William Ruto, Kenya’s new president has committed to support peace initiatives in the Great Lakes Region, and has asked his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta to continue playing a key role in the process. He made the remarks during his inauguration ceremony that took place on Tuesday, September 13 at Nairobi’s 60,000-seat Kasarani Sports Centre. The event […]
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The Ugandan government has paid shs250 billion($65million) to the Democratic Republic of Congo government in partial payment for war reparations. The Ugandan government has paid shs250 billion($65million) to the Democratic Republic of Congo government in partial payment for war reparations. “The payment of this indemnity is made in five installments of $65 million . The […]
A major opposition figure in Rwanda, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoz has been calling for the democratization of the country’s public institutions for years. She told DW what keeps her going against all odds. In 2010, Rwandan opposition figure Victoire Ingabire Umuhoz was sentenced to 15 years in prison for allegedly conspiring against the state. She received […]
Gunmen on Saturday abducted scores of travellers on Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The number of victims could not be ascertained as some sources said the victims were over 40 while others gave their number as 32. One of the sources at the town who disclosed […]
ED Damazin — Renewed intercommunal fighting that broke out in northern Blue Nile state on Thursday, continued the following day, despite a curfew set by the state government. At least 21 people were killed. The death toll from the clashes between Hausa and other ethnic groups in El Roseires and the area south of the […]
Shahid Al Hafid — The Chief of Staff of the Sahrawi Army, Mohamed El-Ouali Akeik, said Saturday in Shahid El Hafid, Sahrawi refugee camps), that the will of the Sahrawi people “constitutes an essential reference for the resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara”. Speaking after a meeting with the personal envoy of the UN […]
Four trucks carrying food relief and three minibuses were set ablaze. Authorities said al-Shabab has been intensifying attacks in the central Hiran region. Terrorist group al-Shabab killed at least 20 people and burned seven vehicles that were transporting food relief in the central Hiran region of Somalia on Saturday morning. Four trucks carrying goods and […]
The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of an attack that targeted transport buses in the Hiran region, central Somalia, and led to deaths and injuries. In a statement today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the State of Qatar’s firm position on rejecting violence and terrorism, regardless of the motives and […]
Turkiye on Saturday condemned Friday’s terror attack in Somalia that left at least 20 civilians dead. “We are deeply saddened to learn that many people lost their lives and were injured in the terrorist attacks that took place on 2 September in the Hiraan district of Somalia,” said a Foreign Ministry statement. The ministry extended […]
Addis Abeba — The U.S. said it “condemn[s] Eritrea’s reentry” into Ethiopia’s renewed militarized hostilities between the federal defense forces and Tigrayan forces which started on 24 April and has now extended to Ethiopia’s border areas with Sudan. According to a press briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on 02 September, “President Biden’s Special Envoy […]
Al-Shabaab carried out an attack early on Saturday morning in the Hiran region in central Somalia, which caused heavy losses. The ambush targeted trucks carrying food aid and civilians heading to drought-hit areas in the region, according to the local officials. The attacks resulted in the loss of 17 people who were traveling in the […]
Barclay Training Center — Authorities at the Ministry of National Defense and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have given a brighter outlook to the Ministry and the AFL, indicating that much has been achieved under the current leadership of the Ministry and the Armed forces of Liberia. Liberia’s Minister of National Defense, Maj/Gen. Daniel […]
Fighting continued in July and August with attacks in Palma and Mocimboa da Praia districts, near the district towns, in the gas zone which is supposed to be safe. Between 18 and 21 August, multiple incidents were recorded in Palma District, including an 18 August attack on the village of Nhica do Rovuma, 30 kilometres […]
Cape Town — The National Truth and Forgiveness Commission delivered its report on August 24 to Colonel and Interim President Mamadi Doumbouya after hearings in which thousands of Guineans took part. The commission was initiated by Doumbouya, and closed at the end of April. The commission, co-led by Monsignor Vincent Koulibaly, Archbishop of Conakry, produced […]
Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission recently imposed a fine of N5 million (about US$11,922) each on MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, NTA-Startimes and Telcom Satellites Limited for airing a BBC Africa Eye documentary titled The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara. It said the documentary “glorified the activities of bandits and undermines national security in Nigeria”. It imposed a fine […]
Johannesburg — A few weeks ago South Africans woke up to shocking reports of the men who gang raped 8 young women in West Village, west of Johannesburg, South Africa. They were attacked while filming a music video on a mine dump. The gender-based violence in South Africa has shocked and enraged the country’s citizens, […]
Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo — ‘Who will come to save the Congo? Only us young people.’ UN peacekeepers have been a permanent presence in the life of Congolese activist William Mbokani. The 22-year-old was born shortly after the blue helmets and their white tanks first rolled into his country – 1999. But Mbokani says […]
Cape Town — Financial interest in African countries’ resources is the determining factor negatively influencing governance and peace efforts, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Dr Naledi Pandor said during a press conference with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken who is on a five-nation African tour. This is the first strategic dialogue between […]