massacres

Madagascar has tried to bury its dark past, but cinema resurrects it in Zanatany. Director Hachimiya Ahamada revisits the massacre of Comorians in December 1976 in Majunga. The short film, shot entirely on the island, has been screening at international festivals since the beginning of the year. It was shown to a Malagasy audience for the first time at the Alliance Française in Majunga.

The victims and the families of the victims of the massacres in the early 1980s finally heard. In a statement following further discussions with traditional leaders, the Zimbabwean government said the victims could be exhumed and buried with dignity according to custom. It was a promise from the president that went back to 2019.…

Massacres and war fuel ethnic fervor in Ethiopia's Amhara NAIROBI, Kenya - As he set out to vote in Ethiopia's national elections, Tesfahun Sisay chose his outfit with determination, donning a T-shirt featuring a man's face and a Kalashnikov rifle. This man was Asaminew Tsige: Revered by many in Amhara, Asaminew commanded the muscular security forces in the region until two years ago, when he…

Because the starting of November, the federal military has launched a large-scale navy operation towards the TPLF, the ability in Tigray, the northern province on the border with Eritrea. On November 28, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claimed victory, however violence continued. Many mass crimes have emerged. Each camp is concerned, the humanitarian state of affairs is catastrophic and the clashes…

Can Ethiopia free itself from the spiral of violence in which it finds itself? The clashes continue in the province of Tigray, thirteen days after the launch of an offensive by the federal army against the Tiger Party TPLF, described as a mafia by the government. More worryingly, new ethnic massacres have taken place in the rest of Ethiopia, killing at least 34 people overnight from Saturday to Sunday.…