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Ethiopia: Federal army massacres population in Tigray –TPLF claims

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which represents the Tigrayan population and which has always campaigned against successive central powers in Ethiopia, claimed that following the recent popular uprising, hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured by the Ethiopian Federal Army. Meanwhile, as the conflict is shaking the Horn of Africa and alarming the […]

Chad further postpones transition to democracy, agreeing for Deby to stay on

Officials in Chad on Saturday (October 1) extended the transition period towards democratic elections, saying they will keep the head of the military junta Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on as head of state in the interim. Delegates taking part in a national reconciliation dialogue forum also agreed for the military leader to be eligible to […]

Mali: Army reports arrest of Islamic State-affiliated group leader

Mali’s security forces said they have arrested two individuals in a special operation, one of whom is a prominent and leading figure in the Islamic State group’s Sahel branch. Malian army, which has been fighting an Islamist insurgency for years, has also reported that several fighters from the terrorist group were killed on Saturday (4 […]