For the second time in his life, a former army general has found himself at the centre of a rebellion against the Ethiopian government in the mountainous Tigray region, writes analyst Alex de Waal. The commander of Tigrayan rebel forces, Gen Tsadkan Gebretensae, is regarded by international security analysts as one of the finest military…
“I have no one. I gave birth to fifteen children. Among these fifteen children…” Marie Ebop Ndjock, 77, does not finish her sentence. She collapses on the nearby table and bursts into tears, her head hidden between her arms. “It’s okay, Marie, don’t cry anymore,” a young caregiver from “La Référence”, one of the few…
Ethiopia’s leaders sought Wednesday to downplay the significance of the army’s pullback from the regional capital of war-hit Tigray, insisting they could retake the city from rebels whenever they wanted. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the city of Mekele, captured by Ethiopian forces in November but seized by rebels in a stunning turnaround this week,…
The small mountain kingdom has been rocked by pro-democracy demonstrations over the past three days and videos of people burning tires and barricading streets in the largest city, Manzini, and the central town of Matsapha have been circulating on social media. To quell the unrest the government on Tuesday ordered all businesses to close by…
The former state security minister told the Zondo Commission that three former intelligence heads would not have succumbed to a blatant illegal instruction. The commission previously heard claims that Siyabonga Cwele put a stop to a State Security Agency probe into the Guptas. Cwele denies the allegation. Former intelligence heads Mo Shaik, Gibson Njenje, and…
Johannesburg – The government of eSwatini is working hard to ensure the situation returns to normal, said acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku Tuesday. Masuku made the remarks while addressing the nation following the recent protests by the people. The protests have been hijacked by criminal elements, and in the last few day, “people have been…
Cape Town – Zimbabwean police are trying to find a 13-year-old Bulawayo girl who allegedly asked a bus crew to transport a bucket containing explosives, which were hidden in a bucket full of wild fruit, to South Africa. However, the bus crew got suspicious on Saturday and opened the bucket with Nyii fruit (from the…
Somalia’s political leaders have agreed to hold a long-delayed presidential election on October 10, the prime minister’s office said Tuesday, following months of deadlock that turned violent at times. The office of Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble unveiled the timetable for indirect parliamentary and presidential elections in a statement on Twitter, saying stakeholders had agreed…
Tensions have been mounting at a Tunisian hospital that’s struggling with staff shortages amid a surge of COVID-19 infections there. One woman, whose mother was moved from a general bed to a wheelchair in the intensive care unit at a hospital in the northern town of Kairouan, was distraught. “They put my mother in a…
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