Tag: disorder
Sudan army officer dies, soldiers hurt in attack by Ethiopian militia-SUNA
A Sudanese military officer was killed and several soldiers wounded on Thursday in an attack by Ethiopian militias on the Sudanese side of the...
Bahrain wary of protests before Formula One ruling
Bahrain, eager for Formula One organisers to reinstate a motor race postponed after popular protests erupted in February, have acted to prevent...
Libya will replace energy chief who defected
The Libyan government says it will send a representative to the next OPEC meeting to replace the top oil official who defected...
Syrian forces kill 13 in besieged town – activists
Syrian forces killed at least 13 civilians in the central town of Rastan yesterday, activists said, in the latest attempt to quell...
Pro-Ouattara troops executed unarmed Ivorians: study
Troops loyal to Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara have killed at least 149 real or suspected supporters of Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan since...
Rebel convoy in Sudan’s Darfur ambushed : rebel
Sudanese government troops ambushed rebels in the western Darfur region on Wednesday and Thursday, killing at least two fighters, a rebel spokesman...
Nearly 100 civilians killed in Abyei, official says
Nearly 100 civilians have been killed in Sudan's disputed Abyei region since the northern military seized it on May 21, an Abyei...
Yemen troops fire at protesters in Sanaa
Forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh have this morning fired at protesters demanding an end to his three-decade-old rule in...
Somali clashes kill 21, wound 42
At least 21 people were killed and 42 wounded in fighting in Somalia, a human rights group says. Fighting between clans left...
Protests not just about service delivery: SAIRR
Service delivery shortcomings as commonly understood are only secondary factors in many of the protests in the last year, an analysis in...
Six reported killed in Somali capital fighting
Islamist insurgents fired mortar bombs at the presidential palace in the Somali capital overnight, prompting return fire by troops that killed at...
Nigeria pipeline attack forces Shell to cut output
Royal Dutch Shell says it has shut down three pumping stations in Nigeria's Niger Delta after a key crude oil pipeline was...
EU agrees on mission to train Somali forces
The European Union today agreed to set up a military mission in Uganda to train Somali government forces who are fighting an...
State Security looking at Somali threat
South Africa's intelligence agencies have reportedly stepped up their surveillance of possible terrorist threats to the country and June's World Cup, with...
Somalia, neighbours prepare for assault on al Shabaab
Countries bordering Somalia are planning to coordinate a major assault against positions held by al- Shabaab militia in Somalia, using ethnic Somali...
Rwanda grenade attacks show need to disarm: police
A string of unrelated grenade attacks that killed four people and wounded several others across Rwanda showed the need to reduce the...
Somali militia executes Shabaab rebel commander
A pro-government militia in Somalia executed a commander from the al Shabaab rebel group in public last week, ramping up the stakes...
Algerian security forces kill 10 militants: radio
Algerian security forces killed 10 Islamist rebels in an ambush, state radio reported yesterday, while in a separate development a Canadian firm...
Kibaki urges WFP to resume operations in Somalia
According to Kenya State House governmental website, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has urged the World Food Programme (WFP) to reconsider its decision...
MONUC outlines cooperation with FARDC group
Alan Doss, the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) presented the main lines...