Zimbabwe suffered an internet paralysis on January 18 as a result of the authorities extended communications ban to exchange emails after days of deadly protests over fuel price increases. Deeply concerned by reports of violence, fatalities, internet shutdown and security crack-down this week in #Zimbabwe . I summoned Ambassador to @foreignoffice to discuss concerns in person….
Category: Crisis
Protesters block roads in Harare
Zimbabwe protesters blocked the roads and burned tires in a suburb of Harare , two days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a considerable fuel price hike in an effort to stem a deepening economic crisis. 150 percent price rise fails to fill Zimbabwe's fuel pumps https://t.co/rJC5nkklsH pic.twitter.com/12trGDDoTY — Reuters (@Reuters) January 13, 2019 Cash shortages have…
Americans requested to leave Congo for safety reasons
The US Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo is warning the American citizens to leave the country, while Congolese officials prepare to announce election results. The US government is advising citizens to leave #DRC. Bit late?Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (January 9, 2019) | U.S. Embassy in the…
Gabon conceals details of coup d’état
Gabon concealed the details of an attempted military coup d’état, killing two suspected plotters and capturing seven others just hours after they took over state radio in a bid to end 50 years of rule by President Ali Bongo’s family. There have been over 200 coups in Africa, but are they becoming less frequent? #Gabon…
Gabon coup d’état failed
The situation in Gabon is “under control” following an attempted military coup, a spokesman for the government said. All five of military who attempted to seize power have been arrested by the authorities. The junior officers claimed they took part in the coup “to restore democracy” in oil-rich Gabon, where the President’s family has ruled…
UN Security Council devided over Congo
The United Nations Security Council is divided over the attitude toward Democratic Republic of Congo presidential elections, according to an leaked internal report quoted by Reuters. UN Security Council is split on how to react to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's problematic election process pic.twitter.com/Z1K5EoT9zd — TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) January 5, 2019 “Tensions…
Trump deploys troops in Gabon ready to act
The US military has deployed additional soldiers to Gabon amid fears of violent protests in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the aftermath of the presidential elections. 80 US troops sent to #Gabon because of electoral upheaval in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, one Congo away https://t.co/oOVGkpgU0X — RT (@RT_com) January 5, 2019 President…
Military sent to protect Americans in Congo
US troops will assist US citizens, and personnel in Democratic Republic of Congo in case violent protests over recent elections threaten their security. The measure is taken by precaution. “These deployed personnel will remain in the region until the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo becomes such that their presence is no…
Al-Bashir blames foreigners Sudan unrest
President Omar al-Bashir said that the initiators of mass unrest swept Sudan in the past few weeks, receive financial support from abroad. He said this on January 3 in Khartoum during a speech on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the independence of the east African state. For weeks, the Sudanese people have been…
Mass protests in port Sudan
Demonstrations demanding President Omar al-Bashir to resign erupted in city of Port Sudan (pictured), where protesters condemned alleged repression by the government and deteriorating economic conditions, Turkish News Agency Anadolu reports. Security forces dispersed hundreds of demonstrators with teargas, eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency. Tear gas fired at Sudan protesters trying to deliver anti-government petition https://t.co/yFSquKqy8P pic.twitter.com/a3aamuXBXT…
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