More than ten Kenyan soldiers died and five others injured in an attack by Al-Shabab fighters in Gedo region, near the Kenya-Somalia border. It comes after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device(IED). Officials have yet to reveal their names, but a former Kenyan presidential candidate said on Twitter …
Read More »US rejects bid to recognize self-declared republic of Somaliland
The US Department of State has rejected the latest request for recognition by the leader of self-declared republic of Somaliland. Although secessionist from Somalia more than 30 years ago, Somaliland is still not recognized as an independent state by the African Union or the United Nations. Its president Muse Bihi …
Read More »Sudan: protests in the streets against hike in bread’s price
Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities across the country to protest against rising bread and fuel prices. Security forces have fired tear gas at people protesting against sharp rises in the cost of bread and fuel. Demonstrators said live bullets were used …
Read More »Somalia: elections will not take place as planned
Somalia is likely to miss a deadline to conclude long-delayed parliamentary elections as political disagreements continue in the country. The federal government had set a deadline of March 15 to complete the polls, but more than 50 seats in the legislature are yet to be filled. This could in turn …
Read More »Ethiopia: several killed in ambushes and reprisals – rights body
At least 53 people died in western Ethiopia after an unidentified armed group attacked a civilian convoy and its military escort in a region plagued by ethnic violence, Reuters agency reports, citing a rights body appointed by the government on Sunday. The previously unreported attack occurred on March 2 in …
Read More »Ethiopian rights group accuses rebels of killing and torturing hundreds of civilians
The Ethiopian human rights body has accused rebels of killing at least 750 civilians in the northern Afar and Amhara regions in the second half of last year. More than half died in air strikes and heavy artillery fire, it said, adding that the rest died in extra-judicial killings. It …
Read More »Ethiopia: opposition figure Dawud Ibsa under house arrest
An inquiry committee set up by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (Nebe) has confirmed the house arrest of the chairman of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Dawud Ibsa since May 2021. Security agents have surrounded Mr. Dawud’s residence and are preventing visits to the president, according to reports. …
Read More »Chad: Rights group accuses security forces of killing dozens
Human Rights Watch has accused security forces in Chad of killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 80 others as they violently dispersed thousands of protesters in the east of the country. January’s demonstration in the city of Abéché was against plans to appoint a new traditional chief. …
Read More »Sudan: protesters face tear gas during a Women’s Day rally
Sudanese protesters marching against military rule on International Women’s Day were met with tear gas as they approached the presidential palace on Tuesday, Reuters agency reports. Women’s rights groups had called for the protest along with neighborhood resistance committees that have staged street protests since the military took over in …
Read More »Dynamite kills children playing in Ethiopia
Seven children playing at a road-construction storage site have died after a dynamite explosion in northern Ethiopia, the BBC reports. Construction firms set up camps to store their equipment, which is where the children were hanging out unaware of the danger. Police are warning the community in the West Armachiho …
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