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Tigray: Echoes of Conflict Tigray: Echoes of Conflict Almost two years post-conflict, northern Ethiopia's Tigray region grapples with monumental hurdles. Tigrayans clashed with the Ethiopian central government, which had backing from Eritrea and other areas, including the Amharas. "From 2020 to 2022, the war may have claimed as many as 600,000 lives," according to the African Union. Some voices go so far as to suspect genocide. The Pretoria peace accord was inked twenty months ago, yet…

Ugandan Soldiers Implicated in Fatal Incident Involving Somali Farmers MOGADISHU, Somalia - Soldiers from the Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have been implicated in the brutal killing of two farmers in southern Somalia, an event that might spark significant outrage and impact peacekeeping efforts. The implicated UPDF troops are part of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), assigned with the task of maintaining order and stability. The ATMIS unit has started a planned withdrawal consistent with…

Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Continues The brutal conflict in Sudan has raged on for over a year now. Reports from the High Committee of Refugees reveal that a staggering 10 million Sudanese people have been forced out of their homes, with 8 million of them still stranded within the country. The situation is dire, particularly for the thousands of farmers who have been uprooted from their land. This mass displacement has disrupted agricultural activities for two consecutive seasons, sparking concerns of a looming famine…

The battle has been occurring for greater than seven months in Tigray, in northern Ethiopia. The Federal Military, with the help of Eritrean troopers, is combating the TPLF's outdated energy. The humanitarian scenario is critical with 4.5 million folks insecure and famine threatening because the planting season approaches. Throughout the Tigray, farmers need to plow in order that they can plant earlier…

For six months, the price of fertilizer has risen. As a result, some farmers are being forced to reduce their use on the African continent. A trend that will not be without consequences. West African farmers are the big losers in the fertilizer market this year. Prices have reached their peak. And some operators are in…

In Chad, we have witnessed a generalization of the conflict between farmers and shepherds for two months. There are dozens of deaths in several provinces. Serious allegations are being made against the civilian and military authorities. This situation, which has been going on for several years, is only getting worse. During the night from Sunday to Monday, a field between Delbian and Béré, in Tandjilé, in southern Chad, was destroyed, leaving seven farmers and shepherds dead. The angry population attacked the prefecture…

The bishops are asking the head of state to intervene to put an end to the conflicts between herdsmen and farmers who have claimed dozens of lives since the harvests began two months ago. The phenomenon has been going on for several years and undermines the peaceful coexistence between breeders and farmers without the public authorities succeeding in stopping it.…

At least 43 farmers were killed by Boko Haram on Saturday 28 November in northeastern Nigeria as residents of the region went to the polls to elect their local representatives and advisers. This tragedy has therefore plagued the first vote in 13 years in this region, which has been hit by a jihadist uprising, which has left 36,000 dead and two million displaced since 2019.…

The world's main cocoa producer, Côte d'Ivoire and its neighbor Ghana and the world's second largest producer, promised final yr to lift the worth paid to growers by establishing, after session with the multinational chocolate corporations, a "Differential of First rate Earnings" of 400 In consequence, on 1 October, Côte d'Ivoire formally set the worth paid for crops at 1,000 CFA francs per kilogram of…

The latest killing of a farmer in South Africa has revived racial tensions in latest weeks, we just lately spoke with our Cape City correspondent. Additionally on this system is Nigeria on its ninth day of anti-police brutal protests, we provide the newest. And in Kenya, efforts to cease poaching have had good outcomes, because the elephant inhabitants has doubled inside 30 years. .