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 »
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 »
https://www.independent.co.uk/learn-to-live/learn-to-life-war-child-joss-stone-central-african-republic-education-community-a8600791.html Singer Joss Stone today said our Learn to Live campaign is “imperative” to help young people growing up in war zones after singing with a group in the Central African Republic. The African nation has seen ongoing coups and counter-coups since gaining independence from France in 1960. It has been gripped by civil war since 2012. Children have been… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/france-central-african-republic-car-weapons-assault-rifles-aid-jeanyves-le-drian-a8617031.html Paris will “soon deliver” 1,400 assault rifles to the Central African Republic, France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has announced. The weapons will be given to the government’s Central African Armed Forces, which were established after the country gained independence from France in 1960. Paris will also hand the republic €24.1m (£21.1m) in aid, Mr Le Drian said, which… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/tanzania-anti-gay-crackdown-arrests-eu-recalls-ambassador-dar-es-salaam-a8620546.html The European Union has recalled its ambassador from Tanzania over “the deterioration of human rights and rule of law” in the East African country, where a regional official last week called for the outing and arrest of homosexuals. The EU said it would be conducting a wide review of its relations with the nation amid fears of increased persecution… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/ethiopia-president-sahle-work-zewde-female-woman-gender-equality-feminism-a8602566.html A week after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia filled half his new Cabinet with women in a radical overhaul, the country’s parliament took another step towards gender parity Thursday by appointing the country’s first female president. Sahle-Work Zewde, 68, a seasoned diplomat who has held positions in the United Nations and worked in peacekeeping operations in Africa, accepted… Read more »
Abiy Ahmed, the progressive Prime Minister of Ethiopia, has made major changes to the African state in the last two months. In mid-October, Ahmed filled half of Parliment’s seats with women in an effort to combat Ethiopia’s long-standing patriarchy. More recently, Ahmed elected the nation’s first female president Sahle-Work Zewde, former Peacekeeper of the United Nations. Prime Minister Ahmed has… Read more »