country’s energy policy.

Bunia, DR Congo – A series of violent attacks on villages in eastern DR Congo, believed to be carried out by Islamic State-affiliated ADF rebels, have left at least 15 people dead, according to local officials. This latest round of violence comes just one week after a similar attack that resulted in the deaths of over 20 people.

“There were simultaneous attacks this Sunday between 4:00 and 5:00 am on three villages…,” said local official Dieudonne Malangai. “In Manyala village we found seven bodies… at Ofay, there were eight dead, including seven women,” Malangai reported to the press, and indicated that the final death toll might be higher. A humanitarian source confirmed seven fatalities in Manyala and “at least eight” in Ofay.

Despite the efforts of local security forces, these attacks have continued to occur on a regular basis in the region. Many local residents have grown increasingly frustrated and tired of the ongoing violence, with Malangai stating, “We are tired of giving the death toll day after day.”

ADF fighters have also been blamed for last week’s raids in the neighboring province of North Kivu, which cost at least 23 lives. In the same province, at least 14 people were killed in a bomb blast at a pentecostal church.

Islamic State portrays the ADF, which has its roots in Rwanda, as its central African incarnation. In an attempt to stem the violence, the government in May 2021 declared a state of alert in North Kivu and Ituri, replacing civil administrators with police and troops. However, despite these efforts, the attacks continue to occur with regularity, leaving local residents feeling vulnerable and unprotected.

In addition to the loss of life, the attacks have also had a devastating impact on the local economy, with many businesses and farms being destroyed. This, in turn, has led to widespread poverty and food insecurity in the region.

The ADF, which has been active in the region since the 1990s, is known for its brutality and indiscriminate attacks on civilians. The group’s tactics have been widely condemned by the international community and human rights organizations, but the government’s efforts to combat the group have so far been ineffective.

The continued violence in eastern DR Congo is a tragic reminder of the urgent need for a sustainable solution to the ongoing conflict. The government must take immediate action to protect civilians and bring an end to the violence. The international community must also provide support to help stabilize the region and provide aid to those affected by the conflict. Only by working together can we hope to bring peace and stability to this troubled region.

The Anglophone crisis in Cameroon is one of Africa’s newest struggles for liberation. The crisis emerged from legal and education grievances in 2016 and rapidly escalated into a secessionist political conflict that is threatening the unity of the country, with the potential to degenerate into a complex emergency. The crisis has been intensifying and has raised concerns about the potential for it to evolve into a “Complex Disaster Emergency” (CDE) in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon.

In an exploratory, qualitative, analytical, and descriptive case study research tradition involving document/content analysis, the Robert Strauss Centre’s complex emergency framework was applied to investigate the potential of the Anglophone crisis. The research found that 72.5% of the variables in all the complex emergencies fall within the relevant to extremely relevant ranking criteria. Furthermore, the establishment of a nexus between the Anglophone crisis and a natural hazard-induced disaster suggest an escalation of the crisis to an unbearable level.

The Anglophone crisis has been compounded by the high probability of a novel eruption at Mt. Cameroon coupled with the eminent threat of the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This further heightens the potential for the crisis to cumulatively evolve into a CDE in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. The existential challenges in providing humanitarian assistance in the conflict region are immense, and by applying the Robert Strauss Centre’s complex emergency framework, this article concludes with an early warning for an impending CDE that could heighten humanitarian challenges unless there is foresight and goodwill by relevant actors to immediately commence a process of adequate contingency planning.

In conclusion, the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon is a complex and rapidly evolving situation that has the potential to degenerate into a “Complex Disaster Emergency” (CDE) in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. The crisis has been intensifying and has raised concerns about the potential for it to evolve into a CDE. It is important for relevant actors to take immediate action and begin adequate contingency planning to mitigate the potential humanitarian challenges that may arise.

Ambazonia, a separatist movement in southern Cameroon, has announced its acceptance of negotiations with Cameroon as part of a peace process. This development was made known in a statement posted online, which was well-received by the international community.

The United Nations was reportedly present during the four-month pre-talks held in Canada, which were aimed at laying the groundwork for the upcoming negotiations. Twitter user Mark Bareta wrote that it is time for all parties involved to unite around the peace process and move towards a resolution of the conflict.

#Ambazonia has formally accepted to enter into talks with Cameroun as disclosed in the statement below.This is a well crafted statement. It has now been disclosed that the @UN observed during the 4 months pretalks in Canada. Let’s now unite around this process and beat #Cameroon pic.twitter.com/WrH89BOIdM

— Mark Bareta (@MarkBareta) January 22, 2023

Additionally, religious leaders from southern Cameroon have publicly endorsed the peace process and the role of Foreign Policy Canada in championing a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Unfortunately, Cameroon and its president, Paul Biya, have reportedly declined to participate in the mediation process.

Religious leaders from Southern Cameroons have now publicly endorse the peaceful resolution of the conflict championed by @CanadaFP . Unfortunately for them the country #Cameroon and Biya they so much love has chickened out of the mediation. Ambazonia shall continue to stand tall pic.twitter.com/QIvFBsiAX4

— Mark Bareta (@MarkBareta) January 24, 2023

Despite this setback, Ambazonia is said to be continuing to stand strong and is committed to finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict through the negotiation process. The international community is encouraged by this development and is hopeful that the talks will lead to a peaceful resolution for all parties involved.

This is a positive step forward in the long-standing conflict in southern Cameroon, and the world is eagerly awaiting the outcome of the negotiations. The role of religious leaders in endorsing peace and the involvement of the United Nations and Foreign Policy Canada in the peace process bode well for the future and offer hope for a resolution to the conflict.