Fri 13 October 2020: Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a ‘massacre’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party. The ‘massacre’ is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation […]
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The Sudanese prosecutor’s office on Wednesday announced the discovery of mass graves containing the bodies of people missing since the events of the popular uprising that overthrew Omar Al-Bashir nearly two years ago. The public prosecutor’s office disclosed in a statement: “After efforts that lasted several months, the independent committee of enquiry discovered the mass […]
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Thu 12 November 2020: Ethiopia’s military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says, accusing his foes of atrocities during a week of fighting that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa. Air strikes and ground combat have killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, stirred Ethiopia’s ethnic […]
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Thu 12 November 2020: A member of the Libyan government’s delegation of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) announced on Wednesday that the city of Sirte has been cleared of military forces, as part of the comprehensive ceasefire agreement between the parties to the conflict in the country. In statements broadcast by the local private […]
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Wed 11 November 2020: At least 30 Ethiopian soldiers and masses of civilians crossed the border towards Sudan, fleeing the ongoing battles in the Tigray region, northern Ethiopia. The official Sudan News Agency SUNA quoted eyewitnesses as saying that “soldiers from the Amhara region bordering Tigray fled towards the Sudanese state of Gedaref on Monday evening. The […]
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Wed 11 November 2020: First Russian peacekeepers have been deployed to Karabakh conflict zone, hours after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to halt fighting over the region and amid signs the ceasefire would hold where others hadn’t. The Russian military confirmed the first boots on ground on Wednesday with the peacekeepers headed for the so-called Lachin […]
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Wed 11 November 2020: The United Nations has called on Mozambique to investigate reports that an armed group murdered villagers and beheaded women and children in a violence-wracked northern region. As many as 50 people have died in recent days in attacks by fighters linked to ISIL (ISIS), local media reported. Violence has surged this […]
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Wed 11 October 2020: Thousands of people fled to neighboring Sudan on Tuesday as the conflict escalated between Ethiopia’s federal government and local leaders in the northern region of Tigray as Ethiopian government on Monday ruled out dialogue with “rebel forces” Over 6,000 Ethiopians had crossed into Sudan’s border provinces of Kassala and al-Qadarif by […]
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Tue 10 November 2020: Signing of agreement is expected at end of discussions, says government spokesman Community leaders and rebel leaders from northern Central African Republic (CAR) are taking part in peace and reconciliation talks on Tuesday ahead of the Dec. 27 presidential poll, according to the UN mission in the country. The event is […]
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Mon 09 November 2020: Ethiopia’s prime minister took to Twitter on Monday, criticizing widespread description of law enforcement measures in Tigray and other places as precursors of civil war. Nobel-winning leader has said his nation was not descending into “chaos” despite a military offensive against the restive Tigray region, where air strikes and fighting have […]
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