Rebels in Ethiopia have occupied three airports, leading to flight cancellations and fears of further escalation of the conflict between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the government army. (translated)
The fighters of the Tigray People's Liberation Front have taken control of the airport in the regional capital Mekelle, which has heightened tensions in the already weakened conflict between the TPLF and the Ethiopian federal government and increased fears of a new civil war. (translated)
In the conflict in the Tigray region, the TPLF has taken control of the airport in the regional capital Mekelle and overwhelmed government troops, prompting international observers to warn that a resurgence of civil war is imminent. (translated)
Seven armed groups in Ethiopia, once rivals in the Tigray war, have united against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after nearly four years of peace, which could potentially have far-reaching consequences beyond the country's borders. (translated)
A recent outbreak of violence in the north of Ethiopia, where rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front have taken control of airports, has increased fears of renewed war in the country and the region. (translated)
In the Ethiopian region of Tigray, fighting is escalating between rebels and the federal government, with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) having taken control of the airport in Mek'ele, jeopardizing the stability of the peace agreement from 2022. (translated)
In the latest development, rebels from the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray have once again begun conflict with the federal government, breaking a four-year peace agreement, and the fighting has spread to the neighboring regions of Afar and Amhara. (translated)
A civil war has broken out again in Ethiopia today, and rebel forces from Tigray have started a defensive war against the central government, taking control of the airport in Mekelle, while there are fears of the conflict spreading to neighboring countries. (translated)
I lived in Ethiopia for almost five years and spent a lot of time in Tigray. It breaks my heart to think this is going to happen again. #Ethiopia #Tigray #HumanRights #ET #TG
Here's a thread I wrote last year about the most under-reported genocide in modern history. This is the scale of horror civilians in Tigray experienced. https://t.co/C16M6Wgb9g #Tigray #Genocide #HumanRights #ET
This delicate situation has been threatening to unravel for a while. The people of Tigray went through enough from 2020-2022 (and to this day). #Tigray #HumanRights #ConflictResolution #ET
There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate. #Ethiopia #Tigray #CivilWar
TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country. #EthiopiaConflict #Tigray #TPLF
Rebels in northern Ethiopia have seized a regional airport in Tigray's capital Mek'ele, security and local sources reported. (translated)
AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 Key developments reported during the previous 24 hours 1. ETHIOPIA — Seven armed opposition groups form a new anti-government alliance — 10/10 (Critical) Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including factions from Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, Afar and Benishangul-Gumuz, announced the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival. The coalition brings together groups that previously fought on opposing sides, including the TPLF and Amhara Fano elements. Its stated aim is to challenge Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government. The development is particularly significant amid renewed clashes and tensions around the 2022 Pretoria peace framework. Sources: Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/seven-ethiopian-armed-groups-announce-anti-government-alliance-2026-09-21/ AP: https://apnews.com/article/d348643aa604ebc074d8aade25c97efe 2. MALI — Sources say more than 100 soldiers were killed in JNIM's Dioura attack — 10/10 (Critical) Reuters reports that the September 10 assault by al-Qaeda-linked JNIM on the Dioura military camp killed more than 100 Malian soldiers, substantially above earlier reported figures. Sources cited estimates of roughly 120–130 soldiers killed and more than 100 captured. JNIM has also maintained pressure around Sévaré and Konna, underscoring the deteriorating security position of Mali's military government and its Russian Africa Corps partners. Source: Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/al-qaeda-linked-militants-kill-more-than-100-malian-soldiers-attack-this-month-2026-09-21/ 3. DR CONGO — Amnesty accuses M23 of abuses and mineral trafficking at rebel-controlled mines — 9.5/10 (Very High) Amnesty International says M23 fighters committed abuses including torture, forced labour and killings at artisanal mining sites in eastern DRC and trafficked gold and coltan through Rwanda. The allegations are strategically important because control of mineral production and trade is central to the economics of the eastern Congo conflict. M23 and Rwanda