Hundreds of Sudanese protesters took to the streets of major cities on Wednesday to demand the government’s resignation over IMF-backed economic reforms seen as too harsh, AFP correspondents said. “We want the fall of the regime” and “No to (IMF) policies”, shouted demonstrators who massed outside the presidential palace in Khartoum. The protests erupted a […]
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Seven killed in Central Africa rebel attack: UN
Rebels killed seven people in coordinated attacks on army positions in the east of the Central African Republic, the UN peacekeeping force in the conflict-ridden country said Wednesday. The fighters of the Unity for Peace in Central Africa (UPC) rebel group mounted simultaneous attacks on army “checkpoints and camps” in the eastern city of Alindao, […]
Two protesters shot dead in Ghana
Two protesters were shot dead and four were wounded in clashes with security forces in Ghana’s southern Ashanti region, police and a health official said Wednesday. The protesters were demonstrating against the death of a popular youth activist, Ibrahim “Kaaka” Mohammed, when they were confronted by police and soldiers on Tuesday in the town of […]
Algeria intercepts protest figure on migrant boat: NGO
A prominent figure from Algeria’s Hirak pro-democracy protest movement was among those on a Spain-bound migrant boat intercepted by the Algerian coastguard, a rights group said Tuesday. Media outlets in Algeria reported that the coastguard had intercepted a political activist among 14 people it detained on Sunday night off Oran, on the country’s northwest coast. […]
Somalia to hold presidential election October 10
Somalia will hold a long-delayed presidential election on October 10, the prime minister’s office said Tuesday, following months of deadlock that turned violent at times. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble’s office unveiled the timetable for indirect parliamentary and presidential elections on Twitter, saying political leaders had agreed to a roadmap for a vote after two […]
Sudan’s transition faces hurdle of merging paramilitary into army
Integrating a powerful paramilitary force into the army has emerged as the latest stumbling block in Sudan’s transition to civilian rule following three decades under ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir. A civilian-military administration has led Sudan since August 2019 under a power-sharing deal that was due to expire next year but was extended after a peace […]
Curfew declared in Beni, DR Congo, after third bomb in two days
The mayor of the eastern DR Congo city of Beni declared a curfew on Sunday after three weekend bomb attacks. Beni is in the North Kivu province, which President Felix Tshisekedi placed, along with neighbouring Ituri province, under a “state of siege” on May 6 in a bid to clamp down on militia violence in […]
Papua rebels take hostages after killing civilians: Indonesian officials
Separatist rebels were holding four civilians hostage in the jungles of Indonesia’s breakaway Papua region after they killed several construction workers in an ambush, authorities said Friday. Tensions have been mounting between Indonesian security forces and guerrillas fighting a decades-long insurgency to win independence from the Southeast Asian nation. Authorities said some 30 rebels opened […]
At least 10 dead in western Niger attacks: local officials
At least 10 people were killed Thursday in Niger’s western Tillaberi province, where civilians are increasingly falling prey to attacks blamed on jihadists, local officials told AFP. One local elected official said “attackers on motorbikes killed at least 15 people around 3:30 pm (1430 GMT), four in the village of Danga-Zouani and four in the […]
Two killed in Niger as troops foil jihadist attack
Two villagers were killed during a raid in Niger’s troubled south as troops repulsed an attack by jihadists in another area, security sources said Wednesday. The director of a school and a retired police officer were “killed in cold blood” while sleeping in the village of Fantio Tuesday night in the southwestern region of Tillaberi, […]