Some local residents reportedly helping rebels attack villages Godfrey Olukya KAMPALA, Uganda At least 55 people have been killed in the past two weeks by members of the Allied Defense Forces (ADF) rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A civil society group from Mamove locality in Beni territory and Lieut. Pecos Mboka,…
Sashin Naidoo | @SABCNews One illegal miner has been arrested in Riverlea, south of Johannesburg, following a shoot-out with members of the National Intervention Unit. The shoot-out occurred on Monday afternoon, while the officers were patrolling the area. The Police Minister Bheki Cele deployed the unit to the area earlier this month. This followed residents’ safety concerns…
Reuters | @SABCNews Rights groups called on Monday for accountability over the deaths of hundreds of people killed in a single day 10 years ago when Egyptian security forces dispersed a protest against the ouster of the country’s first democratically elected president. The clearing of the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in in Cairo on August 14, 2013 marked the…
By AFP The African Union (AU) on Monday held talks on the Niger crisis as the country’s post-coup rulers showed defiance yet also pointed to diplomacy for a potential solution. But talks at the AU’s headquarters in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa coincided with a flare-up over threats by the regime to prosecute Niger’s deposed…
By PATRICK ILUNGA United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo will begin departing the country in an “accelerated withdrawal,” the global body’s Secretary General Antonio Guterres says, confirming the departure of one of the missions first deployed 25 years ago. In a report tabled to the UN Security Council, Guterres says the Stabilisation…
By BOB KARASHANI Global rights watchdogs are accusing the government of Tanzania of a crackdown on critics of the country’s controversial port deal with a Dubai firm. Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch (HRW) say authorities have arrested critics of the deal, which some opponents say it places Tanzania on the losing end. And…
By Afolake Oyinloye and Agencies NIGER **The US expressed disapproval on Monday over Niger’s military rulers’ threats to try detained President Mohamed Bazoum, warning the move would exacerbate tensions.** “We are incredibly dismayed by reports that President Bazoum’s unjust detention has gone even a step further,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters. “… now…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP ETHIOPIA Ethiopia’s House of People’s Representatives votes in favour of the state of emergency declared by the federal government over violence in the Amhara region. “Related peace and security issues shake the constitutional order, present a danger to the sovereignty of the country and public peace and safety. Therefore, to…