had not responded to the allegations in the reports reviewed. Sources: AP: https://apnews.com/article/5b3ab989adbac990144fed20ca0a5c5e Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/09/drc-m23-fighters-abused-miners-and-trafficked-gold-and-coltan-to-rwanda/ 4. NIGERIA — Survivors describe circumstances surrounding deaths of 37 detainees in Minna — 9/10 (Very High) Reuters interviewed survivors of the detention incident in Niger State in which 37 detainees, many reportedly teenage artisanal gold miners, died after being held in an overcrowded cell. Survivors alleged that an unidentified substance was sprayed inside before detainees developed breathing difficulties and began collapsing. Authorities have not established the cause of death. President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation and officials have been suspended. Source: Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/one-after-another-they-started-dying-survivors-recount-deaths-detention-nigeria-2026-09-22/ 5. DR CONGO — Ebola crisis remains a major health emergency as vaccination research expands — 9/10 (Very High) Health authorities are expanding vaccination efforts while research continues into protection against the Bundibugyo strain driving the current outbreak. WHO has reported some progress in the response, but the epidemic remains far from over. CARE warned on September 21 that the Ebola emergency is intersecting with humanitarian pressures and the threat of El Niño-related disruption. Sources: WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON617 CARE: https://www.care.org/media-and-press/as-ebola-spreads-and-el-nino-looms-urgent-investment-is-needed-in-the-drc/ 6. SUDAN — US diplomatic push for a permanent settlement intensifies at UN meetings — 8.5/10 (Very High) Senior US presidential adviser Massad Boulos held talks in New York with Sudanese and Egyptian foreign ministers as diplomatic efforts continue to seek a permanent settlement to Sudan's war. The discussions come amid the UN General Assembly and renewed international attention to Sudan's territorial integrity, humanitarian emergency and the need for a negotiated settlement. Source: Sudan Tribune: https://sudantribune.com/article/319088 7. SUDAN — Another deadly gold-mine collapse highlights wartime mining risks — 8/10 (High) At least 11 miners were reported killed and around 30 injured after a mine shaft collapsed in northeastern Sudan. It was the second major informal-mine disaster reported within a week. Sudan's largely informal gold sector suffers from weak safety regulation, while gold production and smuggling also intersect with the financing of armed actors in the country's civil war. Source: AP: https://apnews.com/article/cc669999ff89b8eb6aca66540100ec97 8. AFRICAN UNION / UNITED NATIONS — Africa pushes institutional reform and greater representation at UNGA — 8/10 (High) African leaders enter UN General Assembly high-level week with institutional reform high on the agenda, including demands for greater African representation in global governance. AU and UN leaders also discussed debt sustainability, critical-mineral value chains, peace and security mechanisms, and conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya, the Sahel and DRC. Sources: Africanews: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/african-union-to-push-for-bigger-voice-on-world-stage-at-un-meeting/ AllAfrica: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609210255.html 9. SOUTH AFRICA — Three suspects arrested as investigation into killings of women continues — 7.5/10 (High) South African police arrested three suspects in connection with one of a series of killings of women around Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg. Investigators are examining whether multiple cases are connected. The investigation has intensified public concern over femicide and violent crime in South Africa. Source: ABC News / AP: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/3-suspects-arrested-relation-series-killings-women-south-136613059 10. EGYPT / SOMALIA — Cairo and CIA leadership reaffirm support for Somalia's territorial integrity — 7/10 (Significant) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Cairo, with discussions covering Somalia, Sudan, maritime security and wider regional crises. Egypt reiterated support for Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, reflecting Cairo's growing security role in the Horn of Africa. Source: Radio Dalsan via AllAfrica: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609210230.html #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #Ethiopia #EthiopianPolitics #ArmedOpposition #PoliticalAlliance #TPLF #Amhara #Oromia #Tigray #AbiyAhmed #PretoriaPeaceAgreement #HornOfAfrica #Mali #Sahel #Dioura #JNIM #AlQaeda #JihadistViolence #Terrorism #Counterterrorism #MalianArmy #SahelSecurity #DRCongo #M23 #AmnestyInternational #HumanRights #HumanRightsAbuses #MineralTrafficking #ConflictMinerals #Gold #Coltan #CriticalMinerals #Rwanda #EasternCongo #AfricanSecurity #RegionalStability #Geopolitics #AfricaToday #wrldorg
