The United States is pulling around 700 counter-terrorism troops from their current 7,200 troops from dozens of African countries. This decision comes straight from the department of defense. The overall plan from the Pentagon is to shift away focus and sharing of intelligence from Western African countries to deal with threats in China and Russia. An anonymous US official stated… Read more »
After the rebel group known as “Anti-balaka” killed a group of Muslims, return attacks resulted in the burning of a migrant camp holding over 20,000 refugees. 40 people have been confirmed dead by the UN, one of which was a priest. In addition, homes, churches, and bodies have been burned to the ground. This is just one of the… Read more »
South Sudan is really feeling the effects of the war with Sudan. The newest Country has a very unstable economy due to the decrease in oil. Food is almost completely imported, due to lack of farms, and the trade wars is causing imported food to be too expensive for a citizen to afford it. “A third of the population is… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-46259349?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5bf2b043ffe3b7066cec6a86%26Ethiopia%20ranked%20worst%20country%20for%20lack%20of%20toilets%262018-11-19T15%3A01%3A58.120Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:c2238a95-c9b8-4fea-a1b9-7ccb2597e9d7&pinned_post_asset_id=5bf2b043ffe3b7066cec6a86&pinned_post_type=share For the second year in a row the charity Water Aid has highlighted Ethiopia’s poor record when it comes to access to toilets at home. On World Toilet Day, it has reported that 93%of Ethiopians lack basic sanitation where they live, making it the lowest ranked nation on the continent. For Chad, Madagascar and South Sudan the figure is… Read more »
http://www.aitonline.tv/post-central_african_republic_extradites_former_militia_leader__yekatom Alfred Yekatom arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention centre on Saturday. The ICC alleges he was responsible for murder, torture, attacking civilians and using child fighters. Yekatom, known as “Rambo”, led a Christian militia that was formed after Muslim rebels seized power in 2013. The group formed part of a band of mostly Christian militias, called the… Read more »
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/attack-refugee-camp-militia-central-african-republic-alindao-seleka-anti-balaka-a8639206.html%3Famp At least 42 people were killed in an attack on a Catholic mission sheltering 20,000 refugees in the Central African Republic, according to officials. The camp in the town of Alindao, around 300km east of the capital Bangui, was set on fire on Thursday following clashes between two rival armed groups. Thousands were forced to flee their homes during… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/ethiopia-eritrea-border-leaders-abiy-ahmed-isaias-afwerki-reconciliation-peace-a8532516.html Celebrating their dramatic diplomatic thaw, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday officially opened the border where a bloody war and ensuing tensions had divided them for decades. Ethiopia’s reformist new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, and long-time Eritrean president, Isaias Afwerki, visited the Bure Front along with members of their militaries to mark the Ethiopian new year,… Read more »
The president was in Addis Ababa for the African Union’s 11th extraordinary session of the assembly of heads of state. President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded his working visit to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on Saturday night, where he attended the African Union (AU) 11th extraordinary session of the assembly of heads of state and government, the presidency said. The session was… Read more »
The Security Council slapped an arms embargo and other tough sanctions on Eritrea in 2009 for allegedly supplying weapons to Somalia’s Islamic extremist al-Shabab rebels and for failing to pull troops out of a disputed territory with Djibouti. During a meeting on Wednesday, members voted unanimously to immediately lift “the arms embargo, travel bans, asset freezes and targeted sanctions imposed… Read more »
The Security Council on Thursday voted unanimously to extend its MINUSCA peacekeeping mission for a month. The mandate for the mission was due to expire at midnight on Thursday. Speaking before the council, Russia warned France that it must put aside “parochial national interests” and recognize its peace efforts in the Central African Republic (CAR). The resolution drafted by France… Read more »