A Sudanese protester has been shot dead by security forces on Thursday during anti-coup demonstrations held across the country, several media reported. Thousands of Sudanese were marching towards the presidential palace in the capital city Khartoum. They were met by gunfire and tear gas from security forces, the BBC reported. …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines now has new General Manager
Less than 24 hours after the resignation of Tewolde GebreMariam at the head of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew, the general manager of Asky has been appointed to succeed him. Managing Director of Asky, the Ethiopian Mesfin Tasew was appointed on March 24 to head the Ethiopian Airlines group. This appointment …
Read More »Ethiopia: rebels satisfied with ceasefire decision in Tigray region
Authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have welcomed the ceasefire in the region and said they will do everything possible to ensure its success. It comes after the federal government earlier announced an indefinite humanitarian truce in the country’s civil war. In a statement, the Tigrayan forces said they were committed …
Read More »South Sudan: President Salva Kiir sacks health minister
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked health minister, Elizabeth Acuei Yol, according to a decree announced by state media on Wednesday night. No reasons were given for the firing of the minister. Ms Yol is the first cabinet minister from the party of the First Vice-President Riek Machar, the …
Read More »Somalia: female MP killed in suicide bombing
At least 15 people, including a female member of the Somali federal parliament, were killed in two suicide bombings in Beledweyne town in central Somalia. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has termed the killing of Amina Mohamed Abdi “an assassination”. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has tweeted a message of …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines CEO resigns for this particular reason
Tewolde Gebremariam, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ethiopian Airlines, the African largest carrier, is stepping down from his post, the company has announced. Mr Gebremariam, who led the airline for 11 years, during which the company experienced significant growth, resigned due to health issues. The company said he was …
Read More »Somalia: several dead in the attack on the main airport military base
A gunfight at the entrance to the international airport complex outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left at least eight people dead, local media reported. Aden Adde International Airport hosts peacekeepers, the offices of UN organisations and diplomatic missions. According to a police spokesman, five of the dead were foreigners, …
Read More »Somalia: Army thwarts Al-Shabab attack on main airport military base
Somali security forces have thwarted an attack on a military base at the sprawling international airport complex outside the capital, Mogadishu, the state television reported. The Somali army killed two armed assailants who were trying to break into a military base, state television said. Earlier in the day, state TV …
Read More »Sudan: Foreign ministry denies presence of Russian mercenaries
Foreign ministry in Sudan on Tuesday denied the presence of Russian private military contractor Wagner Group in the country, in response to a statement by Western diplomats, Reuters reports. The Sudanese statement comes after one of Sudan’s military leaders paid a high-profile visit to Russia on the eve of Russia’s …
Read More »Sudan: Mass protests across the country against rising prices and military rule
Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of the capital Khartoum and other cities across the country on Thursday to protest against the military coup and soaring prices for electricity, fuel and bread. Sudanese were again in the streets of the country. This time, not only to call for the …
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