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πΉπ© Fifteen Chad soldiers killed in operation against Boko Haram, army says
At least 15 Chadian soldiers were killed and 32 others wounded in clashes between the army and Boko Haram fighters on Saturday, the army’s spokesman said, adding that 96 Boko Haram members were also killed. General Issakh Acheikh on Sunday did not say where the operation took place or provide any details on the circumstances.…
πͺπΉ Rebels kill 48 in Ethiopia’s Oromia: rights agency
Ethiopia’s rights watchdog said on Thursday it was investigating the killing of 48 people in the restive Oromia region and laid the blame for the bloodbath on armed rebels. The ambush by the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which is designated a terrorist organisation by Addis Ababa, occurred last week in the North Shewa district west…
π²πΏ At Least 10 Shot Dead in Mozambique Post-Election Protests
At least 10 people were shot dead and another 63 injured by gunfire during post-election protests in Mozambique last week, medical associations said on Wednesday, as the country braced for further demonstrations. Protests broke out before and after Mozambique’s electoral commission announced that ruling party Frelimo had won an Oct. 9 poll, extending its 49…
African progress backslides as coups and war persist
Nearly half of Africa’s citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report. The annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance report found despite positive progress in 33 countries, overall governance was worse in 2023 in 21 countries, accounting for just under…
The death toll in a gang attack on a small Haitian town rises to 115, a local official says
A recent gang attack in the Haitian town of Pont-SondΓ© has resulted in at least 115 deaths, marking one of the deadliest assaults by armed groups in the countryβs recent history. According to reports, this violence is part of a larger pattern of escalating gang activity in Haiti, which has seen gangs grow in strength…
The leader of Hamas is dead
Yahya Sinwar, the powerful and elusive militant leader of Hamas who helped to plot the groupβs devastating assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, was killed in battle on Wednesday, the Israeli military said. A unit of trainee squad commanders unexpectedly encountered him in southern Gaza, Israeli defense officials confirmed yesterday. After a firefight in Gaza with…
Sudan’s warring sides target local aid volunteers fighting famine
Local volunteers who have helped to feed Sudan’s most destitute during 17 months of war say attacks against them by the opposing sides are making it difficult to provide life-saving aid amid the world’s biggest hunger crisis. Many volunteers have fled under threat of arrest or violence, and communal kitchens they set up in a…
Sudan’s war to intensify as rainy season draws to a close
After almost 18 months of war, fighting in Sudan is escalating as seasonal rains end with the army using intensified airstrikes and allied fighters to shore up its position ahead of a likely surge by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF). An uptick in fighting will aggravate an already dire humanitarian crisis in which famine…
Shots fired into Democratic campaign office in Arizona
Shots were fired into Vice President Harris’ campaign office in Tempe, Arizona, on Monday, but no one was injured, her campaign confirmed to panafrican.email Why it matters: Political threats have become an undertone of the presidential election cycle, with assassination attempts against former President Trump and violent rhetoric. “We are grateful to Tempe Police for…
Ethiopia plagued by abductions ‘epidemic’
Many regions of Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, with around 120 million inhabitants, are plagued by kidnappings since the end of the brutal two-year civil war between the government and rebel forces in the northern region of Tigray. That conflict largely ended with a peace agreement in November 2022, but armed rebellions have worsened…
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