At least two rockets hit Asmara International Airport, Eritrea

Photo: Credit Airlive At least three rockets were fired at Eritrea’s capital from Ethiopia, and at least two of the rockets hit the Asmara airport, five regional diplomats told Reuters. Forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have fired rockets at airports in a neighbouring state, as their conflict with the government grows. The Tigray People’s

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Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden

In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump listens during an event on Operation Warp Speed in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. .Trump is making unsupported claims of massive voting fraud, demanding recounts and calling for audits. All of this an effort to discredit the outcome and, in the

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Kenya land prices fall, rents up after easing of lockdown

Residential Apartment in Nairobi. Kenya land prices have dropped further in Nairobi and the surrounding counties of Kiambu, Kajiado and Machakos in the three months to September despite the ongoing recovery from coronavirus hardships that lifted rent. HassConsult, which conducts a quarterly property pricing index in Kenya, said Thursday that land prices dropped 0.94 percent

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Ethiopia’s Amhara rocked by explosions, rights group warns on Tigray

Amhara Special Force troops return to their base after fighting against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), in Danasha, Ethiopia on November 9, 2020. © Reuters / Tiksa Negeri Two airports in Ethiopia’s Amhara state near the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire late on

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Ethiopia Withdraws Thousands of Troops From Neighboring Somalia

Ethiopia pulled back thousands of troops who’ve been helping Somalia’s government fight an Islamist insurgency, according to three people familiar with the matter, raising concerns of a security vacuum in the war-torn nation. Their departure from Somalia comes as federal soldiers continue to battle forces loyal to the ruling party in the northern Ethiopian region

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Abdirahman Abdishakur says Farmajo and the intelligence service of seeking to postpone the election.

Wadajir party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame said President Mohamed Farmajo and the intelligence service of seeking to postpone the election were setting up roadblocks to prevent the election. President Mohamed Farmajo and his security forces have not given up on an extension, because they know they cannot win a fair election. They have chosen a

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War crimes feared in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

Photo: Credit Reuters Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and rebellious northern leaders could spiral out of control and war crimes may have been committed, the United Nations said on Friday, as repercussions spread around the volatile Horn of Africa. The 10-day conflict in Tigray region has killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, and raised

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Scores of civilians killed in knife massacre in Ethiopia, say reports

Members of Amhara region militias head to face the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, named by some as responsible for the killings. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters By Jason Burke Amnesty International says it has confirmed killings in town of Mai Kadra, Tigray Scores, possibly hundreds of civilians have reportedly been massacred with knives and machetes in Tigray,

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Middle East: Expectations from Biden administration

While some states seek to protect gains accrued from Trump administration, others hoping for fresh start As US President-elect Joe Biden, 77, prepares to assume office in January, the tumultuous Middle East anticipates a change in the US policy towards the region. While few countries seek to maintain the gains accrued during the Trump administration,

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UN votes to crack down on Somalia’s al-Shabab extremists

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to prevent the sale or shipment to Somalia of components of improvised explosive devices if there is “significant risk” they may be used to manufacture the often deadly devices that are increasingly being used in attacks by al-Shabab extremists. It also urged the Somali government

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