Parts of Yemen have been hit by Saudi air force strikes, forcing many to flee the country Dozens of Yemenis have crossed the Gulf of Aden in small boats to get to Somalia, Djibouti and Somaliland to escape fighting and Saudi air strikes, the UN refugee agency has said. The UNHCR said it was looking
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JUBA – A South Sudanese rebel official claimed to have credible evidence showing that China continues to supply the government of South Sudan with lethal weapons through Ethiopia. “We in the SPLM-IO leadership confirm that Chinese flagged vessel Da Dan Xia has brought large quantity of armaments and ammunition to Salva Kiir’s tribal government via
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By Peter Saramba Ongiri ARUSHA, Tanzania (AA) – Tanzania’s National Assembly on Thursday endorsed a treaty signed in 2010 by upstream Nile Basin countries commonly known as the Entebbe Agreement. The Comprehensive Framework Agreement (CFA) was passed unanimously in a televised session of parliament. Following a presentation by Water Minister Jumanne Maghembe, Lediana Mng’ong’o, who
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Nevsun Provides Further Update on Operations Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU) (NYSE MKT: NSU) (Nevsun or the Company) reports that the repairs to the mechanical issue with the ball mill, previously reported on March 13, 2015, are ongoing and the Bisha plant remains on-track for re-start later this week. While there was an act of vandalism
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Ethiopian fighter jets hit Eritrean Bish mine – Sudanese newspaper says Edited: The news is now confirmed the bombing operations of Bisha gold mine and the Eritrean military depot at Mai Edaga were taken by the Gallant Ethiopian Air force. It seems the operation is not done yet as long as Shabiya holds the stolen
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Somalia militant group al-Shabaab has executed a young man accused of spying for the Ethiopian troops in the country. The man, named Ali Salad Majin, 20, was shot dead in an open public view in firing in a Southern Somalia town, while residents of the district were invited to watch the event as it unfolds.
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Aden (AFP) – Yemen’s President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi fled an air raid on his palace in the southern city of Aden Thursday, a day that saw a dramatic escalation in the conflict-ridden country. The air raid followed intense fighting at the city’s airport and clashes elsewhere in the country, as analysts warned divided Yemen was
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Juba (AFP) – Hopes of an end to South Sudan’s 15-month old civil war were dealt another blow on Wednesday as President Salva Kiir ruled out a proposed power-sharing deal with rebels. Speaking at a political rally in the capital Juba, Kiir rejected key elements of the latest draft deal between him and rebel leader
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(BBC) Al-Shabab militants have been driven out of the group’s strongholds in Somalia The US defence department has confirmed that it has killed an al-Shabab leader, Adan Garar. The Pentagon says the militant was hit by a drone equipped with Hellfire missiles in southern Somalia last Friday. Garar was a suspect in the 2013 Westgate
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Ethiopian troops invaded a Northern Somalia town in an attempt to arrest a Quran teacher, officials and residents confirm. The troops crossed into Buhoodle district in Northern Somalia on Monday evening, hunting for a Quran teacher who later on fled from the area. Buhoodle is located on the Somalia and Ethiopia border. The town serves
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