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Sexual violence used as a weapon of war in Tigray, Ethiopia, according to the United States
WASHINGTON, United States - US Believes Sexual Violence Against Women And Girls Is Used As New Tool Of War In Tigray Region, With Ethiopian National Defense Forces , with Eritrean troops and Amhara regional forces cited as usual suspects.
Several reports by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other global rights groups indicate that thousands of women have been raped, others killed since November 2020, when Ethiopia launched operations in Tigray in the continuation of the Popular Front for the Liberation of…
Exposed: Abiy Ahmed’s plot to “eliminate” the Tigrayans
NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in the Tigray region may have been planned by the Addis Ababa authorities, a senior Finnish official said, long before the Ethiopian National Defense Forces even. were deployed to the area after the attack on the Northern Command.
For nearly eight months, the ENDF reinforced by Eritrean troops have descended on the Tigray region, triggering a humanitarian crisis that has drawn international attention. Thousands of Tigrayans are believed to have been killed in what some call genocide.
But…
Somali soldiers complete training in Eritrea, “subjected” to slavery
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thousands of Somali soldiers training in Eritrea completed their training two years after recruiting, a senior source confirmed, but they have since been subjected to "slavery" by their hosts and are being treated "in an inhuman manner. ".
In an interview with Voice of America, Somali, one of the soldiers recounts his experience in Eritrea, giving a clue as to what might happen to them, even as the Somali government remains quiet about their fate and future in the military.
Speaking anonymously,…
Police crack down on a demonstration by Islamists
Thousands of people demonstrated on Friday, June 18, at the exit of mosques to condemn the rise in murders, thefts and rapes recorded in recent months in the country, particularly in the capital Nouakchott. The demonstrators demanded the application of sharia, the Islamic law, against the perpetrators of these crimes. After walking from the Grand Mosque to the city center, they were violently dispersed by riot police using tear gas.
as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour Salem
Tear gas bombs dropped by riot police…
Strong controversy between Ethiopia and the Union
On Friday, Addis Ababa accused the EU's special envoy of making false statements with colonialist overtones.
as reported from Nairobi, Sebastien nemethEthiopians refer to a meeting on Tuesday between Finnish Pekka Haavisto and a committee of the European Parliament during which the special envoy accused the Ethiopian authorities…
Tributes were poured in southern Africa after
Zambia has declared 21 days of national mourning following the death of father Kenneth Kaunda on Thursday at the age of 97. And tributes follow each other from especially southern Africa.
Like Zambia, South Africa has declared a period of national mourning: ten days of immediate effect in memory, says Cyril Ramaphosa, of…
one year after coming to power, what results
In Burundi, President Evariste Ndayishimiy celebrates the first anniversary of his accession to power on June 18 with a three-day religious crusade in Gitega, in the center of the country. The presidency made a brilliant assessment of this first year, civil society for its part is more reserved.
The religious crusade in Gitega,…
FARDC is accused of possible war crimes in
The Congolese president continued his stay in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday in Beni and Butembo, northern Kivu, before landing in Bunia, Ituri. Felix Tshisekedia once again defended the besieged state established in these abused provinces. According to him, it should make it possible to put an end to the uncertainty but also to the army's "shenanigans" in the management of the…
The WHO was concerned about the growing expansion of
Africa regrets 135,000 deaths from Covid, less than in other regions of the world. But the third wave is strengthening and accelerating on the continent, warns the World Health Organization (WHO).
The number of deaths in Africa increased by 15% last week in Africa. Five countries are concentrating three quarters of the new…
How Madagascar intends to deepen its struggle
Generation Equality Forum (FGE) is a global gathering for gender equality held in Paris from June 30 to July 2. It was also available on the Big Island and opened on Thursday, June 17 through six themes: climate justice, technological innovation, sexual and reproductive health, or gender-based violence.
as reported from…