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NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
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IN BRIEF
by Anu Maria Joseph
Ethiopia: At least 55 killed in Oromia region
On 2 September, residents in western Ethiopia said that at least 55 people were killed in the Oromia region. They claim that the Fano militia- affiliated with the Amhara ethnic group is responsible for the attack. As the civil war in the northern part of the country has resumed, ending five-months truce, violent attacks keep erupting in various parts of the country. The UN and the US have raised concerns and called for "immediate ceasefire". (“Fear as dozens killed in Ethiopia's Oromia attacks,” BBC, 2 September 2022)
Angola: the opposition files legal challenge against MPLA winning elections
On 2 September, Angola main opposition party Unita filed a case in the constitutional court challenging the last month’s election results in which the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) was declared the winner. The Unita leader, Adalberto Costa Junior said that his party “did not recognize the final results” by the election commission. In his facebook page he said: “The MPLA did not win the election … we have been in peace for 20 years, and we now need to embrace a true democratic rule of law.” The MPLA, which has been in power for 50 years, secured a narrow majority with 51 per cent votes, handing President Joao Lourenco a second term. ("Angolan opposition files legal challenge, seeks annulment of vote," Al Jazeera, 2 September 2022)
Sudan: Seven killed in renewed tribal clashes
On 2 September, Africanews reported, Sudan’s Suna news agency said that seven people have been killed and 23 wounded after a renewed tribal clash in Blue Nile state. Mohammed Mokhtar, a resident told AFP news agency said: “shooting and house burning have been taking place since morning.” In July, nearly 105 people were killed in a clash between Hausa and Barta tribes which later agreed to a ceasefire and promised to renegotiate a lasting peace. The conflict between the two tribes has been prevailing for years over the ownership of land. (“Sudan: seven dead in new tribal clashes in Blue Nile,” Africanews, 2 September 2022)