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Another warning by Ethiopia’s Federal government as it issues a 72-hour ultimatum to the embattled Tigray region. A senior official Redwan Hussien said Monday the slightest strike could take precious lives. “The Mekele people would have a number of choices to collaborate with National Defense Forces, to avoid any strike. Because a slightest strike is a loss for us. Even… Read More

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 to visit the United States. That’s according to a new temporary travel rule by the outgoing Trump administration, which comes into effect on December 24. The US state department said, the six-month pilot project, which targets those on visitor and business visas, will help deter those… Read More

Leader of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Gebretsion Micheal rejected Monday the 72 hours ultimatum issued by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the dissident region of Tigray to surrender. Nearly three weeks after the start of a military operation aimed at restoring its authority over this region of northern Ethiopia, the federal government on Sunday said it… Read More

A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo was sentenced Monday to life in prison for war crimes and mass rape, a decision hailed by the United Nations as a blow against the “impunity” of armed groups in the country. Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka was convicted of “murder, rape, sexual slavery and enlisting children under 15 years old”, a… Read More

A pair of burnt-out tanks now signals the entrance to the Tigray town of Humera, where the streets are lined with rubble and residents remain in shock after an Ethiopian army assault earlier this month. The conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the leaders of the northern Tigray region arrived quickly in the farming town, with artillery barrages bombarding commercial… Read More

African Solidarity in the Time of Crisis In the country’s most recent efforts to contribute to the persistent issue of displaced persons within the African continent, Rwanda welcomed around 79 more people who arrived at the capital Kigali on November 19. All hailing from East Africa — with 42 being Sudanese, 33 Eritrean and four Somali, the 11 women and… Read More

Anele Ngcongca, a former South Africa defender who played for the host team at the 2010 World Cup, died in a car crash early Monday. He was 33. The South African government said Ngcongca died in the crash in the Kwazulu-Natal province. South African media reports said he was a passenger in the car and the driver, a woman, was… Read More

The former head of state of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma was questioned Monday by a commission investigating alleged corruption and embezzlement committed during his presidency, two officials have said on condition of anonymity. Koroma, 67, was questioned at a secret location after his hearing was cancelled twice for security reasons, a commission member said. A member of Koroma’s office… Read More

The Guinean government has announced a ban on political demonstrations across the country until further notice, citing the coronavirus pandemic. But the opposition has denounced the move, saying the government is using the pandemic to silence opponents of President Alpha Condé. The ban comes as Alpha Condé’s main opponent and leader of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea party… Read More

Turkey has condemned what it said was the unauthorized boarding of one of its cargo ships in the eastern Mediterranean by a German military vessel, monitoring an arms embargo against Libya. On Sunday night, the German frigate Hamburg stopped the Turkish-flagged cargo ship MV Roseline A. This was part of the European operation Irini, which monitors compliance with the UN… Read More