26.10.2026 More than 60 people have been killed in a series of attacks on Christians in Oromia region, according to the Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church. (Image above: illustration) “We were completely unprepared and had no prior knowledge. They surrounded us from all four directions,” said one of the residents, who lost his father. Eyewitness said that…
Category: Conflict
Algeria stands by Saharawi people
04.10.2026 In a statement the President of Algeria says that no one will force the Sahrawi people to accept a solution they do not accept. He reiterates that Algeria will always stand by the Sahrawi people “Like it or not, weigh on whoever it weighs,” said the President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. President of the Republic Abdelmadjid…
Ehtiopia: Tigray demand PM Abiy Ahmed to step down
Brussels 24.09.2026 The European Union is deeply concerned by the rapidly deteriorating situation in Northern Ethiopia and its impact on the population, including reports of military activity across multiple localities, as well as the take-over of Mekelle, Axum and Shire airports in Tigray by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front forces. Over the past weeks the…
Eritrea cuts relations with UAE
15.09.2026 Eritrea announced that it has cut its relations with the UAE. The statement also said: The UAE (pictured), Israel, and Ethiopia, acting in collusion with one another, are seeking the “colonization of ports” in Africa. We had previously severed our relations with Israel. It went on to praise Sudan and Algeria for severing relations,…
Mali: 50 slain soldiers
20.07.2026 At least 50 Malian soldiers have been slain in an attack by Tuareg separatists and jihadists as they left the strategic northern town of Anefis, officials said. (Image above: courtesy Samuel Quek). The attack on the army convoy leaving Anefis occurred on Saturday, July 18, following weeks of fighting with both sides attempting to…
Nigeria 17 killed in militants attack
At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state after présumable Islamist militants attacked a specialised military school that also trains police officers, the national police spokesman said late on May 16. Nigeria has been struggling an Islamist insurgency in its northeast for over 18 years. In a different area of the…
Mali: ongoing security crisis
Brussels 05.05.2026 Mali’s leader General Assimi Goïta has been appointed as Defence Minister after the officer who previously held the post was killed in a wave of jihadist’s, and Tuareg’s rebels attacks.(Image above: courtesy Bob Brewer). The West African country has been going thought a security crisis for more than a week after an alliance…
DR Congo-Rwanda: Advancing Peace
Brussels 24.04.2026 On April 23, 2026, representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda, along with the United States, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union mediator), and the African Union Commission convened to assess implementation of the Peace Agreement, signed on June 27,…
UN: Slavery as “historical wrongs”
Strasbourg 26.03.2026 The UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’ spearheaded by Ghana received 123 votes in favour. Three countries – Argentina, Israel and the United States – voted against and 52 abstained. The UN General Assembly has adopted a Ghana-led resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity,” passing despite opposition…
SA: Ramaphosa targets organized crime
Brussels 16.02.2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to assist the police fight criminal gangs and illegal mining in South Africa. (Image above: illustration) Gang violence is a major problem in South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest murder rates. A deeper look at the latest statistics shows that the…