At least 91 people were killed in the capital of Sierra Leone on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, the central morgue and local authorities said. The government has not yet confirmed the death toll, but the manager of the central state morgue in Freetown said it had received 91 bodies […]
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Coup Puts Into Question Sudan’s Debt Cancellation, France Says
PARIS — The coup in Sudan puts into doubt the process that would have seen France cancel some $5 billion debt it was owed by the African country, France’s foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest power to pressure military leaders who seized power. France, Sudan’s second-largest creditor, has been a main actor in […]
Paul Biya, Cameroon’s 88-Year-Old President, Marks 39 Years in Power
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Supporters of Africa’s second-longest serving leader, Cameroon’s 88-year-old President Paul Biya, are celebrating his 39 years in office November 6. Biya, who has been Cameroon’s president since 1982, is rarely seen in public these days. Meanwhile Biya’s opponents are saying renewed calls for the octogenarian to run for president in 2025 cannot […]
Niger says 11 soldiers killed, nine missing after attack
Eleven soldiers were killed and nine reported “missing” on Friday following a jihadist attack on an army position in Dagne in western Niger, days after 69 civilians died in an ambush, the government said. The attack by “a column of heavily armed terrorists in several vehicles and dozens of motorcycles” killed 11 soldiers, and […]
Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: UN Security Council calls for ceasefire as US urges its citizens to leave immediately
The UN Security Council called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia, expressing “deep concern” over the escalation of fighting in the north of the conflict-hit country. “The members of the Security Council expressed deep concern about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia,” the body said in a joint statement. “They […]
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 4 Nov 2021
HIGHLIGHTS No humanitarian supplies have arrived into Tigray since 18 October. Movement of humanitarian workers in and out of Tigray by road has been denied since 28 October, while movement within Amhara and Afar regions is restricted. Lack of fuel significantly reduced life-saving operations in Northern Ethiopia, including water trucking, food distribution, nutrition, health and […]