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Upto 320 killed in Ethiopia gun incident

Ethiopia

The death toll from militant attacks rose in the Oromia region of western Ethiopia, and new witnesses are estimated to have killed 260 and 320 civilians on Saturday. Reports of the genocide came on Sunday when survivors described one of the bloodiest events in Ethiopia in recent years. Prime Minister Abi Ahmed has condemned the “atrocities” in Oromia but declined to comment on the violence. “Attacks on innocent civilians and the destruction of livelihoods by illegal and disorderly … Read more

Troops kill nine civilians in breakaway Cameroon region

Cameroon

Cameroonian soldiers killed nine civilians, including a baby. The incident took place in the Northwest Region. Anglophone militants declared an independent state in the two regions in 2017. In a “misunderstanding,” soldiers killed nine civilians, including a baby, in one of Cameroon’s conflict-torn anglophone regions last week, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. On June … Read more

Separatist rebels kill five gendarmes in Cameroon

Cameroon

Anglophone separatists kill five gendarmes in Cameroon. Gunmen attacked a gendarmerie post in West Region. The conflict has killed 6,000 people, mostly civilians. Rebels killed five gendarmes in Cameroon near a region where a deadly conflict has pitted separatists from the country’s anglophone minority against security forces, local sources said on Wednesday. Armed men attacked … Read more

Cameroon ruling party senator kidnapped in anglophone area

A senator from President Paul Biya’s ruling birthday party has been abducted along with her driving force in Cameroon’s anglophone northwest, army and administrative resources stated Monday. “Elizabeth Regina Mundi changed into abducted overdue Saturday morning through terrorists in Bamenda,” capital of the northwest, a senior respectable with the region’s governor. He said two wings … Read more

Eager Ethiopia plays host to crisis-wracked African Union

Eager Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA – Just three months ago, foreigners were fleeing Ethiopia in droves, responding to alarming security warnings from mostly Western embassies about a possible rebel advance on the capital. This week, traffic is moving in the opposite direction, as delegations from across Africa fly in for the latest summit of the African Union this … Read more