MELKADIDA REFUGEE CAMP, Ethiopia — Eight years ago, Khadija Abdi fled the fighting and chaos in Somalia that killed her father and brother and made it across the border to a refugee camp in southern Ethiopia. Life isn’t so bad here, she says. Tents have gradually been replaced by huts.
Category: Africa
Nigerian army says 700 Boko Haram captives have escaped
An army spokesperson, Col Timothy Antigha, said they had fled several islands in Lake Chad and arrived in the town of Monguno, in Borno state. There has been no independent verification of the army’s claim.
China’s ban on ivory trade comes into force
China has long been one of the world’s biggest markets for ivory, but as of 2018 all trade in ivory and ivory products in the country is illegal. The move is being hailed as a major development in efforts to protect the world’s elephant population.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-42532017
What keeps this UN peacekeeper going?
Video What home comforts keep this UN peacekeeper going? UN peacekeeper Major Michelle Kayanda from Zambia tells us about life as a female peacekeeper in the Central African Republic.Video produced by Trystan YoungListen to BBC World Service’s Newsday programme on the iPlayer.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-42368974/what-home-comforts-keep-this-un-peacekeeper-going
Nigeria: death toll in Boko Haram attack on loggers rises to 25
The number of loggers killed in a Boko Haram attack in north-east Nigeria has risen to 25 following the discovery of more victims, survivors and militias said on Sunday.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/01/nigeria-toll-in-boko-haram-attack-on-loggers-rises
Congo security forces shoot two dead during protest against president
Congolese security forces shot dead two men outside a church on Sunday while dispersing demonstrators protesting in the country’s capital against President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down from power, according to Human Rights Watch.
Congo: Police block anti-Kabila protest
Police and soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have used force to block a planned rally calling for President Joseph Kabila to step down. Rights group Human Rights Watch says two men have been shot dead outside a church in the capital Kinshasa.
