Abi has ordered troops in the resistant Tigris region north of the country, bordering Eritrea. The prime minister says he took military action in response to an alleged attack by the Tigre People’s Liberation Front (TPL) on a federal military base in the regional capital, Macaulay. The federal government has …
Read More »Ethiopia’s Abiya Ahmed vows ‘military confrontation’ with Tigris
The situation cannot and will not be prevented by a regular law enforcement mechanism, Abini said on Wednesday from the office fee. The state of emergency will last for six months and will be overseen by a task force headed by the army chief. The decree gives the federal government …
Read More »The trial of the murder of Nigerian protesters began
President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted on Sunday that he had “full support” for the panel, but opponents say his administration has ignored his commissions for reform for years. Demonstrators took part in the entire protest, which lasted for almost two weeks, over widespread allegations of kidnapping, harassment and extortion by a …
Read More »Schools in Cameroon have been attacked by gunmen, killing several children
At least seven children were killed and 12 were injured in what became known as the Cold War. Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said nine students had been killed and condemned the “terrible act of wickedness”. “I bow before the memory of these innocent children.” He tweeted on Sunday. …
Read More »The Sudan-Israel deal depends on legal approval, the minister says
The deal, which violates the role between Israel and Sudan as a diplomatic victory by Donald Trump on Friday, will only move forward if it is approved by the Sudanese Legislative Committee, which currently does not exist, senior officials in Khartoum said. The statements suggest that the prospects for an …
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