East Africa

The Ethiopian military plans to encompass the rebel-based capital of the Tigray area with tanks and may use artillery on town to attempt to finish a virtually three-week struggle, a army spokesman stated on Sunday, urging civilians to avoid wasting themselves. The Tigray Folks's Liberation Entrance (TPLF), which refuses to surrender its rule within the northern area, stated its forces dug ditches and stood agency. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's federal troops have captured various cities throughout…

Anger is escalating in Kenya after the deaths of two famous doctors this weekend. They gave in to Covid-19 when the country faces a second deadly wave. More than 2,000 health workers have contracted the virus since the pandemic began. Dozens died of it. Their union is threatening to strike if nothing is done to protect them.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The convention convened by Somalia's opposition leaders enters its second day in Mogadishu on Sunday with the present settlement earlier than the election to be mentioned once more, even because the federal authorities of Somalia insists that the election proceed as deliberate. For months, opposition teams have been at odds with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whom they accuse of predetermining the result of putting in the Nationwide Intelligence Safety Company dismissals within the…

Does the history of decolonization tell from a colonization perspective? A dude to the classic historical story that reflects the gaze of colonizing Europe. This was the position taken by three documentaries entitled "Decolonizations" and directed by Karim Miské, Pierre Singaravélou and Marc ball, which was broadcast last year on the French-German TV channel Arte. These documentaries are today the subject of an eponymous book published in a joint edition by Seuil and Arte éditions. Marc Ball is a guest of Julie Vandal.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Director of Somalia's Nationwide Intelligence Safety Company Fahad Yasin stays a thorn within the flesh with just some days till the beginning of the nation's extremely anticipated election, with the opposition workforce nonetheless accusing him of planning "voter manipulation". All prime presidential candidates led by former presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud together with instant former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire gathered in Mogadishu on Saturday for a seminar…

Since the meeting between Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and the leader of the united opposition, Henri Konan Bédié, on November 11, the two camps have been relatively quiet. Although tensions have fallen one step in the country, the election crisis, which has caused the deaths of at least 85 people, is far from resolved. On Friday, November 20, Henri Konan Bédié, chairman of the PDCI, officially announced that he would "suspend" this dialogue as long as the opposition cadres, still in prison, were not released. "I…

Madagascar owns a video game tournament on the big screen for two days. From this Saturday 21 November until Sunday evening (17:00), this weekend's video games will be held in the capital Antananarivo, on giant screens in one of the only cinemas in the country. A first. It is a concept that attracts many confirmed players but also amateurs. On the Big Island, access to a personal game console is still rare for most households, associations and communities of players and e-sports are in full development. Pictures of…

KISMAYO, Somalia - In an effort to assist understand the conclusion of Somalia's agricultural improvement, Kenya Protection Forces troopers serving throughout the African Union mission in Somalia arrange demonstration farms to enhance their sharing of gardening information with the locals, particularly younger folks and girls Somalia, which has struggled with instability resulting from al-Shabaab's militant resurgence, is essentially a dry nation the place agriculture is hardly practiced. However the presence of…

Along with Covid-19, it's a new wave of grasshoppers that has hit the Horn of Africa for a number of weeks. Extraordinarily voracious, these grasshoppers have devoured hectares of crops within the area for over a yr and induced a serious meals disaster.

During the launch of the "10 days to sign" campaign, Amnesty International this year highlights the case of Germain Rukuki, a human rights activist in Burundi who was arrested in July 2017.