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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned clashes in the western Taraba state that left scores dead. The clashes between Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups occurred on Friday, and also left tens of people injured. Other clashes also occurred in Adamawa state, prompting President Buhari’s condemnation. The cause of the clashes has not yet been established. “The recent violent clashes between…
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir delivers a speech inside Parliament in Khartoum, Sudan April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo Sudan’s public prosecutor has begun investigating ousted President Omar al-Bashir on charges of money laundering and possession of large sums of foreign currency without…
President Uhuru Kenyatta [Image courtesy: State House Kenya]
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to travel to China next week to attend the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum, a Chinese government cross-national project that involves nearly 70 countries.
The name Belt and Road was coined in 2013 by China’s President Xi…
President John Magufuli [Image Courtesy]Tanzanian President John Magufuli is expected to make an official two-day visit to neighbouring Malawi next week for talks with his counterpart Peter Mutharika. Magufuli’s trip will run from 24 to 25 April, and will be his first to the country since he took office in November 2015. His meeting with Mutharika…
US forces conducted an airstrike on Friday, April 19, in Somalia’s Lower Juba region, killing two al-Shabaab militants, the US Africa Command said on Saturday. Friday’s airstrike was conducted in coordination with Somali forces, and was the second by the US forces this week. The attack was carried out in the vicinity of Jamaame, some 50 kilometers from Kismayo which was…
