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Month: June 2019

Africa 

Hundreds of Nigerians demonstrate against extrajudicial and militia killings

Village Reporter
Over two thousand people demonstrated on Sunday in northeastern Nigeria,in Maiduguri, to protest extrajudicial executions and abuses by vigilante militias fighting against Boko Haram’s jihadists, an AFP correspondent said. “We want the JTF (militiamen) to be banished from the city because we suffer too much from their presence,” said one resident, Bukar Saleh. “They make the law, they mistreat us… Read More
Africa 

Thousands of Sudanese march towards defence ministry in Khartoum -witness

Village Reporter
CAIRO (Reuters) – Thousands of Sudanese protesters marched towards the defence ministry in Khartoum on Sunday, demandig that the ruling military hand over power to civilians, as security forces fired shots in the air, a Reuters witness said. The protest was the largest since a deadly security service raid on a protest camp in front of the defence ministry three… Read More
Peace West Africa 

AMBAZONIA: Swiss Mediated Talks Must Include All Options

Global Author
Geneva: The United Nations has announced the Government of Switzerland will facilitate negotiations regarding the crisis in Ambazonia (Southern Cameroons).  The Ambazonia-Cameroun peace process was immediately endorsed by the United States and the European Union. While the agenda and exact details of the negotiations remain unknown; OEAS unequivocally supports the independence and/or separation of Ambazonia from Cameroun. The talks must… Read More
Africa 

DRC launches “large-scale” military operations in North-Eastern region

Village Reporter
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has confirmed “large-scale” military operations in Ituri (north-east) after massacres of civilians, as well as an “eradication plan” of foreign armed groups. “I have just ordered our armed forces to conduct large-scale operations in the Djugu and Mahagi territories,” said the president for his first message on the occasion of Independence Day… Read More
Africa 

Sudan expects fresh mass protests on Sunday

Village Reporter
The Sudanese are invited to demonstrate mass Sunday to pressure the military leaders to give power to civilians, the calls for restraint multiplying to avoid a new bloody crackdown of the dispute. The “million” march in Khartoum could be a test to gauge the ability to mobilize protesters. But also for the Transitional Military Council, which holds the reins of… Read More