By MOHAMMED MOMOH Abuja The Nigerian military has in three weeks killed more than 103 terrorists belonging to Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa State Province (Iswap) groups in the north east. The Defence Media Operations said the soldiers also arrested 40 terrorists, including four commanders, and rescued 30 kidnapped victims. DMO director,…
Extradition of Abdullah al-Senussi over Lockerbie bombing would have closely followed that of Mohammed Abouagela Masud. The extradition to the US of Muammar Gaddafi’s most trusted and notorious aide was abruptly halted by Libya at the 11th hour this week for fear of public anger after the handover of another ex-senior Libyan intelligence operative, officials…
At least 150 terrorists killed in clashes in strategic town of Runirgod, says Somali Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia The Somali military on Thursday liberated the strategic town of Runirgod in the middle Shabelle region from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group, the Defense Ministry said. In a news conference in the capital Mogadishu,…
By EMMANUEL ONYANGO The construction of Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project went a notch higher on Thursday after President Samia Suluhu Hassan officiated the opening of the diversion channel that will direct water into the dam for generation of electricity. The 2,115 megawatts project is being built at a cost of Tsh6.55 trillion ($ 2.77…
Former President Jacob Zuma is determined to proceed with his bid to have his successor Cyril Ramaphosa privately prosecuted. Zuma has accused the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of bias after it said that the [nolle prosequi] certificates it issued the former President and his legal team were not in relation to Ramaphosa. Zuma has accused Ramaphosa of…
Following a meeting of Ethiopian government representatives and Tigrayan officials, former Kenya President and mediator Uhuru Kenyatta announces he will travel to Tigray’s capital Mekele with the African Union’s monitoring and verification team to check on the implementation of the Ethiopian peace deal “before the end of this month.” “The true statement that they need…
‘We are burying 38 people, including women and children,’ says head of Christian group. Olanrewaju Kola LAGOS, Nigeria Authorities confirmed Wednesday that several people were killed by gunmen in three days of attacks on two communities in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna State. The police spokesman for Kaduna State, Muhammed Jalige, said in a statement that the…
By BOB KARASHANI Former Tanzanian Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman has been appointed to chair the Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia which operates under the UN Human Rights Council. He takes over from Kaari Betty Murungi following her resignation as chairperson and member of the commission. Apart from a seven-year stint as Tanzania’s…
By ARNALDO VIEIRA The UN said Wednesday that large numbers of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi are missing school and urged the country’s government and tobacco companies there to step up human rights protection across the supply chain. According to the 13 UN-appointed independent human rights experts, the reported cases affect over 7,000…
By The EastAfrican Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have escalated with counter-accusations of supporting armed rebel groups. On Wednesday, Rwanda issued a statement dismissing, again, allegations that it is supporting UN-sanctioned M23 rebels in the eastern DRC. “Accusing Rwanda of support to the Congolese armed group M23 is wrong and…