TPLF’s war on Ethiopian gov’t is a US-EU backed ploy to thwart cooperation in the Horn of Africa, says former Ethiopian diplomat
Ethiopia

TPLF’s war on Ethiopian gov’t is a US-EU backed ploy to thwart cooperation in the Horn of Africa, says former Ethiopian diplomat

The coalition of nine ethnic groups formed in Washington D.C to fight the Ethiopian government is merely a psy-op and does not exist on the ground, diplomat Mohamed Hassan told Pavan Kulkarni

Pavan Kulkarni
November 13, 2021
Despite mass shooting and repression, unions in Swaziland continue struggle for rights and democracy
Swaziland

Despite mass shooting and repression, unions in Swaziland continue struggle for rights and democracy

Close to two weeks after security forces fired on nurses and teachers ahead of a protest, trade unions in Swaziland determinedly continue their fight for better working conditions, living wages and democratization

Pavan Kulkarni
November 8, 2021
Sudanese march yet again, demanding full-fledged civilian rule
Sudan

Sudanese march yet again, demanding full-fledged civilian rule

Country-wide marches in Sudan on October 30 marked a major escalation in the mass resistance against the military coup. Protesters, who until then were mostly confined to neighborhoods, took over the main roads and highways, paralyzing all transport.

Pavan Kulkarni
November 1, 2021
Sudan’s streets resound with call for complete civilian control
Sudan

Sudan’s streets resound with call for complete civilian control

Following the coup in Sudan, various international bodies and western powers have called for the restoration of the transitional government in which the military and political parties shared power. However, protesters on the streets are demanding a full-fledged civilian government

Pavan Kulkarni
October 27, 2021
Over a million people take to the streets against coup by Sudan’s military
Sudan

Over a million people take to the streets against coup by Sudan’s military

Trade unions and people’s movements have called for strikes and mass protests in response to the coup by the Sudanese military on Monday morning. Prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and key civilian leaders have been arrested

Pavan Kulkarni
October 25, 2021
‘March of Millions’ in Sudan revives spirit of December Revolution
Sudan

‘March of Millions’ in Sudan revives spirit of December Revolution

While declaring their readiness to confront the military, the revolutionary forces which mobilized for the protests also made it clear that they no longer trust the centrist and right-wing civilian political parties sharing power with the military to mediate this confrontation.

Pavan Kulkarni
October 22, 2021
IOM report migrants deaths
Ethiopia

While pressure mounts on Ethiopian govt. to declare ceasefire, TPLF continues attacks in north

While the airstrikes by the federal government on targets in Tigray made headlines, the advance of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front in the neighboring States of Amhara and Afar is largely ignored, despite the fact that the lives of hundreds of survivors of its atrocities are at stake

Pavan Kulkarni
October 21, 2021
Dozens injured as army and police brutally attack pro-democracy protesters in Swaziland
Swaziland

Dozens injured as army and police brutally attack pro-democracy protesters in Swaziland

Swaziland is seeing a fresh round of protests against the rule of Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch. Despite severe repression, students, transport workers, civil servants and other sections of society are out on the streets

Pavan Kulkarni
October 16, 2021