Five Police Officers Die in Kenya After Vehicle Is Hit By Rocket Propelled Grenade
Five police officers who were escorting a passenger bus from Mandera were Monday morning killed after their vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) near Kotulo. The attackers, police say, also burnt the vehicle. The officers were escorting the bus christened Desert Cruiser that was travelling to Nairobi. The passengers had spent the […]
Nineteen Migrants Found Suffocated in Truck At DRC-Zambia Border
Zambia has promised to step up its campaign against human trafficking in light of the deaths. Congolese border guards said 100 migrants had been crammed in to the back of a single truck. Congolese authorities confirmed on Saturday that they had discovered the bodies of 19 migrants who had asphyxiated in a Zambian-registered truck earlier […]
Nine people killed in Democratic Republic of Congo as government soldiers fight former rebels
At least nine people have reportedly been killed in clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after government soldiers prevented former rebels from leaving a camp for demobilised militia groups. The fighting erupted on Wednesday at a camp in Kamina, in the country’s southeast, that houses ex-fighters from the Rwandan-backed M23 group. The M23 […]
Boko Haram Kills 24 Mourners in Nigeria
Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly killed 24 persons in Kuda -Kaya village of Madagali local Government Area of Adamawa State. This is as troops of Sector 5, 27 Task Force Brigade, 3 Division, in conjunction Civilian JTF from Maiduguri, have arrested a suspected terrorist kingpin, Ibrahim Jagwal, aged 38 at Gishiwa Dabua area of Potiskum, […]
Signs of Violence Ahead of Kenya’s 2017 Elections
With just over a year to go before Kenya holds its next general elections, the political climate in the country seems to be reaching a peak. The opposition’s so-called ‘Firimbi Movement’ (spear-headed by Parliamentary whistle-blowers from the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy, or CORD) has been conducting regular demonstrations in order to force the country’s […]
Mauritius, Chagos Islands – 50 Years On, Judgement Day Is Almost Nigh
Over the coming months, the long-term fate of the Chagos Islands could become a lot clearer. The clock is ticking on the fate of the Chagos islands. Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the overseas UK territory has been the site of a strategic US military base for the past half-century, but the […]
Eight People Killed in Ugandan Army Barracks
Seven people have been shot dead inside Makindye Military barracks by a soldier who has also been killed in the shoot out. The spokesperson of Military police Capt Edward Birungi confirmed the incident, saying the barracks has been cordoned off. Most of those confirmed dead are soldiers’ wives. Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda, the army spokesman […]
A Wake-Up Call for Eritrea and Ethiopia War: Attacks Just a ‘Skirmish’
A 12 June clash between Eritrea and Ethiopia comes as the Horn of Africa’s two most implacable rivals face a crossroads. As Asmara seeks ways out of its long isolation, and Addis Ababa seeks to maintain and expand its role on the global stage, they and their partners would be wise to turn this new […]
Ethiopian security forces kill more than 400 protesters
Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 protesters and others, and arrested tens of thousands more during widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015. The Ethiopian government should urgently support a credible, independent investigation into the killings, arbitrary arrests, and other abuses. The 61-page report. “‘Such a Brutal Crackdown’: Killings and Arrests […]
Is a Model Refugee Policy in Africa Doomed?
South Sudanese refugees, driven by food insecurity, a collapsing economy, and ongoing violence continue to arrive in northern Uganda despite the formation of a unity government back home in Juba. The return of Riek Machar, former vice president-cum-rebel leader, in April to take up the post of First Vice President has not improved the fortunes […]
