Category: Violence
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๐น๐ฟ Fears of new clashes as police in Tanzania outlaw Independence Day protests
Police in Tanzania have announced that any protests during next weekโs Independence Day would be illegal. The news is raising concerns of further clashes after last monthโs post-election violence. President Samia Suluhu Hassanโs victory in the October presidential vote triggered protests across the country after her main rivals were disqualified. Hundreds of people were killed,…
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๐ง๐ฏ BREAKING: Soldiers Announce Overthrow of Government in Benin, Gunfire Reported in Cotonou
Cotonou, Benin โ In a sudden and destabilizing development, a faction of soldiers in Benin announced the overthrow of President Patrice Talon in a televised address today. The announcement plunges the West African nation, often hailed as a bastion of democracy and stability in the region, into profound uncertainty. According to the broadcast on national…
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๐ณ๐ฌ A full-blown industry’: Inside Nigeriaโs kidnapping economy
The story is no longer just about banditary. In Northern Nigeria, kidnapping has grown into a sophisticated, systematized corporate machine, an economy where human beings are the raw material and ransom is the currency. That was the stark conclusion drawn by security and governance experts on the December episode of The Africanews Debates. The panel…
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๐ณ๐ฌ 50 children abducted from school in Nigeria have escaped, authorities say
Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeriaโs Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, as the pope called for the immediate release of those still missing. The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according…
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๐ณ๐ฌ Breaking News: 25 Schoolgirls Abducted in Northwestern Nigeria, One Escapes
Danko-Wasagu, Nigeria – November 18, 2025 | In a chilling echo of past mass kidnappings, 25 schoolgirls were abducted from their boarding school in northwestern Nigeria. In a recent development, one of the kidnapped girls has managed to escape captivity and return home. ๐จ What Happened in Kebbi State ยท The Attack: In the early…
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๐บ๐ณ๐น๐ฟ UN Sounds Alarm on Post-Election Violence and Crackdown in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania โ The United Nations has issued a formal expression of concern over harrowing reports of deadly violence in Tanzania, allegedly perpetrated by government security forces against citizens. The situation stems from the political turmoil that has engulfed the country following the contentious re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan on October 29.…
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๐ฑ๐ท Clash of Wills: Illegal Evictions and Community Resistance in Liberia’s Red Light Market
A Pan-African Perspective on Urban Rights and Accountability in Liberia’s Growing Eviction Crisis A cloud of tear gas hung over Red Light Market in Paynesville on November 1, 2025, as sheriff officers and police clashed with residents resisting what many describe as an illegal enforcement of a contested eviction order. The sceneโcharacterized by thrown stones,…
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๐บ๐ฌ ICC Confirms Charges in 39 Counts of War Crimes Against Uganda’s LRA Extremist Organization Leader
“Pre-Trial Chamber III […] found that there are substantial grounds to believe that Mr. Kony is responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, allegedly committed between at least 1 July 2002 and 31 December 2005 in northern Uganda,” the ICC stated. While the charges have been confirmed, the trial cannot proceed unless Kony is…
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๐ธ๐ธ El-Fasher’s displaced residents recount the horrors they witnessed in the city
The fall of el-Fasher, the Sudanese militaryโs last stronghold in Darfur, to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has unleashed a wave of horrific violence and a massive exodus, with survivors recounting streets littered with bodies, systematic attacks on civilians, and a harrowing journey to safety. Tens of thousands have fled the city, with over 62,000…
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๐ง๐ซ Another strike against militants in Burkina Faso
During an airstrike and subsequent sweep by the special forces of the Burkinabe army, 32 militants were eliminated, 58 motorcycles destroyed, and the following seized: 44 AK-47s, 3 PKMs, 1 RPG, radios, phones, and Islamist literature. The operation was conducted in the area of Lanfiรฉra โ Tungan, which have repeatedly been subjected to attacks by…
Recent Posts
- ๐น๐ฟ Fears of new clashes as police in Tanzania outlaw Independence Day protests
- ๐ง๐ฏ BREAKING: Soldiers Announce Overthrow of Government in Benin, Gunfire Reported in Cotonou
- ๐ฑ๐ท Twin Groundbreakings in Congo Town: Bridges and Party Headquarters Reshape Liberiaโs Political Landscape
- ๐ณ๐ฌ A full-blown industry’: Inside Nigeriaโs kidnapping economy
- ๐น๐ฟ Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests
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