East Africa

Somalia: Farmajo blamed for deployment of Somali soldiers in Tigray MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hours after a report by the UN special rapporteur on the violation of human rights by Eritrean troops leaked, outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was accused of authorizing the deployment of trainee soldiers in the Tigray region, which has given rise to current concern. In the report, the…

The presidential party was defeated in the parliamentary elections on 1 June. Democratic progress has been hailed as far as Europe. Somaliland's "international partners" have no complaints law election on June 1. In a statement released on Tuesday, European countries and the United Kingdom simply congratulated Hargeisa on the…

In Burundi, the day is unemployed and paid, for June 8 is now the national day of patriotism and the celebration of Pierre Nkurunziza's death just a year ago. The anniversary of his disappearance therefore extends the list of feast days on the state's official calendar and this causes controversy. The festivities have taken place this morning in Gitega, the new capital of Burundi, where the body of Pierre Nkurunziza lies. They take place in front of the huge funeral monument erected around his grave. The highest…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dozens of al-Shabaab fighters have been killed in recent weeks following Somali National Army operation under the leadership of the Chief of Defense Forces, General Yusuf Rageh Odowaa. The operation was primarily aimed at Moyen-Shebelle in central Somalia and was widely hailed as "successful" by several SNA commanders who participated in the exercise. This is not the first time the military has targeted Al-Shabaab in central Somalia. During the operation, state media reported, dozens of Al-Shabaab…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The recently signed pre-electoral pact could still be in danger given the complaints made by the leader of the Wadajir party, Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, who is one of the main stakeholders in the upcoming elections, which will be chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. A few weeks ago, various political actors signed a pact in Somalia that would see the country hold elections after months of stalemate that saw both sides of the divide mutually accuse each other of delays. Farmajo did not…

The Eritrean Foreign Minister accused the United States administration of supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Movement (TPLM) over the past 20 years of the current war in northern Tigray's Tigray region, saying it was unfounded to blame Eritrea for the fighting. Osman Saleh, in a letter to the UN Security Council, circulated on Monday, accusing President Joe Biden's administration of "causing further conflict and destabilization" through disruption and threats in the region. "The obvious aim of…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - After the resumption of diplomatic relations between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Airlines seems to have reaped big reaping, also given the current political tensions involving Kenya and Somalia, which have seen both sides shut down their airspace. For 41 years Ethiopia and Somalia have been embroiled in a diplomatic feud that was resolved in 2018, after Abiy Ahmed took over as Prime Minister of the Horn of Africa nation. Since then, the relationship between the two parties has blossomed.…

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopians must be courageous and face their enemies without fear, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, noting that the country would leave no room for traitors who are determined to thwart efforts to restore order and unity in the country. nation of the Horn of Africa. According to the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the country faces challenges from "traitors from within and without," but he has not disclosed an identity. This is the first time that Abiy Ahmed has apparently blamed strangers for the country's…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali troops training in Eritrea took part in the Tigray War that left thousands dead and displaced tens of thousands, according to a special UN human rights report, which could further complicate the crisis in Ethiopia. From November 2020, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and their Eritrean counterparts pitched tents in the Tigray region in pursuit of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray combatants, but numerous reports have linked them to gross human rights violations. The operation…

In Ethiopia, the conflict continues in Tigray province. It killed thousands of people and also caused significant damage. In particular, many infrastructures have been looted or destroyed. With our special correspondent in Aksum, Sebastien nemethThere are dozens of those waiting in a long line that stretches around the…