Global Overnight Overwatch Report

Key Storylines AFRICA: An airstrike targeting the town of Tagogon in Ethiopia’s Tigray region killed at least 12 people a day after new reports of

Key Storylines AFRICA: Voting began a day late in Ethiopia’s Sidama region as officials counted ballots from other regions in an election marred by an

Key Storylines AFRICA: Ethiopia is voting in the most significant electoral test yet for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as stability and corruption issues meant ballots

Key Storylines AFRICA: Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar have closed the border with Algeria. AMERICAS: Peruvian far-right presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori claimed

Key Storylines AFRICA: Ethiopia recorded 124 additional COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 274,899. AMERICAS: Potential Tropical Cyclone Three

Key Storylines AFRICA: Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and one of the last remaining leaders who fought against colonialism in the continent, died at the

Key Storylines AFRICA: Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo checked-in at Brussel’s main airport, as he returns to the country following his acquittal at the International

Key Storylines AFRICA: Ghanaian police said they were on high alert following reports that bandits “in possession of military grade weapons” were planning to cross

Key Storylines AFRICA: A suicide bomber attacked a military training camp in Somalia and killed at least 15 army recruits. AMERICAS: The United States will

Key Storylines AFRICA: Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu suffered a spell of dizziness during an official ceremony. AMERICAS: Novavax said its COVID-19 vaccine candidate was highly

Key Storylines AFRICA: Algeria voted in parliamentary elections boycotted by the long-running Hirak protest movement and affected by a high abstention rate.  AMERICAS: The Nicaraguan

Key Storylines AFRICA: Algerians vote in early parliamentary elections despite calls for a boycott from the opposition. AMERICAS: The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization