Tag: gunfire

Chad: Tensions rise as gunfire erupts near presidential compound

January 9, 2025

Gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in N'Djamena Wednesday evening, raising concerns about stability in the Central African nation. Military vehicles and heavily armed soldiers ... Read More

Mozambique’s post-election protests calling for political change leave dozens dead or injured

November 1, 2024

At least 11 people have reportedly died and 63 were injured by gunfire in Mozambique in a police crackdown on popular protests following disputed presidential ... Read More

DRC: at least 129 dead in botched escape attempt from country’s largest prison

September 4, 2024

At least 129 people were reportedly killed while trying to escape from the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) largest and chronically overcrowded prison in the ... Read More

Coup scare in Guinea-Bissau: order restored after overnight clashes, heavy gunfire in the capital

December 3, 2023

Guinea-Bissau's army announced on Friday (1 December) it had detained the leader of a group of security forces involved in overnight clashes in the capital, ... Read More

Somalia: armed factions in Puntland agree ceasefire after clashes leave dozens dead

June 22, 2023

Armed factions in Somalia’s northern semi-autonomous state of Puntland have agreed to a ceasefire after dozens of people had been killed after the state’s parliament ... Read More

Sudan: shelling rocks Khartoum as 24-hour ceasefire ends

June 13, 2023

As the latest in a series of ceasefire agreements ended in Sudan at 6am on Sunday (11 June), only minutes later gunfire and shelling resumed ... Read More

Heavy gunfire in Burkina Faso capital, soldiers on streets, sparking coup fears

September 30, 2022

Heavy gunfire rang out early Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital — near the presidential palace, the main military camp and some residential areas — and ... Read More

Libya: Armed clashes in a southern city

December 15, 2021

Armed clashes on Monday night between local police forces and a group affiliated with Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, left one dead and ... Read More