HRW calls for sanctions on Ethiopia to protect civilians
Addis Ababa – Human Rights Watch called on Wednesday for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo against Ethiopia to... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
UN says Somalia famine risk worst in half a century
Geneva – Somalia faces famine on a scale last seen half a century ago, the United Nations Children’s Fund... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
Timeline: the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Paris – War broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray nearly two years ago when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deployed troops... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
Ethiopia says government forces seize three towns in Tigray
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia said on Tuesday its forces had seized three towns in war-stricken Tigray in an advance... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
Uganda leader says outspoken son will stay off Twitter
Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday that his outspoken son would stay off Twitter when it... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
UN chief warns Ethiopia war ‘spiralling out of control’
Addis Ababa – UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that the situation in Ethiopia was “spiralling out of... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Kenya disbands ‘killer’ police unit
Nairobi – Kenya’s new president, William Ruto, said he had dissolved a police unit accused of extrajudicial killings, in a... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Court challenge to Uganda’s ‘draconian’ internet law
Kampala – Ugandan media groups and rights activists on Monday filed a court challenge to a controversial new internet... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Death toll in Sudan’s ethnic clashes rise to 13: UN
Khartoum – The death toll from ethnic clashes sparked by “land issues” in the latest unrest in Sudan’s south... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Ethiopia vows to seize airports, other sites in Tigray
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s government on Monday vowed to seize control of airports and other federal facilities in war-torn... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
