Myanmar’s next election may not be nationwide, junta chief says
Reuters Military-ruled Myanmar plans to have an election if there is peace and stability in the country but may not be able to hold it nationwide, its top general said, as the junta battles to contain a rebellion on multiple fronts. The military, which has been in power since a coup three years ago, still […]
At least 40 fires set in night of arson across Thailand’s south
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Attackers set fire to shops, cars and utility poles in at least 40 locations across Thailand’s deep south in the early hours of Friday, authorities said, killing at least one person in a coordinated wave of arson. The attacks occurred at around 1:00 am across four southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat […]
Tens of thousands flee in new wave of brutal Mozambique attacks
Maputo, Mozambique Reuters Tens of thousands of Mozambicans are fleeing their homes in the restive Cabo Delgado province amid a surge in deadly insurgent attacks since January. The attacks, despite a massive security clampdown, are continuing as French oil company TotalEnergies aims to restart a $US20 billion liquefied natural gas terminal in Cabo Delgado in […]
Ethiopia extends state of emergency in Amhara
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters Ethiopia’s parliament on Friday extended by four months a state of emergency declared in August to respond to an insurgency in the northern region of Amhara that has resulted in hundreds of deaths and drawn accusations of widespread human rights abuses. Fighting erupted in Amhara last July between federal forces and […]
Essay: Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline
In an article first published on The Conversation, RONAN LEE looks at recent events in Myanmar…
Burkina Faso Muslims and Christians back unity amid insurgency
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters Scores of young Burkinabe Muslims and Christians gathered in Ouagadougou’s public square as the sun set on Friday to break fast together, promoting religious tolerance during Ramadan and Lent as Burkina Faso grapples with a violent insurgency. Organised by a local interfaith youth group, the event saw Muslims and Christians sharing food […]
Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta
Reuters The defence chief of Myanmar’s shadow government has called for international help to arm its resistance forces fighting the ruling military, requesting support similar to that being given to Ukrainians battling invading Russian troops. The people of Ukraine and Myanmar’s pro-democracy militias are all fighting for freedom and giving their lives, but those taking […]
Nigeria extremists still “very dangerous”, says UN official
Abuja, NigeriaAP The Islamic extremist insurgency in north-east Nigeria is a “very, very dangerous [and] very threatening” crisis that needs more than $US1 billion in aid in 2022 to assist those hit by the decade-long conflict, United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Griffiths, head of the UN […]
Hundreds call on Burkina Faso president to resign after deadly attacks
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital on Tuesday demanding President Roch Kabore resign for failing to rein in militants who roam the north and east and last weekend killed 28 soldiers and four civilians. Sunday’s attack was the worst suffered by troops during a four-year Islamist insurgency […]
Traumatic legacy: In Peru’s Andes, Shining Path leader’s death stirs buried memories of terror
MARCELO ROCHABRUN, of Reuters, reports how memories of a traumatic time in the history of Peru have been stirred by the death last week of Abimael Guzman, the professor who founded the Shining Path, while he was serving a life sentence…