East Africa

On Thursday, November 26, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched hostilities against Mekele, the provincial capital of Tigray, which he wants to take back from the TPLF. 24 hours later, impossible to know more because the province is still subject to a telecommunications block. We do not know about the progress of the fighting that is threatening 500,000 people in Mekele.…

In Rwanda, center faculties and schools are step by step opening their doorways in November, however the extended closure of services as a result of Covid-19 disaster for nearly eight months, mixed with the impoverishment of households, will increase the dangers. dropouts at college and baby labor. Elie Niyomugabo, 15, cuts…

In Ethiopia, the battle of Mekele is said to be about to begin. The Prime Minister announced that the 72-hour ultimatum given to the TPLF and the power of the Tigray region had expired. The army was therefore ordered to carry out the "final phase" of the offensive, which was launched on 4 November. as reported from the region,…

BAIDOA, Somalia - Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed arrived in Southwest on Thursday, a state thought-about a battleground within the nation's upcoming polls, which has triggered a deterrent forward of the nation's elections, regardless of mainstream consensus. Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who served as Somalia's president from 2009 to 2012, held a gathering with southwestern head of state Abdulaziz Lafta-Garen in Baidoa, about 250 km northwest of Mogadishu. The upcoming election dominated the talks. "The…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The long-awaited elections in Somalia have as soon as once more been handled with a bang after the most recent communication issued by 14 opposition presidential candidates, with simply over two weeks earlier than the official elections begin within the nation. Within the final 5 days, opposition fighters have been locked up in a resort in Mogadishu, the place they mentioned a variety of points with a variety of them in reference to elections in the midst of a collection of election commissions…

Ethiopia's prime minister mentioned on Thursday that the military had been ordered to maneuver on to the battered regional capital of Tigray within the north of the nation after his 72-hour ultimatum for Tigray's leaders to surrender and he warned his half one million residents to remain indoors and disarm. The army offensive "has reached its last stage" after three weeks of preventing, mentioned Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's workplace, the Related Press (AP) reported. Which means that tanks and…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A high CIA officer was killed in a latest operation in Somalia, experiences the New York Instances, including that the officer sustained critical wounds and later succumbed to one of many setbacks recorded by the U.S.-African command within the Horn of Africa nation. . The precise date of the loss of life and the officer's identify haven't but been decided, however round September, U.S. forces had been attacked by al-Shabaab militants on the Janay Abdalla base close to Kismayo, the place a U.S.…

Ethiopia's prime minister stated on Thursday that the military had been ordered to maneuver on to the battered regional capital of Tigray within the north of the nation after his 72-hour ultimatum for Tigray's leaders to surrender and he warned his half 1,000,000 residents to remain indoors and disarm. The navy offensive "has reached its last stage" after three weeks of combating, stated Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's workplace, the Related Press (AP) reported. Which means tanks and different weapons may…

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia has denied allegations that troops have been withdrawing from Somalia within the midst of an ongoing army offensive within the Tigray area, calling the reviews "inaccurate and deceptive" regardless of a number of senior army officers admitting such an motion was taken by the federal government. For over a decade, Ethiopia has supported peacekeeping processes within the Horn of Africa with at the very least 4,000 Ethiopian nationwide protection forces. troops serving in AMISOM. There are…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Senate Vice President Abshir Ahmed has as soon as once more pushed for President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whom he accuses of getting failed the nation after the continuing controversial election points in Somalia, which have threatened to dissolve unity within the nation. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is more and more underneath stress from opposition members, who accuse him of disrespecting the rule of legislation in appointing members of the nomination committee, amongst different…