By Christina Goldbaum, OZY On April 2, as I waited in a doctor’s office near Nairobi, the anchor of Kenya’s morning news broadcast began reporting what would prove to be a horrific attack on Garissa University by the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab. As the early news trickled in, some people around me looked at the
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By Christina Goldbaum, OZY On April 2, as I waited in a doctor’s office near Nairobi, the anchor of Kenya’s morning news broadcast began reporting what would prove to be a horrific attack on Garissa University by the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab. As the early news trickled in, some people around me looked at the
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(KHARTOUM) Sudan Tribune – Around 16 Sudanese people have been killed in an attack by Ethiopian armed groups on the joint border, a Sudanese official said on Wednesday. Repeated clashes have been erupted on the Sudanese-Ethiopian border between the ’’Shifta’’ Ethiopian armed groups and the local Sudanese farmers during the recent weeks. Sudan and Ethiopia
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GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana has granted asylum to a group of 10 Eritrean soccer players who sought refuge after playing in a World Cup qualifying match earlier this month, their lawyer said on Thursday. The Eritreans refused to board their plane home on Oct. 13 after playing the match against Botswana. They then claimed asylum,
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GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana has granted asylum to a group of 10 Eritrean soccer players who sought refuge after playing in a World Cup qualifying match earlier this month, their lawyer said on Thursday. The Eritreans refused to board their plane home on Oct. 13 after playing the match against Botswana. They then claimed asylum,
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Sudan Tribune (ADDIS ABABA) – The Eritrean government has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take measures against neighboring Ethiopia over territories the latter illegally occupies. Eritrea’s foreign affairs ministry, in a statement, said the UN was applying “double standards” over the long-standing border dispute between the two countries. The
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AFP New York – The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended the arms embargo on Somalia until 15 November 2016 while reaffirming the country’s sovereignty over its natural resources, while also reaffirming its arms embargo on Eritrea. Adopting a new resolution by a vote of 14 in favour and 1 abstention (Venezuela), the Council
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Juba (AFP) – Uganda’s army has begun its pull-out from neighbouring South Sudan, in line with a peace deal aimed at ending nearly two years of civil war, an official said Tuesday. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni deployed troops to South Sudan in support of President Salva Kiir, who is fighting rebels led by former deputy
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By William Davison , Bloomberg South Sudan President Salva Kiir’s move to dissolve the ruling party’s leadership and expand the number of regional administrations risks derailing a power-sharing deal aimed at ending almost two years of conflict, rebel leader Riek Machar said. African mediators need to meet both parties to discuss issues blocking the peace
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Thevoicebw After an intervention by Botswana Football Association Officials, 10 players from the visiting Eritrea National team agreed to board the bus enroute to Gaborone where they’ll board a 18:20 flight to Johannesburg. The team missed the morning flight due to stand off as some players showed their desire to remain in the country. Eritrea
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