During an overnight attack on June 4, a group of suspected extremists killed as many as 132 people, including 7 children, in the village of Solhan in the Yagha province in Burkina Faso. One local source described to the Agence France-Presse (AFP) traumatic scenes of gunmen methodically orchestrating “executions.” Government
Between June 4th-5th, over a dozen men, women and children were killed in one of the deadliest attacks in Burkina Faso since the conflict with armed groups that began in 2015. In Ouagadougou, armed assailants began attacking workers in a goldmine on the outskirts of Solhan, a village in the
On June 3rd, 2021, The Ethiopian Government released a statement defending its presence and actions within its northern Tigray province. The statement was released by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office and “condemned the acts that put life and dignity of civilians in danger.” In the past months, the Ethiopian National
For seven months, unrest and violence have rocked Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. Widespread atrocities have been reported, including dozens of civilian massacres, pervasive sexual violence, and alleged starvation crimes. Thousands have been killed, more than two million have been displaced, and the region has been plunged into a dire humanitarian
For many countries, especially those with access to COVID-19 vaccines, the reality of post-pandemic life is within reach. Among the most anticipated aspects of a world unrestricted by coronavirus is the possibility of travel. Already, countries are easing restrictions on international travel as the world looks to regain a sense
The United States faces backlash from North Korea after lifting its guidelines that previously limited South Korea’s ballistic missile range. The decision comes as part of last month’s summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in to reaffirm diplomatic ties between their two countries. The guidelines,
On May 30th, Pope Francis announced that Lebanese Christian leaders would meet him in the Vatican on July 1st to address Lebanon’s economic and political crisis. During the summit, the Pope plans to reflect on the crisis and discuss potential action plans. Pope Francis expressed through Vatican News that the
Mali has experienced its second coup in a year. The army decided to take over the country by force and detained the President and Prime Minister, Bah Ndaw and Moctar Ouane, respectively. The two governing personnel were part of the interim government that was established after the first military coup
The United Nations humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, stated that the lives of hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians, specifically those residing in the Tigray region, are in danger due to famine. The crisis is the worst famine the world has seen in the last decade. Starvation-related deaths have been occurring for
Around 2 am on the night of June 5th, residents of the Solhan village in northern Burkina Faso were met with a barrage of bullets after a group of attackers opened fire in what is considered the deadliest attack the nation has seen since the onset of violent militant attacks
This past Monday, Russia announced that it would send what it termed as “uncomfortable” signals to the United States just before a summit between the two nations’ leaders that is scheduled to take place next month. In fact, according to CNBC, Russia stated that it was in the process of
On Wednesday, protesters at the Land Forces Expo in Brisbane rallied against producers who supply weapons to Indonesia. There have been persistent allegations that Indonesian security forces have perpetrated severe human rights abuses on Melanesian West Papuans, including extrajudicial killings. The West Papua Liberation Army (WPLA) conducted an ambush attack
Several African countries including the G5 Sahel of Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania, as well as France, are holding talks in Chad’s capital city, N’Djamena, to address the unstable security dynamics in the Sahel region. This comes as 100 civilians were killed just this week in a Burkina