The TPLF, Amhara's Fano militias and the Oromo Liberation Army — groups that fought on opposing sides in the Tigray war — said they had been coordinating for more than a year and aimed to install a transitional government. #Ethiopia #TPLF #PeaceAndConflict
In Ethiopia, seven armed groups, including the TPLF and the OLA, have formed an alliance to overthrow the government and establish a transitional government, as tensions at the border with the Tigray region continue to escalate. (translated)
AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 Key developments reported during the previous 24 hours 1. MALI — JNIM attack on Dioura army camp emerges as one of the conflict’s deadliest — 10/10 (Critical) The al-Qaeda-linked JNIM released video of soldiers it says it captured in the September 10 assault on the Dioura army camp. AP reported the group claims more than 100 soldiers were killed; AP could not independently verify the toll and the Malian army declined to comment. Separately, AFP sources put the death toll at at least 100 Malian soldiers and five Russian Africa Corps personnel. The scale of the reported losses underscores the continuing deterioration of security in central Mali. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/mali-violence-jnim-army/35765c1a-b463-11f1-92c2-5c918f4a6127_story.html Additional source: https://www.arabnews.pk/world/death-toll-passes-100-soldiers-in-mali-attack-last-week-sources-3001670 2. DR CONGO — Ebola vaccination campaign begins for frontline health workers — 10/10 (Critical) DR Congo began vaccinating healthcare and frontline response workers in Bunia and Mongbwalu, among the areas hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak. AP reports the campaign is expected to cover about 20,000 frontline workers in Ituri and North Kivu over six to nine months. Government figures cited by AP put the outbreak at 7,541 confirmed cases and 3,639 deaths as of Saturday. Source: https://wplginc-wplg-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/health/2026/09/19/congo-begins-ebola-vaccinations-for-health-workers-in-the-epicenter-of-the-outbreak/ 3. NIGERIA — 21 civil-defence officers suspended over deaths of 37 detained miners — 9.5/10 (Very High) Nigeria’s federal government established a 10-member independent committee to investigate the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody in Minna. The Niger State commandant and 20 other officers have been suspended pending the investigation. The committee has two weeks to establish the circumstances and causes of death and assess responsibility, negligence or misconduct. Source: https://www.thecable.ng/fg-sets-up-panel-to-probe-deaths-of-37-miners-in-niger-names-21-suspended-officers/ 4. ERITREA / UNITED STATES — Washington lifts sanctions on Eritrean military and ruling-party-linked entities — 9/10 (Very High) The United States removed sanctions imposed in 2021 on Eritrea’s military, ruling-party-linked entities and several individuals over humanitarian and human-rights concerns connected with the Tigray war. Eritrea welcomed the decision. The move is strategically notable amid heightened concern over Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb security. Source: https://unb.com.bd/category/World/us-lifts-sanctions-on-eritreas-ruling-party-military/195710 Additional source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-removes-sanctions-eritrean-defense-forces-treasury-website-shows-2026-09-18/ 5. UGANDA / TURKEY — Kampala suspends military cooperation with Ankara — 9/10 (Very High) Uganda’s military announced the immediate suspension of defence and military cooperation with Turkey amid a dispute over Ugandan political blogger Fred Lumbuye, a critic of President Yoweri Museveni. The relationship has included training, arms and surveillance equipment, technology transfer and counter-terrorism cooperation. The dispute also comes amid Ugandan threats concerning a major Turkish-led railway contract. Source: https://citizen.digital/article/uganda-suspends-military-ties-with-turkey-in-row-over-museveni-critic-n390507 6. SOUTH AFRICA — Public protests intensify after killings of nine women near Johannesburg — 8.5/10 (Very High) South Africans gathered to mourn and protest after nine women were found murdered in Ekurhuleni over the past two months. Police are investigating whether the killings are connected. Reuters reports the cases have renewed national anger over gender-based violence, which South Africa declared a national disaster in 2025. