Last week in Africa, Islamist militants launched deadly attacks in the border region between Mali and Niger; heavy fighting was reported in the Oromia and Tigray regions of Ethiopia; and a former president declared himself the leader of the Coalition of Patriots for Change rebel alliance in the Central African Republic.…
Last week in Africa, student demonstrations turned violent in South Africa; dozens of Amhara civilians were killed in the Oromia region of Ethiopia; and the return of a former presidential candidate prompted police action in Guinea-Bissau.…
Last week in Africa, violent demonstrations erupted in Senegal following the arrest of a prominent opposition leader; Rwandan and Burundian military forces clashed along their shared border; and Al Shabaab instigated a mass prison breakout in Puntland.…
Last week in Africa, the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed during an attack on a World Food Programme convoy; the Libyan Interior Minister survived a shootout in Tripoli; and hundreds of schoolgirls were kidnapped during the latest school attack in Nigeria.…
Last week in Africa, political tensions between the government and opposition groups turned violent in the Somali capital of Mogadishu; bandits carried out a mass kidnapping at a school in Nigeria; and the Allied Democratic Forces carried out a series of attacks on civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
Last week in Africa, government and allied forces made territorial gains in the Central African Republic; mass demonstrations turned deadly in the Oromo and Tigray regions of Ethiopia; and violent demonstrations against worsening economic conditions prompted states of emergency across multiple states in Sudan.…
Last week in Africa, Al Shabaab launched high profile attacks amid ongoing political turmoil in Somalia; unidentified gunmen staged an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate in Benin; and police used deadly force against demonstrators in Angola.…
On 3 October 2020, in Nigeria, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) allegedly shot a young man at Wetland Hotel in Ughelli, injuring him. This incident was filmed and went viral, sparking an outcry on social media against SARS using the hashtag #EndSARS.…
Last week in Africa, Ethiopian, and Sudanese forces exchanged shelling along their contested border; state forces launched offensives against rebels in the Central African Republic, amid calls to end the United Nations weapons embargo; and clashes between Jubaland and Somali federal forces worsened tensions between the Somali and Kenyan governments.…
Last week in Africa, the head of the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic called for greater capacity amid a worsening security situation; countrywide clashes were reported between demonstrating youths and state forces throughout Tunisia; and large-scale intercommunal violence erupted in the South and West Darfur states of Sudan.…
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