Tag Archives: CONFLICTS

95 killed in South Sudan communal conflicts

At least 95 people have been killed in communal conflicts in South Sudan in July alone, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has reported. A humanitarian snapshot released by UNOCHA on Thursday and seen by The EastAfrican adds that more than 17,500 people were also displaced. …

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Conflicts in the North: Govt establishes 15 New Military bases in the Northern frontier

The government has authorized the Ministry of Defense to establish 15 brand new Military bases in Northern Ghana to deal with internal conflicts and border threats that can spill into the country, MyNewsGh.com reports. This information was contained in the briefing of Ghana’s Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament …

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DR Congo hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts

Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians, mostly women who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds, have …

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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Major cities hit as heavy fighting continues

Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, Ganja, has been shelled by Armenian forces, as heavy clashes continue over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. The enclave is officially part of Azerbaijan but run by ethnic Armenians. The self-proclaimed authorities there said they hit Ganja’s military airport after Azerbaijani forces shelled the region’s capital, Stepanakert. Azerbaijan …

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