Link to article: https://f24.my/87R9 Along Burkina Faso’s tri-border region with Niger and Mali, around 10 civilians were murdered by suspected jihadists, likely members of the Islamic State extremist group, and four were kidnapped. This happened near the border with Niger. This happened just days before 69 people were killed by gunmen in Niger, near the volatile tri-border as well. Troops… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202111060018.html Currently, the country of Tanzania has come under fire for its withdrawal from the African Court on Human and People’s rights. In 2019, it became the second country after Rwanda to withdraw the rights of individuals to directly access the African Court. At a conference held last week, court president Justice Imani Aboud says that none… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202111040097.html On November 3rd, 2021, the US State Department announced that Jeffrey Feltman, the US special envoy for the Horn of Africa, will travel to Ethiopia on November 4 for a two-day visit due to the escalating conflict between Ethiopia and its Tigray region. On November 2nd, after a year of fighting, the Ethiopian government declared a… Read more »