Sudan’s airspace reopens after revolt by former intelligence officers
Sudan’s re-opened its airspace after putting down a mutiny by former security agents linked to toppled President Omar Al Bashir. The military authority in Khartoum says all buildings and installations are backorder its control. The ex-security agents staged their revolt in pursuit of better compensation and severance pay. They surrendered last night after exchanges of […]
More mass graves found in Burundi
Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has uncovered 4 400 mass graves of victims killed in fighting since independence from Belgium in 1962. They’ve identified 142 505 bodies and are convinced there are more graves that people are too afraid or too traumatized to talk about. When authorities opened a grave containing 270 bodies near Bujumbura […]
Gulf of Guinea piracy doubled last year
Kidnappings of sailors off Africa’s west coast almost doubled last year to 121 cases They made up 90% of the piracy worldwide which showed a decrease from the 2018 figure of 201 cases. Figures from the Kuala-Lumpur-Based International Maritime Board show the African coast from Senegal to Angola, known as the Gulf of Guinea, is […]