Somalia: who controls Kismayo?
…is controlled by local militia—some backed by Kenyan or Ethiopian forces, some nominally loyal to the government, and more aligned with al-Shabaab. (Mareeg, Garowe Online, Oct. 3; PRI, Sept. 26)…
…is controlled by local militia—some backed by Kenyan or Ethiopian forces, some nominally loyal to the government, and more aligned with al-Shabaab. (Mareeg, Garowe Online, Oct. 3; PRI, Sept. 26)…
…no idea that it’s going on. Another Washington-based human rights group, Resolve, updates its online Crisis Tracker in real time with information on LRA attacks from the UN, partner organizations…
…international peacekeeping; Beijing’s peacekeeping forces have previously been engineering, transportation, medical and guard units. (Reuters, Business Insider, Jan. 16; CNTV, Jan. 15; Geeska Afrika Online, Jan. 14; The Guardian, Dec. 23; Xinhua, Dec. 22)…
…thank religious leaders for their support. The Senegal Online website provides the following short bio of Cheikh Amadou Bamba (our translation from the French): Born in 1853 (year 1272 of…
…said the five already released are from Tanzania, Sudan, Denmark, UAE and Sweden. (Text of statement online at AllAfrica, April 10) Georgette Gagnon, deputy director for the Africa Division at…
…council. Online activists have also called for a “day of rage” in Syria this week to demand the resignation of President Bashir Assad. King Abdullah II of Jordan fired his…
…NY 11217 Checks should be payable to “World War 4 Report.” Or, donate online at the Paypal or Amazon buttons on our website. Many thanks for your support, Bill Weinberg…
The Geeska Africa Online news service, reporting from Nairobi April 10, quoted Jendayi Frazer, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, accusing Eritrea of backing the Islamist insurgents in…
…diaspora has not been entirely favorable. An editorial on Garowe Online, a news service based in Somalia’s autonomous region of Puntland, calls the ban “arbitrary” and hails FGM as a…
…$70,000 fine if convicted. Police specifically mentioned Koman’s online posts of an incident last month in Surabaya, Java, in which army troops and nationalist militiamen were captured on video calling…
…arrest. At the same time, anarchists are very active in online agitation. Some anarchist channels on the messaging app Telegram rose to prominence, e.g. the one of Mikola Dziadok (see…
…Institute worker Roberto Lopez Hernandez and nurse and APPO safety commission member Jorge Alberto Beltran. The online Narco News also notes “reports from various sources that police are raiding the…