The schoolgirls were picked up by gunmen from their hostels who raided a government girls’ secondary school in the town of Janjebi, a senior official told CNN. A police officer was killed in the attack, according to the source, who did not want to be named as he was not …
Read More »Ugandan security forces withdrew from Bobby Wine’s home
“They’re leaving now. We hope this doesn’t change in the future,” said George Musi. The Uganda High Court on Monday ordered security forces to end the detention of Wine. Judge Michael Elubu, who presided over the court’s civil division, said that if the government had evidence against Vine, he should …
Read More »Russian-backed mercenaries dig fortified trenches in Libya, raising US concerns about Kremlin motives
U.S. Officials are also concerned about the Kremlin’s long-term goals in the war-torn state. An intelligence official noted that the trench was an indication that Wagner, which has its largest global presence in Libya, was “stabilizing in the long run.” The trench, which stretches dozens of kilometers south of the …
Read More »In Somalia, the COVID-19 vaccine is far from spreading the virus
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Somalia is a rare place where most of the population has not taken the coronavirus seriously, as rich countries race to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine. Some know it has proven to be more terrible than anyone knows. “Certainly our people do not use any kind of …
Read More »Ethiopian war criminals are able to leave the Italian embassy after almost 30 years
Behanu Baih and Addis Tedla, two senior officials of Ethiopia’s former Mangistu military regime who were sentenced to death for war crimes, were granted probation by an Ethiopian federal court. He was executed in absentia in 2008 along with former Soviet-backed Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Hale Miriam for participating in the …
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