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People who had already run from one war found no safety in the next place they stopped. The headline is stark: Sudan paramilitary drone strike kills 41 displaced people in Blue Nile province, close to the Ethiopian border. The rights group Emergency Lawyers, which tracks the war, blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for Friday’s […]
Eritrea has asked the world’s top diplomatic body to step in as tensions with Ethiopia edge toward open war. The call for Eritrea UN intervention in Ethiopia standoff came on Saturday, when Foreign Minister Osman Saleh wrote to the Security Council and urged it to take measures to deter Addis Ababa after what he called […]
According to casimada Online, BadbaadoQaran (National Salvation Forum) has issued a statement onAlshabab’s attack on national armybases in Awdhiigle and Barire. NSF accused the late President Farmajo of neglecting the national army and praised the national army for defending itself against the Al-Shabaab attack. The statement said, “The Somali National Security Forum commends the bravery […]
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency closed-door meeting on the difficult situation in Somalia, particularly the electoral dispute. The Security Council called on the leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the State Members (FGS) to work for a lasting solution to the conflict and to hold snap elections. A statement […]
The former Prime Minister of Somalia, HE Hassan Ali Khaire, in a statement, spoke strongly about the difficult situation in the country, especially the election stalemate. MrKhaire accused the outgoing government of failing to take the country out of its current predicament. Khaire said in a statement: “Four (4) months ago, I said in a […]
Tanzanian police announced Tuesday that 45 people had been killed during clashes in Dar es Salaam on March 21st in mourning for the late President John Magufuli. President Magufuli, who died last week, was being mourned by Tanzanians who said goodbye to their president. “There were a lot of people who wanted to enter the […]
The giant container ship that has blocked the Canal Suez of Egypt. The ship stranded one of the world’s busiest trade routes. Dozens of ships are stranded. , and are waiting for rescue boats to release the 400m (1,312ft) ship, which has deviated from the course of the storm. Egypt has reopened the old canal […]
Farmajo’s outgoing government tried to present an extension plan to parliament but was blocked by opposition lawmakers and the assembly was rocked by violence yesterday. According to video footage of some members of parliament, some lawmakers shouted “we do not want Farmajo” and as a result, yesterday’s scheduled session failed. Following the government’s failure to […]
Suspected attacks by jihadist groups in villages in Niger’s Tahoua region have killed 137 people. The tragedy was described by the government as a genocide against the people of Niger, and underscored the huge security challenges facing new President Mohamed Bazoum. Government spokesman ZakariaAbdourahamane said in a televised speech that civilians were being treated in […]
Congolese opposition leader Guy-Brice Kolelae has died of coronavirus infection while being flown to France for treatment, his campaign director said on Monday. The news came a day after the election in which his presidency was his biggest challenge. “He died on a medical flight from Brazzaville on Sunday afternoon,” his party chief told AFP. […]
Tanzania’s first female president Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in after former President Magafuli died. Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Friday as the country’s first female president, two days after the death of President John Magufuli who was one of Africa’s most skeptical personalities. Tanzania is facing a new era and […]
Reports from Gedo region say that the interim Somali government has deployed heavy weapons in Dolow district of Gedo region, at a time when there is drought and water shortage and conflict between Jubaland and the central government over control of the region. . The outgoing government and the Jubaland administration are at loggerheads over […]
Somalia, a meeting held in Mogadishu with some regional Administrations and Technical Electoral Consultative Committee to discuss Agreements reached in Baidoa. The meeting was held today opened a meeting at the Decale Hotel at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. The conference will be attended by members of pro-government regional administrations of HirShabelle, South West […]
According to Jowhar news, the leader of the Wadajir party and one of the candidates for the presidency of Abdirahman Abdishakur has revealed that he has received information that a plan is underway to divide the Somali military. Abdirahman Abdishakur said the military should be divided into two factions: a pro-Farmajo faction that wants to […]
Reports from Mahaday district in Middle Shabelle region say that Al-Shabaab fighters have taken control of Mahaday district in Middle Shabelle region. Reports from the town say that heavily armed Al-Shabaab fighters have taken control of Mahaday district, where government and Hir-Shabelle regional administration forces were stationed. Al-Shabaab fighters said in a statement that they […]
Puntland President Said AbdullahiDeni and Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed met with the Union of Opposition Candidates. The camp stayed by the presidents was visited by the union of candidates and talking about issues related to the controversial elections scheduled for the meeting. The candidates’ union now has a great opportunity to discuss the disputed issues […]
Tanzanian Prime Minister KassimMajaliwa has denied rumors for almost a week that President John Magufuli is ill, saying he is “healthy and carrying on as usual.” Magafuli was diagnosed with Covid 19 and was flown to Nairobi, Kenya as per media. Majaliwa, who spoke during Islamic Friday prayers in southern Tanzania, urged Tanzanians to ignore […]
The Union of Candidates has once again issued a statement on the security and health situation in the country. The Union expressed concern over the security situation in the country amid heightened political tensions and the deteriorating security situation in the country. While Mogadishu hosting the talks between interim Federal Government and Regional Administrations. The […]
Reports from Mogadishu say that a number of mortar shells were fired at the Halane military base where the meeting between the heads of States and the federal government is scheduled to take place. No casualties were reported. The artillery attack on the Halane compound comes as a meeting between the Federal Government, regional administrations […]
Saturday’s protest was again called off by the Union of Candidates, who called on their supporters to show restraint and be tired of the long-running ruling government of Farmajo after the government deployed troops to the planned protest sites. The government again withdrew from the protest agreement, which had been approved by the government, and […]