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/after-deaths-nine-women-south-africans-gather-run-mourn-demand-change-2026-09-19/ 7. MALI — Strike threat at Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex — 8/10 (High) Multiple unions representing workers at Barrick Mining’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex have filed strike notices, with industrial action potentially beginning September 28. Demands concern overtime pay, mission-expense reimbursements and implementation of labour agreements. Disruption at one of Mali’s major gold-producing operations could have broader fiscal and investment implications. Source: https://www.channelafrica.co.za/channelafrica/news/multiple-unions-threaten-strikes-at-barricks-flagship-mali-gold-mine-documents-show/ 8. KENYA — Ruto takes $17 billion Lamu refinery plan to UNGA investment meetings — 8/10 (High) President William Ruto departed for New York for the UN General Assembly with investment mobilization high on the agenda. A central project is the planned $17 billion East Africa Refinery in Lamu, designed for 700,000 barrels per day. Kenyan reporting says the project is expected to break ground on September 30 and could materially alter East Africa’s fuel-supply structure. Source: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-09-19-ruto-heads-to-new-york-with-17bn-lamu-refinery-ai-agenda Additional source: https://nairobinews.co.ke/ruto-off-to-new-york-for-unga-meeting-2/ 9. EAST AFRICA — Airlines look to planned Lamu refinery as hedge against global fuel shocks — 7.5/10 (High) East African carriers are looking to the proposed Dangote refinery in Lamu as a potential regional source of jet fuel. The African Airlines Association says expanded African refining capacity could improve supply security as Middle East disruptions push up aviation-fuel costs and expose East Africa’s dependence on external supply chains. Source: https://theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ea-carriers-count-on-dangote-lamu-refinery-fuel-costs-5600658 10. UGANDA — First-oil preparations advance as EACOP reaches 92% completion — 7.5/10 (High) Uganda’s initial oil revenues are projected at about $388 million, while government officials say the 1,445-km East African Crude Oil Pipeline connecting Hoima to Tanzania’s Tanga port is 92% complete. The Kingfisher project is expected to begin commercial production before the end of 2026, with Tilenga expected in the first quarter of 2027. Source: https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-s-first-oil-dangling-lucky-charm-in-the-economy-5600632 #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #DRCongo #Ebola #EbolaOutbreak #EbolaVaccination #PublicHealth #HealthcareWorkers #VaccinationCampaign #WHO #AfricanHealth #HealthSecurity #Kenya #EastAfrica #LamuRefinery #Aviation #AfricanAirlines #JetFuel #FuelSecurity #EnergySecurity #OilPrices #EnergyInfrastructure #AfricanEconomy #Mali #Sahel #Dioura #JNIM #JihadistViolence #Terrorism #MilitarySecurity #SahelCrisis #RegionalStability #AfricanSecurity #Geopolitics #AfricaToday #wrldorg
Death toll: 400 million innocent, unarmed civilian non-combatants murdered in socialist genocides. Socialist terrororganizations Red Army Faction (RAF); Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse); Prima Linea; Armed Proletarians for Communism; Communist Combatant Cells (CCC); Action Directe; June 2Movement; Revolutionary Cells (RZ); 17 November (17N); GRAPO; Popular Forces 25 April (FP-25); Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR); New Red Brigades; Combatant Communist Nuclei; Revolutionary Organization of Communist Internationalists; Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA); Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC); Irish National Liberation Army (INLA); Official Irish Republican Army; Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA); Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA); Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA); Irish People’s Liberation Organisation (IPLO); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC); Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP); PFLP – Special Command; Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA); Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK); Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK); Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C); Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army/Front (Dev Sol); People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (MEK); Organization of Iranian People’s Fedaian; People’s Fedai Guerrillas; Communist Party of India (Maoist); People’s War Group (PWG); Maoist Communist Centre (MCC); Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist); Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist); Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP); New People’s Army (NPA); People’s Liberation Army of Manipur (PLA); United National Liberation Front (UNLF); Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF); Japanese Red Army (JRA); United Red Army; East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front; Malayan Communist Party; Communist Party of Malaya; Communist Party of Burma; Karen Communist Party; Communist Party of Thailand; Communist Party of Indonesia; FARC-EP; National Liberation Army (ELN); 19th of April Movement (M-19); Popular Liberation Army (EPL); Quintín Lame Armed Movement; Revolutionary Movement Túpac Amaru (MRTA); Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso); National Liberation Movement (Tupamaros); People’s Revolutionary Army (ERP); Montoneros; Revolutionary Armed Forces of Chile; Lautaro Youth