Clashes erupted in Tunisia for a fourth consecutive evening on Sunday. In Ettadhamen, a neighbourhood close to the capital Tunis, the youth hurled rocks at riot police, who responded with teargas Dozens in the capital and other cities have been arrested during the nationwide violent demonstrations which has seen shops and cars smashed and looted.…
At least 46 civilians are reported to have been killed in an attack by suspected rebel fighters on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a senior provincial official said on Thursday. Local security forces have been dispatched to the village in Irumu territory to investigate, provincial Interior Minister Adjio Gidi said…
Solidarity Goes a Long Way During a Pandemic Algeria will share its COVID-19 vaccine doses with Tunisia in the spirit of fraternity between the two countries — as confirmed by the Tuniaisan Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi on Thursday. “Among the calls I made during this time, I had a call with my counterpart, the Algerian…
A Rwandan peacekeeper was killed and another injured in an attack on Wednesday morning by armed rebels on the outskirts of the city of Bangui in Central African Republic (CAR). A statement by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the CAR (Minusca) condemned the attack, noting that the rebels directly targeted the peacekeepers who…
Ethiopian officials said that military forces have killed three members of the Tigray region’s ruling party including the country’s ex-foreign minister, Seyoum Mesfin, after they allegedly refused to surrender Wednesday. Mesfin along with two other leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) was confirmed to have been shot and killed during the clash. The Ethiopian task force…
Longtime President Yoweri Museveni faces strong challenge from pop star-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine as he seeks a sixth term. Voting is under way in Uganda, in a tense presidential election pitting longtime President Yoweri Museveni against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a pop star-turned-opposition leader. The run-up to Thursday’s vote was plagued by the worst political…
Frightening Clashes Close to the Capital City Combined forces of the Central African Republic military, Russian mercenaries and the United Nations MINUSCA peacekeepers repelled attacks on Wednesday from rebel group Coalitions of Patriots for Change (CPC) some 9-12 kilometres from the capital Bangui — with the scattered shots seeing residents of the affected PK9 and…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni reacted with defiance to international criticism of a government crackdown on the opposition and Facebook closing down the ruling party’s account, two days before presidential and parliamentary polls. He said Uganda’s sovereignty should be respected. “This is unfortunate but it is unavoidable. There is not way anybody can come and play…
Angola Gets Seemingly Great Review from the IMF The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth review of Angola’s economic program supported by an extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and have decided to approve an immediate disbursement of about (US) $487.5 million to Angola — bringing…
Monitoring Defense and security from Jan. 04 to 11, 2021-CC