Turkey strongly condemned on Tuesday the terrorist attack against the military base of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in the center of the country, where Burunian soldiers house. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the attack by Al-Shabab militants on the AU base. “We strongly …
Read More »African Union reacts after attack on its base in Somalia
African Union chairperson Moussa Faki has condemned an attack on the institution’s military base in central Somalia where Burundian soldiers house. Al-Shabab militants are accused of carrying out the attack in which 170 soldiers reportedly died. But the AU has not yet released the number of casualties in the attack …
Read More »Somalia: African Union base attacked by Islamist militants
Al-Shabab Islamist militants targeted an African Union base in central Somalia where Burundian soldiers house, news agencies reported. Witnesses said there was heavy fighting at the base, which is about 130 km (80 miles) northeast of the capital, Mogadishu. According to the local military commander, Mohamed Ali, militants launched the …
Read More »Ethiopia: dozens arrested after clashes during Eid
Ethiopian security forces have arrested 76 people suspected of instigating violence on Monday against Muslims who had gathered in the capital, Addis Ababa. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds during the incident but there were no reports of casualties. Tens of thousands of Muslims were attending Eid prayers in …
Read More »Sudan: court orders return of key Islamist group
A High court in Sudan reversed a decision dissolving Islamic Call Organization, an organizing and financing arm for the regime that helped to finance Islamist groups including Hamas, Reuters agency reported. This is one more step towards the rehabilitation of the allies of the old regime. Analysts say it is …
Read More »Ethiopia: mosques and churches burnt down in various regions
Mosques and churches were set on fire by mobs in several locations in northern and southern Ethiopia on Thursday, local media reported. Violence erupted after at least 20 Muslims were killed and hundreds more injured while attending a funeral of a local religious figure on Tuesday in Gondar city in …
Read More »Somalia: parliament has new Speaker
Somali lawmakers elected Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur as the new president on Thursday, in a vote delayed due to disagreements over who would be in charge of security at the polling place. Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur was declared winner in a vote overseen by Abdisalan Liban Dhabancad, parliament’s interim speaker. …
Read More »Sudan: fighting resumes in Darfur region
Fighting resumed in the Sudanese city of El Geneina in the Darfur region, where at least 200 people died over the weekend, according to reports. Following a lull in the fighting on Tuesday the sound of heavy gunfire can once again be heard. Tension has been high between Arab nomads …
Read More »Sudan: release of prominent opposition figure
Prominent Sudanese politician and former Cabinet minister, Khalid Omer Yousif, was released on bail on Tuesday, a lawyer on his defense team said. Mr Yousif and other politicians were arrested in February after a coup by the military leaders who shared power with the civilian coalition they are part of, …
Read More »Somalia: Al-Shabab denies plan to attack President and PM
The al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab militant group has dismissed reports that it was planning an attack against the Somali president and prime minister. Pro-al-Shabab Somali Memo website quoted an unnamed senior al-Shabab commander who termed the claim by the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) “laughable”. The Shabab commander said Nisa …
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