Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday, stressed the need for “swift action” to restore safe access to “save thousands of lives at risk”.
https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2020–12/2020–12–11T213527Z_1651377797_RC29LK9EXFDR_RTRMADP_3_ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT.JPG?imwidth=800The first shipment of international aid since fighting began arrived in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region Saturday to help people affected by violence there. A convoy carrying medicine and relief supplies from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the
Somali presidential elections are scheduled in just a few months, war is erupting in neighboring Ethiopia, and Shebab militants are still strong. The timing, Somalis say, could not be worse.
ADDIS ABABA — President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Somalis, who appealed to the incoming U.S. president to reverse the decision. “The
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Friday it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump’s orders, continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism missions abroad. Without providing details, the Pentagon said
NAIROBI, Kenya — The American-trained Somali commando force Danab is usually deployed to counter the Qaeda-linked group Al Shabab: liberating areas it controls, ending its attacks on government offices and beachside restaurants, and targeting senior Shabab operatives.But with President Trump
WASHINGTON — A veteran C.I.A. officer was killed in combat in Somalia in recent days, according to current and former U.S. officials, a death that is likely to reignite debate over American counterterrorism operations in Africa.The officer was a member
https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2020–11/AP_20320707750735.jpg?imwidth=800KHARTOUM — As thousands of Ethiopians flee the Tigray conflict into neighboring Sudan, analysts in Khartoum say Sudan could play a key role in the conflict. Sudan is channeling the refugees — estimated to be at least 20,000 —
image copyrightReuters There’s been a slight increase in Covid-19 infections in Africa over the past few weeks, according to the latest information. The number of daily new cases has been rising gradually after declining since mid-July, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). But in…
As America crawls toward the November 3 General Election, there is plenty of speculation, including prognostication, about who former vice-president and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden will pick as his running mate. First, some context. Perhaps you are not a political junkie, you are just a layperson or an average Joe and may be wondering why…