Tag: africa
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Central African Republic: Russian-linked forces ‘tortured’ and ‘executed’ civilians in Central African Republic since 2019, HRW says
The report — which is based on interviews with 40 people, including 10 victims of violence and 15 witnesses — details abuses that were allegedly committed by men “with white skin speaking Russian” who wore “beige khaki clothes” and used military-grade weapons. Citing evidence from “several Western governments, United Nations experts and special rapporteurs,” HRW…
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‘The world has not forgotten us’: Nigeria’s Buhari thankful for UN chief’s visit amid war in Ukraine
Guterres, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time as secretary-general, said he had traveled to Nigeria “to express his solidarity with victims of terrorism,” according to a statement from his office. Buhari received Guterres at the Presidential Villa in the capital Abuja Wednesday, where he expressed gratitude for the UN’s support for the country’s…
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Darfur: At least 168 killed in violence, aid group says
The violence is the latest in an uptick of such incidents in the war-weary region. Western Darfur is home to many of the people displaced by the early-2000s conflict in the region, which saw the government put down armed rebels with help from nomadic Arab militias known as the Janjaweed. Some 2.5 million people were…
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Deadly floods wreak havoc in South Africa
A woman stands at her front door after heavy rains caused flood damage in Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday, April 12. Rogan Ward/Reuters Updated 2139 GMT (0539 HKT) April 13, 2022 A woman stands at her front door after heavy rains caused flood damage in Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday, April 12. Rogan Ward/Reuters Heavy…
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South Africa floods kill 59 people and sweep away roads
The floods hit the province of KwaZulu-Natal, which includes the coastal city of Durban, where roads cracked and gave way to deep fissures, and a huge stack of shipping containers collapsed into muddy waters, news agency images show. A bridge near Durban was swept away, leaving people stranded on either side. KwaZulu-Natal has experienced extreme…
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First ICC trial addressing Darfur war crimes gets underway
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is accused of overseeing thousands of pro-government Janjaweed fighters responsible for persecution, murder, rape and torture during the 2003-2004 height of the violence in which hundreds of thousands were killed. “I am innocent of all of these charges,” the septuagenarian Abd-Al-Rahman told judges after the charges were read out at the…
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8 UN peacekeepers killed in Congo helicopter crash amid rebel fighting
The helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission when it went down over the province of North Kivu, where there have been clashes this week between Congolese military and the rebel group known as M23. Six of the crew members were from Pakistan, and two were military staff from Russia and Serbia, the UN peacekeeping mission…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray region say committed to observing humanitarian ceasefire
The government in Addis Ababa declared the cessation of hostilities on Thursday, saying it was to allow aid to flow into Tigray. “The government of Tigray will do everything it can do to make sure this cessation of hostilities is a success,” the regional Tigrayan government said in a statement late on Thursday. War broke…
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Ethiopia pledges action after video shows uniformed men burning civilians alive
The Ethiopia Government Communication Service said in a statement on its Facebook page that the incident occurred in the Ayisid Kebele of Metekel Zone in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, a site of frequent ethnic violence for more than a year in which hundreds of civilians have died. “A horrific and inhumane act was recently committed… In…
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ISIS Fast Facts – CNN
Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. ISIS aims to create an Islamic state called a caliphate across Iraq, Syria and beyond. The group implements Sharia Law, rooted in eighth-century Islam, to establish a society that mirrors the region’s ancient past. ISIS uses modern tools like social media to promote reactionary politics and religious fundamentalism.…
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Burkina Faso: About 60 killed in blast at informal gold mine
The cause of the explosion in Poni province was not yet known, Poni’s high commissioner Antoine Douamba told state television. Images showed a large blast site of felled trees and destroyed tin houses. Bodies lay on the ground, covered in mats. It was not clear exactly what kind of gold mining went on at the…
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Mali: French-led western forces to withdraw
“We cannot remain militarily engaged alongside de facto authorities whose strategy and hidden objectives we do not share,” Macron told reporters. The withdrawal will take between four to six months. France and allies will close down military bases in Gossi, Ménaka and Gao and transfer soldiers stationed there to Niger, according to Macron. In a…