NAIROBI — Ethiopia said on Jan. 13 its military had killed three members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party, including former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. The three Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) officials were killed, and five other party members were captured, after they refused to surrender to the military, the government’s task…
Australian Expert Among WHO Team On Route To China to Probe CCP Virus Origins
January 13, 2021
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An Australian virologist will be among a team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) due to arrive in China on Thursday to investigate the origins of the CCP virus. Prof. Dominic Dwyer, a Sydney-based microbiologist, will fly into China as part of an international team of 10 experts. China’s National Health Commission released a short…
Watchdog: More Than 80 Dead in New Massacre in Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Kenya—The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Wednesday it has received information that over 80 civilians were killed early Tuesday in the latest massacre in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region. “These harrowing killings have to stop,” senior adviser Aaron Maasho said. “For the umpteenth time, we call on authorities at the federal and regional level to…
UK Extends England Entry Ban To Travelers From 11 African Countries for COVID Variant
The United Kingdom said on Thursday it would extend a ban on travelers entering England to southern African countries in a measure to prevent the spread of a new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa. The restriction will go into effect on Saturday and remain in place for two weeks, the government said in a…
UK Police Say 7 Nigerians Arrested on Oil Tanker to ‘Face No Further Action’
Seven stowaways detained in October during a security incident on an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight will now “face no further action,” UK police said on Friday. The men, who are all Nigerian nationals, were detained on Oct. 25 when British military personnel seized control of the Liberia-flagged tanker “Nave Andromeda,” after concerns…
2 French Soldiers Killed During Mission in Mali
PARIS—The French presidency announced that two French soldiers were killed on Jan. 2 in Mali when an improvised explosive device hit their armored vehicle, five days after three others died in similar circumstances. The soldiers were participating in an intelligence mission in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali, as part of a larger operation aiming…
At Least 70 Killed in Suspected Islamist Attacks in Niger: Security Sources
NIAMEY—At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist extremists in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security sources said on Saturday. About 49 villagers were killed and 17 people wounded in the village of Tchombangou, said one of the security sources, who requested anonymity. A second source,…
Bus Crash in Western Cameroon Kills 37, Injures 18
YAOUNDE, Cameroon—More than 37 people are dead and 18 others seriously injured after a bus crash in Cameroon’s western village of Nemale, officials said. A 70-seater bus was on its way to the capital, Yaounde, from the western town of Foumban when it crashed into a truck while trying to avoid a crowd of people…
Boat Capsizes Between Uganda and Congo, Killing More Than 30
KINSHASA, Congo—More than 30 people have died in an overnight capsizing on Lake Albert while trying to return to Congo from Uganda, according to a civil society group. Most of the victims were trying to return illegally to Congo to avoid coronavirus restrictions, said Vital Adubanga, president of the Wangongo chiefdom in eastern Congo’s Ituri…
20 Migrants Dead Off Tunisia After Boat Sinks, More Missing
TUNIS, Tunisia—About 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their smuggling boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. Tunisian coast guard boats and local fishermen found and retrieved the…
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