Headlines- Early on Thursday, 73 students were injured and at least 16 students killed at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya.
- The vital Strait of Hormuz, according to US President Donald Trump, "must be open to everyone" and "no one can control it."
- A major portions of southern Lebanon has been declared a "combat zone" by the Israeli military.
- Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that American bombings in the country's southern Hormozgan region broke the ceasefire.
- The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health claims that Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Tuesday left at least 31 persons dead and 40 injured.
- Due to the Ebola outbreak, Ugandan authorities announced on Wednesday that the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been closed.
Tag: Tigray
Tigrayan Refugees Hunt for Missing Family...
The Red Cross is helping refugee families who fled to Sudan find relatives who were unable to escape the conflict as Ethiopia’s civil war comes to an end and there is a communications blackout in the Tigray region.
Africa This Week
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for a significant increase in international aid for communities in Kenya and Somalia that have been severely affected by the drought
Thousands Displaced Due to Escalating Violence...
In Ethiopia’s Oromia region, where the rebel Oromo Liberation Army has been launching attacks since June, the conflict has resulted in thousands of people being displaced, according to the U.N. Meanwhile, militias in the Amhara region have been accused of abusing civilians
Fighting Dampens Ethiopian New Year Celebrations
Ethiopians celebrated the start of their new year on Sunday, or Enkutatash. A curfew was imposed in some conflict-affected areas as a result of renewed fighting, which dampened celebrations. However, people’s hopes have been raised by reports that peace negotiations may resume
What Drives the Violence in Ethiopia’s...
The Oromo Liberation Army’s attack on the capital in June has raised fears of more civil war spreading in the Gambella region of Ethiopia
Conflict in Tigray Fuels Serious Humanitarian...
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa,guest host Vincent Makori will discuss the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world is still going on. Last week, fighting broke out once again between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopian government forces. Salem Solomon, the Real Time News Desk’s lead editor, and Joseph Siegle, the center’s research director, are among the guests
In Ethiopian Peace Talks,Disputed Western Tigray...
In talks to put an end to an almost two-year civil war, the disputed Ethiopian region of Western Tigray is expected to be a sticking point. Leaders of the Amhara region say that it must be given back to them in order for talks to continue
Ethopia’s Rights Commission May Look into...
Locals in the disputed region are protesting a controversial resettlement and land distribution effort by Amhara authorities in Western Tigray that gives ethnic Amharas access to land
What Are the Obstacles to Peace...
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front rebel group and the Ethiopian government are gearing up for peace talks to put an end to the conflicts that started in November 2020. Although townspeople and militia men in the badly damaged town of Abala claim they are prepared for peace, observers claim it won’t be simple to achieveE
Residents of Ethiopia’s Afar Region Claim...
Aid trucks pass through the Afar region of Ethiopia on their way from Djibouti to Tigray, but people who live next to the road claim they have nothing to eat and that their children are dying