Tag: violence
Independent Africa
US expresses concern as violence worsen in Mali
The danger of the bloodshed in Mali escalating has alarmed the United States, which has pointed to assaults on UN forces as evidence.Matthew Miller,...
Independent Africa
Burkina Faso: Suspected jihadist assault claims lives of at least 20 individuals
On Sunday, in the region of Center-East bordering Togo, specifically in Nohao near the town of Bittou, a suspected jihadist attack resulted in the...
Independent Africa
Tense poll amid fears of violence in Sierra Leone election
After a difficult, violent campaign, Sierra Leoneans are casting their votes in the general election.On Wednesday, the main opposition party alleged that one of...
Independent Africa
Somalia: 8 people killed in Puntland violence
In fighting on Tuesday outside parliament in Puntland, a semi-autonomous state in northern Somalia, between local security personnel and armed militiamen supporting the opposition,...
Independent Africa
RSF of Sudan is suspected of murdering the governor of West Darfur
Authorities in Sudan claim that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) assassinated the governor of the West Darfur province.eopleOnly hours earlier, Khamis Abbakar had...
World
UN nations slam France over racism, police violence
As France prepared for another day of large-scale protests, a number of states raised concerns about about police violence, particularly against protestors.Attacks on migrants,...
Independent Africa
DRC: Despite the words of Pope Francis, violence continues in the East
Pope Francis' strong words against the suffering they are enduring have warmed the hearts of people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
World
Women in Africa face the highest risk of being murdered by family members, UN reports
UN has reported that , women and girls in Africa are more likely than anywhere else in the world to be killed by intimate...
World
Sierra Leone families arrive to identify loved ones killed in protests
The families of Sierra Leoneans who died in protests against the spiralling cost of living arrived at a morgue in the capital Freetown on...
News
Egypt court seeks live TV execution of woman killer
Egyptians were horrified after video footage went viral last month purportedly showing Mohammed Adel stabbing to death Nayera Ashraf, who had rejected his advances,...
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