East Africa

Former Mauritanian head of state Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, the country's first democratically elected president in 2007 and overthrown by a coup the following year, died on the night of November 22 to 23 in a clinic in the capital, Nouakchott, of a long illness. A three-day national mourning has been observed since the morning of 23 November throughout the territory.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has as soon as once more accused the present administration of failing to reform the nation's judicial system, arguing that 1000's of residents are actually compelled to hunt justice in al-Shabaab courts throughout the nation. For greater than a decade, al-Shabaab has struggled to overthrow the delicate UN-backed Somalia administration, however their efforts have been hampered by army forces, significantly these from the US-African Union Command and…

The Fifa Ethics Commission suspended the current president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for five years and fined him 185,000 euros, especially for embezzlement. After 30 years of the Ayatouean presidency of the African Football Confederation, Ahmad was elected by the Madagascar to everyone's surprise in March…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's long-awaited election continues to hold on a thread following the opposition's newest calls for, which have claimed that the present administration could have the plan to rig the presidential election scheduled for February subsequent 12 months. Regardless of a pre-election settlement signed in September by representatives of regional governments and the federal authorities of Somalia, most points stay unchallenged, with these overseeing the train being the final thorn within the…

On the run from the fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray province, thousands of refugees - 38,000 according to the UNHCR - continue to flee to Sudan. In parallel with the offensive led by the troops of the regular army, they say they were victims of the Amharas, the neighboring ethnic group of the Tigrayans. Militias and armed groups wanted to allocate their land.…

The United Nations referred to as on Ethiopia on Monday to make sure the safety of civilians, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender earlier than a navy offensive towards the regional capital Mekelle. A whole bunch, probably hundreds, have been killed in preventing that erupted on November 4 between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigray's regional military, sending greater than 30,000 refugees to neighboring Sudan. Catherine Sozi, the UN humanitarian coordinator…

BOSSASO, Northeastern State - At the very least 5 Yemeni fishermen have been killed Sunday night time after heavy rain and robust winds within the coastal strip of Somalia's Northeastern State state, authorities mentioned within the newest wave of rain that has triggered chaos in areas alongside the Indian Ocean. Round. 18:00 native time Sunday, Gati landed over Hafun, Northeastern State, like a really extreme cyclone storm. The storm had wind speeds of about 130-140 km / h (80-87 mph) based mostly on 3-minute…

The United Nations referred to as on Ethiopia on Monday to make sure the safety of civilians, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender earlier than a army offensive towards the regional capital Mekelle. Tons of, presumably 1000's, have been killed in preventing that erupted on November 4 between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigray's regional military, sending greater than 30,000 refugees to neighboring Sudan. Catherine Sozi, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for…

Images shrinking in Kenya. Those of the Vice President, William Ruto, in the Emirate of Dubai. On Saturday night, the politician wanted to share his evening spent in the restaurant of the famous Turkish butcher "Salt Bae". This restaurateur whose entrecote plated with gold leaf made its reputation and now attracts stars from all over the world.…

This is the big annual meeting for fans of the 7th art in Madagascar. The 15th edition of the short film meetings started this weekend in the cinema at the French Institute in Antananarivo. A Pan-African short film festival that this year brings together works by some thirty directors from the Big Island and the continent, especially from Kenya, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast,…