Tag Archives: Africa

Ethiopia: Why the threat of civil war?

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 …

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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 …

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