Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray, killing 52 civilians
Michael Teferi, Lion Tsigab and Lucy Fleming | BBC News Sept. 30, 2026 Tanks and armoured vehicles were filmed passing through Alamata after days of clashes. Social media via Reuters At least 52 civilians have been killed during three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, hospital sources have told the BBC. It appears government troops have taken control of the town from regional fighters and intend to push north towards Mekelle, the regi
BBC News
Oct 3
UNICEF Humanitarian Update on Djibouti
By the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) September 21, 2026 Credit: © UNHCR highlights As of 18 September 2026, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Solidarity, just over 3,100 people have arrived in Djibouti from Yemen. Nearly half of them are children, including 523 children aged five and under. The pace of arrivals has slowed down since 16 September, reportedly due to fuel shortages in Yemen. However, authorities anticipate a possible new surge, and partne
UNICEF
Sep 30
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an anti-government alliance amid renewed tensions and fighting in Tigray.
Reuters
Sep 29
Journalist crowned king in Ugandan Traditional monarchy
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Credit: AP News KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A journalist on Tuesday was crowned king of a traditional monarchy that lost its onetime “boy king” last month, triggering widespread grief and a succession dispute in Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom. The journalist is a prince who had long been employed as a broadcaster and editor with Uganda Broadcasting Corp. He picked the regnal name of Edward Rukidi Nyabongo. He performed rituals overnight, was ushered into the palace and
AP News
Sep 29
Tanzania: Jailed Opposition Asks, Where Is Ousted VP?
Jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu has joined growing public calls for answers over the whereabouts of former Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi, who has not been seen publicly since his resignation and subsequent expulsion from CCM The Chanzo Reporter September 26, 2026 Dar es Salaam-The jailed Tanzanian opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, has used the minutes after court sessions and during breaks to ask about the whereabouts of ousted Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi. Lissu firs
The Chanzo Reporter
Sep 29
Judge Imposes £100,000 Bail On Rwanda Genocide Accused
By Matt Spivey September 28, 2026 Dr. Vincent Brown was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others. Source: BBC A man accused of offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide will remain in custody unless he pays the court a £100,000 guarantee. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others and is the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide. At the
BBC News
Sep 28
Taiwan rejects Chinese bar to independence
By: Taiwan News Sept 25th 2026 China says Xi called on the US to oppose Taiwan independence. Credit: X TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Comments by China’s foreign ministry after the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping calling on the US to oppose Taiwan independence showed Beijing was still misrepresenting the truth, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday. China’s statement after Thursday’s meeting also said Xi had asked Trump to “handle the Tai
eastsoutheastasia
Sep 27
Seychelles and APRM: Ratings, Investment, Digital Governance
By: Office of the President of The Republic of Seychelles 23 September 2026 Credit: State House Discussions on strengthening Africa’s financial independence, improving governance and harnessing technology for development featured prominently in bilateral talks between President Dr Patrick Herminie and the leadership of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on the margins of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. CEO of the APRM, Marie Antoinet
greatlakes69
Sep 25
‘We Fled With Nothing’: People Escaping Violence In The DRC
More than a year after a peace deal was signed, those fleeing fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are finding refuge in camps that are already home to hundreds of thousands living in dire conditions By Hugh Kinsella Cunningham September 24, 2026 Displaced people close to the town of Kalemie, Tanganyika province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham A cry of panic erupts across the camp as several shelters are engulfed in flam
The Guardian
Sep 24
Ex-Rwandan Official Appears At UK Trial Over 1994 Genocide
By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP, AP and Reuters September 22, 2026 Prosecutors allege Vincent Brown incited and directed acts of violence during the early days of the Rwandan genocide. Hundreds of human skulls are on display at a memorial to the 1994 Rwandan genocide [File: Joe McNally/Getty Images] A former Rwandan official has appeared in a court in the United Kingdom after being charged with ordering six killings during the first week of the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Vincent Brow
M23 Fighters Abused Miners And Trafficked Minerals to Rwanda
By Amnesty International September 21, 2026 REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra The plunder by M23 and Rwanda of DRC’s gold and coltan may amount to war crime of pillage M23’s multiple violations that also involve Rwandans may amount to war crimes “Rwanda has continued to illegally profit from DRC’s mineral wealth,” Agnès Callamard Minerals linked to abuses by M23 are prevalent in electronic devices owned by millions across the world Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) fighters have com
Amnesty International
Sep 21
UN Urges Tanzania To Stop Maasai Evictions
By David Herbling August 28, 2026 Maasai herders in Tanzania. Photographer: Rob Taggart/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The United Nations called on Tanzania to immediately halt evictions of Maasai families from ancestral lands to make way for tourism developments. Maasai herders are being forced out of homes bordering the Serengeti National Park without adequate and meaningful consultation, according to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. “Restrictions
Bloomberg
Aug 28
