Horn of Africa

Thousands of people took to the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum and other cities on Monday to demonstrate against military rule and call for the restoration of civilian rule, Reuters reported. The demonstrators were worried about the return to government of members of the overthrown regime of former President …

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has visited areas affected by the civil war between government and allied forces and Tigray rebels in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the BBC reports. Ms Mohammed on Sunday visited a mass grave and the state broadcaster Fana tweeted photos: #Ethiopia: #UN Deputy Secretary-General witnesses mass grave, …

The group that led protests in the uprising that toppled Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir said on Friday it was refusing to meet with Volker Perthes, the UN Special Representative to Sudan, Reuters agency reports. In a statement on Twitter, the Sudanese Professionals Association announces its refusal to meet Mr. …

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has accused federal troops in Oromia, the country’s largest region, of killing 14 civilians in December, including local elders. Earlier, the authorities had said an armed rebel group, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), was behind the attacks. The report from the commission – hailed …

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) said a protester has been killed as security forces confronted thousands of people protesting against military rule in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday. The 27-year-old, Mohamed Yousef Ismail, was hit in the chest, medics said. Security forces fired tear gas to try to …

The man who has been the face of the conflict in Ethiopia – senior army commander General Bacha Debele has been appointed as an ambassador. Details of his destination have not yet been revealed by the president’s office. On Wednesday, the president’s cabinet said it intended to end the state …

The UN has condemned the killing of civilians in cattle raids at Jonglei state in eastern South Sudan and called for an investigation into the matter. The UN’s peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says armed youth from Murle community carried out attacks and cattle raids in Dungrut and Machined …

Ethiopian army is planning to enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle and “eliminate” rebellious forces, a top military official said on Friday. In an interview with state-affiliated media outlet Fana broadcast, Ethiopian Defence Forces (EDF) deputy army chief General Abebaw Tadesse said the country would not be at peace …

Social network Twitter said it has suspended a number of accounts focusing on the conflict in Ethiopia for violating its rules including engaging in hashtag and mention spam. The social media company said it had taken this action for “violations of the Twitter rules, including engaging in hashtag and mention …

At least two people have been killed in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa after security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition into crowds attending Epiphany’s religious festival, local media report. Followers of the Orthodox Church – the most widely practised faith in the country – were observing part of the …