East Africa

In Madagascar, October 14, 2020 should have been a big day. A day of national glow that does not work, to replace the wasted day of June 26: the pandemic had in fact prevented the celebration of the island's 60 years of independence with great fanfare. But this Wednesday, the anniversary of the First Republic, Covid-19 came again to play spoiler. The government had to return and eventually urged the…

Fast information The militant group, which launches common assaults to undermine the Somali authorities backed by UN and African Union peacekeepers, has claimed the lives of 24 troopers. Not less than 13 Somali troops have died after the military attacked the militant group al Shabab in a jungle and farms close to the Afgoye district northwest of the capital Mogadishu,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Authorities of Somalia and the United Nations as we speak signed a brand new cooperation settlement outlining how the nation and the world physique will work collectively for the following 5 years to realize peace, stability and prosperity for all Somalis. The signing ceremony of the settlement - the United Nations Sustainable Growth Cooperation (UNCF) - was held within the capital Mogadishu and was attended by the Authorities by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled and the…

AFGOYE, Somalia - Al-Shabaab militants ambush the Somali nationwide military on Wednesday troops close to Afgoye city within the Decrease Shabelle area, the preliminary experiences present, in one of many raids that may very well be the worst lately within the Horn of Africa, which has struggled with stability for many years now. Studies present that over 18 troopers had been murdered in chilly blood by the militants who management giant components of rural in central and southern Somalia, who've been preventing…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A number of troops chosen from the Gorgor elite troopers have been deployed to the border between Kenya and Somalia within the Gedo area, high military officers from the Somali Nationwide Military stated in an announcement, in a transfer that would additional give rise to conflicts between Kenya Protection Forces and SNA. In photographs posted by the military, the elite Gorgor troopers educated by Turkey are seen disembarking from a small airplane in Gedo earlier than heading to their…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has fired the commander of the particular forces Main Ismail Abdimalik below unclear circumstances and appointed Majesty Ahmed Abdullahi 'Beryare' skilled in the US as his successor. Safety specialists warned that frequent replacements of the US-trained unit may monitor down the combat in opposition to Al-Shabaab, a bunch that has ravaged the Horn of Africa for almost twenty years. No official justification has been given for Malik's dismissal, but…

Each Yemen's Houthis and Riyadh have dedicated horrific atrocities in opposition to Ethiopian migrants, rights teams say. The dire dilemma of Ethiopian migrants over Saudi Arabia and Yemen has as soon as once more proven how the battle for political energy creates insurmountable tragedies around the globe. Tens of 1000's of…

Wine, a musician who turned a lawmaker whose actual identify is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, met with different leaders of his Nationwide Unity Platform occasion as police swung in and cordoned off the realm. Armed police have "besieged" the marketing campaign's headquarters for Bobi Wine, a pop star and politician searching for Uganda's presidency within the 2021 election. Police confiscated gadgets corresponding to safety cameras and provides of purple berets which are symbols of Win's widespread marketing campaign,…

Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki ended a high-profile three-day official visit to Ethiopia on Wednesday, October 15, accompanied by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This visit, the second this year, was an opportunity for the two men to confirm their friendship. And suddenly to send a signal to the authorities of the Ethiopian province of Tigray in a state of de facto rebellion against the federal authorities. Every meeting between the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea is an opportunity to take beautiful pictures. This time…

Father Ludovic Lado left Douala on Monday for the capital Yaoundé, which he expected to reach on October 22. A "pilgrimage" according to him was intended to promote "peace" in the English-speaking northeast and northwest country. The Jesuit also planned to meet the spokesman for the opponent Maurice Kamto. But the police did not give him the opportunity. The religious were arrested on Tuesday, October 13 and driven back to Douala. It was around noon. 18 Tuesday when police brought Ludovic Lado back to the front row. Not…