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A massacre of Ethiopians belonging to the Amhara ethnic group, arrests of Tigrayans ... The conflict in Ethiopia can quickly get out of control, warns the UN, which fears many casualties, destruction and massive population movements. According to some NGOs and refugees, the atrocities in Tigray are intensifying. In addition, Ethiopia accuses Tigray's forces of firing rockets at night from Friday to…

After a week of confinement, the security device that was deployed around the opponent's Cellou Dalein Diallo's home was lifted on Wednesday, October 28th. The measure had been requested by the joint UN - AU - ECOWAS mission at the end of its stay in Conakry. Second in the presidential election on October 18 with 33.5% of the vote, according to Ceni, Cellou Dalein Diallo continues to dispute these…

A number of states have already arrange committees to analyze police violence, one of many calls for of younger folks whose protest motion was bloodily suppressed after a military intervention on October 20 in Lagos. A "judicial inquiry and return committee" composed of eight members started its work on Tuesday, October 27, in megalopolis, to attempt to do justice to some victims.…

The situation remains tense in Nigeria since the bloody breakdown of a peaceful protest on Tuesday. The international community condemns this use of violence and on social networks calls for the resignation of President Buhari, especially of Nigerian music stars such as Wizkid, Davido and Tiwa Savage. Nigerian stars occupy an important place in this protest. Wizkid addresses the audience at a protest in London. Davido shows up with protesters in Abuja. We are Dey disguised as DICTATORSHIP as DEMOCRACY Davido (@davido)…

The African Union on Thursday strongly condemned lethal violence in Nigeria's largest metropolis, Lagos, and referred to as on all events to "privilege dialogue". African Union Fee President Moussa Faki Mahamat "strongly condemns the violence that erupted on October 20, 2020 throughout protests in Lagos, Nigeria which have resulted in a number of deaths and…

A minimum of eight civilians and a police officer have died in violence after the weekend's tense presidential election in clashes between safety forces and opposition supporters, Guinea's safety ministry stated on Wednesday. President Alpha Condé known as for calm as partial outcomes confirmed he had his election chief. In a…

Nigeria wakes up shocked the day after a "black Tuesday", "a bloody Tuesday", as the headline of the newspaper marked by an outbreak of violence across the country and especially in the megalopolis of Lagos. In this large city, security forces brutally dispersed young people protesting against police violence and killing several people, according to Amnesty International.…

In the midst of the election campaign, supporters of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo, demanding an end to the process, accuse the regime of using militias, the "microbes" of attacking opponents by laying in bed for societal violence. On the contrary, members of the ruling party reject these accusations and evoke deeper causes by talking about the clashes that occur during this presidential campaign.…

Guinea's opposition candidate CellouDaleinDiallosaid on Monday had received the primary spherical of presidential elections on October 18, however his declare was shortly disputed by the election fee and the federal government, setting the stage for a resistance. "Regardless of the intense irregularities that mar the graceful…

"The circles in Bankass and Bandiagara had been focused through the evening Monday to Tuesday by unidentified armed people, inflicting the deaths of 11 troopers and about 13 civilians," reviews the day by day L'Indépendant in Bamako. That is the heaviest toll recorded in a number of months within the middle of the nation in lower than 24 hours. (...) These simultaneous assaults got here after weeks of calm within the middle…