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“We have taken this decision with a heavy heart and after much internal discussion,” INTERSOS Director General Kostas Moschochoritis said. “We value the history of our relationships with the people of Somalia and the service we have provided through years of humanitarian collaboration.” The decision to close the mission follows the discovery by our internal oversight mechanisms of fraudulent financial activity. Given the complexity of the Somali operational environment, we…

Unidentified armed males launch repeated assaults on youngsters, academics and colleges in Cameroon's stressed English-speaking area, the UN mentioned on Thursday. Armed males launched 5 abuses in lower than two weeks within the nation's northwestern and southwestern areas, mentioned UN humanitarian coordinator in Cameroon, Matthias Naab, in an announcement. On Wednesday, gunmen attacked a university within the city of Limbe and tortured academics and youngsters. On the identical day, 9 youngsters had…

President John Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday morning for his second term at the helm of the country after his very wide-ranging but contested re-election on October 28 with more than 84% of the vote. A grand ceremony was organized in a stadium in Dodoma, the capital, in the presence of foreign guests and the composite bodies.…

The massacre took place earlier this week in the northern Cabo Delgado region. Last Monday, bodies were found in a forest. It is in this province rich in hydrocarbons and bordering Tanzania that rebels have raged for three years, promising allegiance to the Islamic State group. At least five adults and fifteen teenagers have…

Laurent Gbagbo's lawyers say he spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Ahmed Bakayoko on Wednesday. According to them, he expressed concern and feelings after the encirclement of the residence of former President Henri Konan Bédié. A political gesture confirming the new position of the former president. With our special…

The UN chief has expressed "concern" over reported armed clashes in northern Ethiopia, and requires instant motion to decalate tensions and guarantee a peaceable resolution to the dispute, his spokesman mentioned. "The Secretary-Common renews the UN dedication with its companions within the area to assist the Ethiopian Authorities in its reform efforts geared toward constructing a peaceable and safe future for all its peoples," UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric mentioned in a press release late Wednesday.…

The Auditor General presented his annual report to the Transitional Authorities at the end of last week. This report, which reviews public spending, has since been published. In 2019, Rigsrevisionen carried out 31 verifications concerning expenses, which were carried out between 2015 and the first quarter of 2018. Purpose: to track everything that looks like a lack of transparency or even direct fraud.…

Lakhdar Bouregaa, 87, was infected with coronavirus. This independence veteran was also a figure for the Hirak protest movement calling for a change in the system at the head of the country. Lakhdar Bouregaa was highly respected by the youth of Hirak. They saw in him a bridge between the 1954 revolution to end colonization and…

ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian authorities shut down Web companies within the midst of a disaster within the Tigray area, stated the service supplier Entry Now, wherein Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed now faces criticism from the worldwide group over his current actions that undermine democracy within the nation. Solely the Tigray area, which was hit by the remainder of the nation, stated it was okay. The area by means of the administration of the Tigray Folks's Liberation Entrance has been at odds with the Abiy…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government is trying to diversify the fragile economy, which mainly depends on the mining sector. To do this, the Congolese Prime Minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, on Wednesday launched the country's first pilot "special economic zone" in the suburbs of the capital Kinshasa.…