A delegation from Ethiopia’s government is traveling to Tigray to oversee the implementation of last month’s peace accord which seeks to end two years of fighting in the region. The Ethiopian government on Monday said a high-level delegation was traveling to the northern Tigray region for talks to implement a peace deal struck last month. […]
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A Tunisian rights group has condemned a “repressive and inhumane” government decision to deport a group of migrants who had been evacuated from a defunct refugee camp. Twenty-five men from Egypt, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan had sought asylum in Tunisia after fleeing violence in neighbouring Libya in 2011, but their requests were denied, according to […]
Beleil — The death toll from ongoing attacks on villages launched by gunmen in Beleil locality, South Darfur, has risen to 15, prompting the South Darfur authorities to impose a state of emergency and a curfew from Saturday evening. At least 30 people have been wounded since a series of attacks on villages east of […]
A high-level Ethiopian delegation landed in the Tigrayan capital of Mekele for a first official visit to implement issues signed in in the 2 November peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The Ethiopian team arrived on Monday 26 December in Mekele, the capital of rebel-held Tigray, for a first […]
Addis Ababa (ENA) — A delegation of officials of the Federal Government led by Speaker of the House Peoples’ of Representatives Tagesse Chafo has headed to Mekele, Tigray region, according to Government Communication Service. The communication added that delegation of officials of the Federal Government of Ethiopia led by Tagesse Chafo has left for Mekelle […]
The meeting of the National Consultative Council of the heads of the federal government of Somalia and the regional states, and the governor of the Banadir region is expected to open today Monday in Mogadishu. The meeting, which will be chaired by the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh, will mainly focus […]
The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has opened today the National Consultative Forum at his office in Villa Somalia. The meeting brought together PM Hamza Abdi Barre, DPM Salah Jama, the heads of the regional states, and the mayor of Mogadishu Madaale. The fight against Al-Shabaab and federalizing the justice judicial sector have dominated […]
Addis Abeba — A high level delegation of federal government officials led by Tagesse Chafo, Speaker of the House People’s representatives (HoPR) is headed to the capital of Tigray regional state, Mekelle, this morning, state media reported. The delegation is the first high level delegation from the federal government since Tigrayan forces captured Mekelle and […]
Washington, DC/Juba — The government of South Sudan has launched a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to reverse an arms embargo that was imposed by the UN Security Council in July 2018, an official at the South Sudan embassy in Washington, DC, with full knowledge of the matter and who demanded anonymity because he was not authorized […]
The Burkinabe military government did not provide a reason for its decision. It comes after the government expelled two French nationals and accused them of espionage. Burkina Faso’s military government declared the UN’s coordinator in the country “persona non grata” on Friday, calling on her to leave the country on the same day. Burkinabe Foreign […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Head Office Organised Crime Investigations Unit, has recovered military explosive devices and equipment in Benoni, Gauteng. SAPS spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said Thursday’s haul came after police followed up on information that the explosives were allegedly going to be delivered to illegal miners in Snake Road. “The team immediately operationalised […]
The Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday recaptured a town in the southern region of Middle Shabelle that was under the control of al-Shabab militants. Abdullahi Ali Anod, Somalia’s defense ministry spokesman, said at a media briefing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that the government forces faced minimal resistance from al-Shabab when they recaptured […]
In the presence of the Togolese mediator and Cote d’Ivoire delegation, the Malian government agreed on Thursday in Bamako to release the 46 Ivoirian soldiers who have been detained for the past five months in the Malian capital. The Ivorian ministerial delegation arrived on Thursday, along with the Togolese facilitator, for talks with the Malian […]
The commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Brig David Mugisha has called on soldiers to put their military training to practice in order to protect Ugandans. The commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Brig David Mugisha has called on soldiers to put their military training to practice in order to protect Ugandans. “Give […]
Federal Government has commenced collection of data of people affected by the prevailing insecurity in some Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the data is being collected by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The team leader, Hajiya Nadia Muhammed-Soso, said […]
Mogadishu — Somalia’s military says it has liberated the last town held by al-Shabab militants in the Middle Shabelle region, killing more than 150 fighters, including five foreigners. Speaking to journalists in Mogadishu Thursday, Somalia’s Defense Ministry Spokesman Abdullahi Ali Anod said the army, backed by local clan militia, liberated the strategic town of Runirgod. […]
Wajir, Kenya — Police in eastern Kenya are blaming al-Shabab militants for the death of an officer and a civilian in an attack in Garissa County, on the border with Somalia. Garissa County police commander Thomas Ngeiywa said Thursday the two victims were among six people on board a police vehicle that struck an improvised […]
Nairobi — The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States have condemned an alleged coup attempt in Gambia. The Gambian government says it arrested four troops planning to overthrow President Adama Barrow. Political analysts say a lack of security reforms is to blame for this latest coup attempt in the small West […]