African leaders gathered in Mogadishu (Somalia's capital), for a regional meeting regarding East Africa, one of the first summits of its kind in decades. Member countries of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development regional bloc (IGAD) were invited, and representatives of Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Djibouti, Sudan, and Ethiopia attended the meeting. Security was one of the major concerns for Somalia, and the streets were shut down to traffic on Tuesday in the Somali capital. The dominant issue during the meeting concerned the South Sudan's crisis, as well as the preparations for the next Somali elections.

According to UNICEF, Nigeria is currently experiencing one of the worst cases of famine and malnutrition in history. Around 4.5 million people would be concerned, with one million severely in danger of malnutrition. Arjan de Wagt, responsible for nutrition program in Nigeria expressed his concerns: "I've checked with my colleagues in New York and they're not aware of anywhere around the world where people are in this kind of situation". The situation is particularly preoccupying in Borno state, in the northeastern part of Nigeria.

The United Nations through The World Food Program depicted a dramatic situation in South Sudan. As they stated, the crisis has reached "unprecedented" levels, with approximately 5 million people suffering from severe food insecurity. Furthermore, "the situation could rapidly become catastrophic" if nothing is done rapidly. South Sudan is currently experiencing a severe inflation, due to the civil war. The situation is worsening in a country undermined by a war involving government forces and different ethnic groups, while the UN recently launched an investigation to figure out who is responsible for the Juba hotel attack. In fact, the secretary-general is "concerned about allegations that UNMISS (the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan) did not respond appropriately to prevent this and other grave cases of sexual violence committed in Juba".

South Sudan agreed on Sunday to receive 4,000 extra peacekeepers, in order to avoid any arms embargo. Despite the fact, the President Salva Kiir stated that the peacekeeping force was a violation of South Sudan's sovereignty. The South Sudanese Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs declared: "The transitional government of national unity agrees to the deployment of the regional force". The announcement followed a meeting between the President and the U.N. Security Council. It should be mentioned that the U.N. already has 12,000 peacekeepers in South Sudan. The main goal is to protect civilians in a country undermined by civil wars and ethnic tensions. Finally, the USA backed the decision: "The Security Council came to achieve what we have secured," U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power stated.

The latest growth figures show that Nigeria's economy slipped into recession for the first time in more than 20 years. According to the usual definition of the recession, it is currently the second consecutive quarter of declining growth. It seems that the oil crisis and the collapses of prices are among the reasons. Furthermore, the country suffered from a series of rebel attacks on infrastructure, and also chronic power outages. Consequently, the authorities approved a three-year plan to borrow more money from abroad in order to fight inflation. A plan consisting of $10 billion from debt markets was mentioned added to a $1 billion Eurobond. Ultimately, Nigeria should provide guarantees to the potential investors, mainly through the focus on the fight against corruption and Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency.

Around 10,000 delegates and 35 African heads of state met in Nairobi For the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, the first time in history to be held in Africa instead of Japan. As a matter of fact, since 1993, Japan has held the Tokyo International Conference on African Development every five years. Representatives from Japanese government agencies as well as many others groups and organizations attended the event. The so-called TICAD VI tackled issues such as industrialization, health, and social stability, among other things.