A team sent to investigate the ongoing crisis in Burundi received reports of torture, arbitrary killings, targeted assassinations, arbitrary arrests and detentions which are of “great concern,” the African Union said Tuesday.
Border disputes have been a reality on Africa for ages. Fortunately, there are examples of good practice among African states to deal with boundary problems.
Gunfire erupted outside the headquarters of state television in Burkina Faso on Sunday as an opposition politician tried to announce she was in control of the West African country, days after the longtime president was forced out.
African Union and Somali troops on Sunday won control of a key coastal town that had been used by the Islamic militants of al-Shabab, forcing the insurgents from their last significant stronghold and major money-making port.
African emergency military plans will be underway after the African Union said Monday it would create a new force to handle rebellions, uprisings, and other conflicts on the continent.