AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

French soldiers slain in Burkina Faso hostage operation

Four hostages have been rescued by the military in Burkina Faso, the Ministry of foreign affairs of France informed in a communique. #Bénin pic.twitter.com/uj4YttnGXC — Jean-Yves Le Drian (@JY_LeDrian) May 10, 2019 Two French, one American woman and one South Korean woman. It is with profound sadness that the government informed about the death of…

IS claims Magumeri killings

Islamic State (IS) terrorist group killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an assault on the northeastern town of Magumeri, the group claimed through related news agency AMAQ. We burnt military barracks and killed 10 soldiers in Borno, says Islamic State The Islamic State (IS) says it killed 10 soldiers in an attack in Magumeri, a community…

Benin guide found dead

A corpse of the guide for two French tourists who went missing on safari in Pendjari parc in Benin last week has been found in a burnt car, a local official and a regional security source said. The fate of two French tourists, who failed to return to the lodge in the Pendjari National Park…

Tripoli battle victims toll rising

The UN has recorded close to 350 people killed, including 22 civilians, and over 1,650 wounded, including 74 civilians. human rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet informed, expressing serious concerns . The actual number of civilians killed or injured “is likely to be higher”, she added. As the armed conflict in #Tripoli, #Libya continues into May, the toll for all of April 2019…

Ebola fighters under attack

World Health Organization (WHO) said it feared continued “intense transmission” of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where deaths from a nine-month-old epidemic is 994 and expected to exceed 1,000 within hours. The WHO plans to introduce an unlicensed new Ebola vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, in addition to a Merck vaccine…

Ethiopia.: Pastoralists killed in Sitti

Eleven civilians, the majority of whom cattle farmers (agropastoralists), were killed by members of the Afar regional state special forces, Mustefa Omer, president of Somali regional state confirmed to Addis Standard. The incident occurred in Sitti zone, Somali region of Ethiopia, in Madane Kebele, Earlier several individuals with family ties in the area presumed that the civilians were…

African Union imposes Sudan power transfer

The African Union (AU) demanded Sudan’s military to hand over power to a civilian-led transitional authority within 60 days. #BREAKING African Union gives Sudan military further 60 days to hand power to civilians: statement pic.twitter.com/fAiUMrF7KG — AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 1, 2019 In a statement, the AU said it noted “with deep regret” that…

Pope for aid to migrants in Libya

Pope Francis has appealed for the evacuation of women, children and sick migrants trapped in Libyan detention centers as soon as possible, through humanitarian corridors. During his Regina Coeli prayer, the Pontiff said the refugees’ situation, “which is already very serious, has become even more dangerous due to the ongoing conflict.” Pope appeals for evacuation…

Red Cross leaves Tripoli

Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (@ICRC) in Libya left Tripoli, according to their own statement on the Twitter micro blog page. “We didn’t want to leave. But as fighting intensified, we couldn’t stand it. We were scared we would be hit by a shell, so we left. We didn’t bring anything.” Escalating…

Zintan military moving to Tripoli

The launch of the second phase of the battle for Tripoli, has been reported by the local portal Al-Wasat. The spokesman for the General Command, Major General Ahmad Al-Mismari, announced that “the commander of the western military zone, Major General Idris Madi, is heading a large force from the city of Zintan under the Tripoli liberation…