Somalia: UN Security Council extends Amisom’s mandate by three months
The UN Security Council has finally extended the mandate of Amisom, the African Union Mission against the Shebabs in Somalia, for three months. The scenario […]
Month: December 2021
Guinea: Back in Conakry, Dadis Camara says he is ready to face justice
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara returned to Conakry on Wednesday, December 22, after a decade in exile. His name remains attached to the September 28, 2009 […]
Nigeria destroys one million doses of expired covid vaccine
Nigeria’s health authorities destroyed more than a million doses of expired coronavirus vaccine in Abuja on Wednesday. A move aimed at reassuring a wary public. […]
Morocco, US, Israel celebrate first anniversary of joint trilateral declaration as a diplomatic achievement
Morocco, the USA, and Israel celebrated on Wednesday the first anniversary of the joint trilateral declaration that was signed in Rabat on Dec.2020 before King […]
Ethiopia: Tigrayan forces announce withdrawal to their departure zone for humanitarian reasons
Ethiopian rebels from Tigray, who had advanced in recent months into the neighboring regions of Amhara and Afar, are retreating to their region in order […]
Mozambique: The army says it has killed ten Islamist insurgents
The Mozambican army, backed by soldiers from allied African forces, attacked a rebel base and killed 10 insurgents in northern Mozambique, the Defense Ministry said. […]
Malagasy minister swims for hours after helicopter crash
Madagascar’s Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, General Serge Gellé, swam nearly 12 hours to reach the shore after the helicopter carrying him crashed into […]
DRC: Prosecutor asks for twenty years in prison for already prisoners
In Lubumbashi, the public prosecutor’s office requested twenty years in prison and a fine of 800,000 Congolese francs ($ 400) for ten prisoners accused of […]
Gabonese coach accused of pedophilia formally charged
The former Gabonese soccer, coach of the national under-17 team, accused of alleged sexual assaults on hundreds of children, has been arrested by police, a […]
Burundi: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission admits a genocide of Hutus in 1972 and 1973
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which presented its progress report to the Burundian parliament in congress on Monday, December 20, described one of the worst […]