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These Facebook posts featuring images purportedly showing weapons seized by Somalia’s Northeastern State regional state after militias intercepted them in September 2024 are PARTLY FALSE.

Ethiopian army seized Mekelle "if necessary" ADDIS ABABA - In what appears to be a retort to the Tigray Defense Forces Victory in Mekelle, the Ethiopian government now claims that the army can return to the city in the north of the Tigray region "if necessary", casting doubt on the recently declared ceasefire. A federal government spokesperson said the ceasefire that was declared on Monday was…

In Burkina Faso, the legal soap opera between the Bolloré group and SopamSA - a company of Burkinabè businessman Mohamed Sogli - continues. The latter is suing the French group for damages incurred during the transport of an electricity group from France to Burkina Faso. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniIn 2010, the…

The authorities highlight their efforts to fight corruption. This week, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission took stock of the investigation against former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and announced that it had seized $ 153 million and 80 properties. as reported from Lagos,Liza FabbianThe head of the…

Al-Shabaab distributes Eid al-Fitr items in the town, which it seized from the Somali military MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Shabaab militants proceed to take management of strategic cities in central Somalia in a dramatic transfer that would name into query the nation's safety forces' capability to revive peace and stability earlier than the top of peacekeeping forces. Photos submitted by…

On December 1, 1990, Idriss Déby ascended to the best workplace after a coup that overthrew Hissène Habré. It has now been 30 years since Idriss Déby, promoted to the rank of marshal final summer season, on the helm of Chad. Regardless of political protests, his regime seems to be firmly established. Its document on the institutional stage is the topic of debate.…

The Somali authorities have announced that they have received a huge amount of sulfuric acid. In a brief message Wednesday, intelligence services said they had seized 79 tons. An item that, according to Mogadishu, was intended for the terrorist group Shebab. The smugglers have been arrested and will be brought to justice, the NISA agency said. A seizure announced three years the day after the bloody attack in October 2017, when the explosion of a truck bomb left more than 600 dead in Mogadishu. as reported from…