Nairobi — Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Kenya Martin Ngoga has expressed concern over what he describes as worrying trends of hate speech and incitement to violence across the globe amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Speaking Thursday during the Conference on the 30th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Ambassador Ngoga warned that these […]
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NEW Chinese defence attaché in Namibia, colonel Li Shujun says the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is willing to deepen and expand practical cooperation with the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). Speaking during his welcoming reception on Tuesday evening at the Chinese embassy, he said the PLA further seeks to continue sharing development experience without reservation, and […]
President Emmanuel Macron believes France and its Western and African allies “could have stopped” Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, but lacked the will to halt the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, the presidency has said. Macron expressed the view in a video message to be published on Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary […]
Washington — The Coalition for Justice in Liberia (CJL) has commended Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s decision to establish a war and economic crimes court in Liberia. President’s Boakai’s declaration comes after years of advocacy by the CJL and other human rights organizations. Establishing a war and economic crimes court in Liberia has been a long-standing […]
In memory of all those whose futures were taken away and those at risk across the world today One should never lose sight that for people who experienced genocide, the warning signs were there. Genocide is a process. It requires preparation and capacities to carry it out. Alice Wairimu Nderitu The 1994 genocide against the […]
Sakali Camp / Kalma Camp — Displaced residents at Sakali camp in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, are urgently appealing to the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) and aid organisations to expedite assistance to alleviate their dire conditions marked by hunger and disease. Sheikh Abdallah Mohammedin, head of the camp services committee, emphasised the pressing […]
In continuation of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to support the efforts made to ensure the implementation of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Air Force continued throughout the third and fourth days of this month of April to implement humanitarian air bridge missions to drop aid, basic needs, and urgent […]
Kinshasa — At least 10 people were killed and several buildings burned down in an attack by ADF militants in the rural municipality of Mangina, in the Beni area, in the province of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the night of April 3rd. The buildings destroyed by the […]
Addis Abeba — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia issued an official statement confirming Ethiopia’s Ambassador Muktar Mohamed Ware “has been informed to depart from Somalia within the next 72 hours.” The Ministry also said its Ambassador to Addis Abeba is “summoned back to Mogadishu for comprehensive consultations.” “These measures were […]
Addis Abeba — The government of Somalia asked Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Somalia Muktar Mohamed Ware to return back to Addis Abeba for consultation and closed Ethiopia’s consulate offices in Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, and in the semi-autonomous Puntland state. Citing two sources Reuters reported that “Somalia sent back Ethiopian ambassador on Thursday, and […]
Addis Abeba — Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling upon the United Nations and the African Union to contemplate the suspension of fresh deployments of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) into international peacekeeping operations. This call stems from the alleged involvement of ENDF commanders in the “summarily execution of several dozen civilians” in Merawi […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Troops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states’ border. Military officials from both countries say the number of civilian kidnappings has increased along the border, with several hundred people still […]
Nairobi — The Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS), has released an analysis revealing a surge in fatalities linked to terrorism in 2023, with the death toll rising to 178, up from 116 in 2022. Despite the grim statistics, CHRIPS, a think tank that monitors and documents terror-related activities, emphasized that the number […]
The troops also recovered a cache of arms from the extremists. The troops of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed five persons it described as violent extremists, foiled a kidnapping attempt and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Taraba State. This was disclosed in an unsigned statement posted on the […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the nomination of its first woman prime minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka. An economist, she takes over as prime minister from Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, following President Felix Tshisekedi’s re-election on 20 December. Tuluka – who was previously planning minister – said on national television that the “task is big, […]
“The Nigerian army therefore wishes to assure the public that the situation is under control.” The Nigerian Army says a minor explosion occurred, on Monday, in a farmland near the Mammy Market within the Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, in Abuja. […]
Religious leaders from the wide range of Ethiopian faith groups play a crucial role in promoting peace, unity, and harmony. On March 26, U.S. Ambassador Ervin Massinga hosted an interfaith iftar dinner at his residence to bring together faith leaders from Ethiopia’s different religious groups to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In his […]
Entebbe — Brigadier General Stephen Kigundu, the Deputy Commandant of the Air Defense Forces is dead. The Defense Spokesperson, Brigadier General Felix Kulayigye announced Kigundu’s demise in a brief statement issued on Sunday evening. “Brigadier General Stephen Kigundu was well all day until in the evening of today (Easter Sunday) when he met his death […]