Security Tight for Presidential Run-Off in Central African Republic
The election for a new president is seen as crucial to ending years of sectarian violence that has pitted Muslims against Christians. Two former prime ministers are battling it out for the top job. Around 10,000 security forces – including UN peacekeepers – were deployed in the capital Bangui and several other provinces ahead of […]
Saudi Arabia Sends Troops Into Syria To Fight ISSIS
Saudi Arabia has made a “final” decision to send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS, the spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition force in Yemen told reporters on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri said that Riyadh was “ready” to join the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition in Syria, according to Saudi news agency Al Arabiya. He […]
Nigeria Is Falling Apart, Devastating Civil War In Sight
Crowds of Igbo-speaking people barricade streets across southeastern Nigeria, bringing traffic to a standstill. They wave black, green, and red secessionist flags; distribute their own currency and passports; and demand the creation of a new independent country called Biafra. It could be 1967 or 2016. Nearly 50 years after the same region of Nigeria seceded, […]
Ethiopia Protests Over After Govt Drops ‘Master Plan’?
Over the past few months, students, in solidarity with farmers resisting land grabs in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, faced off with security forces in some of the biggest protests the country has ever seen. The protests against the “Addis Ababa Master Plan” were repelled by Ethiopian troops, resulting in mass arrests and deaths of […]
UN Reveals Claims of Sexual Assault By Peacekeepers in Central African Republic
The UN human rights office has disclosed new claims of abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. The accused soldiers are said to have been part of the European Union’s contingent in the war-torn nation. The United Nations human rights chief said on Friday that new allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers had […]
Fighting Escalates in Sudan’s Darfur Region
The fierce fighting between rebel combatants and government forces in Jebel Marra that started on Friday, is still ongoing. An army spokesman said that the offensive is a response to rebel attacks. Unamid has expressed its deep concerns about the ongoing violence. On Friday, army troops accompanied by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other […]
Rapid Support Forces Kill Six in Sudan Nuba Mountains
The Nuba Mountains Observatory for Human Rights has condemned violent practices of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against civilians in El Abbasiya Tagali in South Kordofan. The observatory claimed the serious violations of human rights take place in an area where there are no military operations. In an interview with Radio Dabanga, El Fadil Saeed […]
Rwanda Refuses to Send Troops to Burundi
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has stated that the country will not offer troops to an African Union (AU) peacekeeping force proposed to be sent to Burundi, a move that could further dent the bloc’s desire to halt the spiralling violence in the central African country. “Even with the proposed (AU) military contingent sent to Burundi, […]
Muslims protect Christian passengers by standing in front of them as Islamic jihadist attack a bus in Kenya
When a group of Islamic jihadist attackers stormed a bus in Kenya on Monday, a group of Kenyan Muslims moved to protect the Christian passengers on board, the BBC reported. According to the outlet, the gunmen ambushed the bus, attempting to divide those on board based on the passengers’ religious affiliations. However, the Muslim passengers […]
Burundi Rejects African Peacekeeping Force On Its Soil
Burundi’s government has reacted angrily to the African Union’s decision to deploy a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force to curb ongoing violence in the troubled country, saying it will prevent foreign troops from entering its borders. The African Union’s Peace and Security Council agreed on Friday night to deploy an African Prevention and Protection Mission (MAPROBU) for […]