The triple explosion and following gunfire attack next to the hotel in Mogadishu area claimed lives of 39 people and left 17 wounded, media has been reporting since November 9 afternoon, when the suicide bomber used his device. Death toll from Somalia hotel attack rises to 39 https://t.co/aug6jrviqC — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) November 10, 2018…
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Ethiopia mass grave investigated
A mass grave with 200 bodies is under Ethiopia police examination, investigating the burial discovered at the border between the Oromia (Oromiya) and Somali regions, state-media said. Police in Ethiopia say thet found mass grave of 200 people (Liyu police Abdi Mohammed Iley) they have discovered a mass grave with 200 bodies near the border between…
Juba celebrates peace
The EU gave positive evaluation of the initial steps taken towards the implementation of the ‘Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan’, signed on 12 September under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)’, but Europe expects it should be followed by other actions in the same direction. Today…
France proposes sanctions against Tripoli militias
At the U.N. Security Council France proposes to implement sanctions on militias involved in ongoing clashes between rival factions Tripoli, which has undermined U.N. efforts to hold elections in Libya by year-end to unite the country. Press conference of French Foreign Minister Le Drian : focus on #climate and #environment & #education & #HumanRights &…
Escape of hundreds Tripoli prisoners
Hundreds of prisoners escaped from Tripoli jail using the “window of opportunity” opened due to destabilization caused by ongoing fighting between rival armed groups in the Libyan capital. An official said as the United Nations called for the warring parties to meet on September 4. 400 Inmates Escape From Prison In Libya's Tripoli As Clashes Between…
Tripoli in whirlwind of violence
The United States, France, Italy and Britain condemned what they described an escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital Tripoli, warning that armed groups which undermined Libyan stability would be made accountable. The confrontation resulted in closure of Tripoli airport after some rockets were fired in its direction, a spokesman for the state airline…
South Sudan refuses peace deal
South Sudan’s rebel chief Riek Machar on Tuesday, August 28, refused to sign a final peace deal, which aims to end a brutal civil war, with the government, according to a Sudanese mediator. Here’s a bit of the reasoning why Riek Machar is refusing to sign a peace deal in Khartoum. Essentially, the SPLM-IO says, the…
Wounded and killed Oromos in Ethiopia
Killed and wounded people by security forces in eastern Ethiopia at the weekend were reported by senior regional official. “The victims were all ethnic Oromos. The perpetrators were members of a paramilitary force,” said Negeri Lencho, spokesman for the Oromiya state administration. Ethiopian forces kill at least 40 in east -regional official https://t.co/D6oBL9ZkrQ — Reuters…
Outbreak of violence in Jijiga
Ethiopian soldiers exchanged fire with members of local government security forces on in the country’s eastern Somali region after central authorities sought to arrest regional officials, via social media witnesses report scenes of violence. Mass riots have erupted in #Ethiopia's Somali regions capital of Jigjiga after the Federal forces entered the city and 'seized' the…
Boko Haram attacks at Lake Chad
Attack attributed to Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region left behind 18 people dead, a Chadian military source said on Sunday. “Boko Haram elements attacked a village south of Daboua,” not far from Chad’s border with Niger, at around 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on July 19, the military source said. The assailants “cut…
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