Movement; Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN); Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN); Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG); Revolutionary Organization of Armed People (ORPA); Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP); Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR); National Resistance (RN); New Jewel Movement; Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK); Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA); People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN); Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA); Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA); Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO); Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party (EPRP); Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF); Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF); Polisario Front; Weather Underground; Black Liberation Army (BLA); Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA); New World Liberation Front (NWLF); George Jackson Brigade; May 19th Communist Organization; United Freedom Front (UFF); Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN); Black Panther Party; Earth Liberation Front (ELF); Animal Liberation Front (ALF). What could possibly go wrong?
Just because there's a few terrorist organizations like: Red Army Faction (RAF); Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse); Prima Linea; Armed Proletarians for Communism; Communist Combatant Cells (CCC); Action Directe; June 2 Movement; Revolutionary Cells (RZ); 17 November (17N); GRAPO; Popular Forces 25 April (FP-25); Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR); New Red Brigades; Combatant Communist Nuclei; Revolutionary Organization of Communist Internationalists; Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA); Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC); Irish National Liberation Army (INLA); Official Irish Republican Army; Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA); Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA); Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA); Irish People’s Liberation Organisation (IPLO); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC); Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP); PFLP – Special Command; Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA); Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK); Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK); Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C); Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army/Front (Dev Sol); People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (MEK); Organization of Iranian People’s Fedaian; People’s Fedai Guerrillas; Communist Party of India (Maoist); People’s War Group (PWG); Maoist Communist Centre (MCC); Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist); Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist); Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP); New People’s Army (NPA); People’s Liberation Army of Manipur (PLA); United National Liberation Front (UNLF); Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF); Japanese Red Army (JRA); United Red Army; East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front; Malayan Communist Party; Communist Party of Malaya; Communist Party of Burma; Karen Communist Party; Communist Party of Thailand; Communist Party of Indonesia; FARC-EP; National Liberation Army (ELN); 19th of April Movement (M-19); Popular Liberation Army (EPL); Quintín Lame Armed Movement; Revolutionary Movement Túpac Amaru (MRTA); Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso); National Liberation Movement (Tupamaros); People’s Revolutionary Army (ERP); Montoneros; Revolutionary Armed Forces of Chile; Lautaro Youth Movement; Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN); Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN); Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG); Revolutionary Organization of Armed People (ORPA); Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP); Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR); National Resistance (RN); New Jewel Movement; Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK); Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA); People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN); Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA); Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA); Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO); Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party (EPRP); Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF); Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF); Polisario Front; Weather Underground; Black Liberation Army (BLA); Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA); New World Liberation Front (NWLF); George Jackson Brigade; May 19th Communist Organization; United Freedom Front (UFF); Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN); Black Panther Party; Earth Liberation Front (ELF); Animal Liberation Front (ALF) doesn’t Mean that Socialism is a violent death cult.
