By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Toumaï Web Médias
At least 25 civilians, including women and children, were killed in drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Tigray regions, according to witnesses and a medical source cited by AFP. The attacks, probably attributed to Ethiopian forces by ACLED, come amid clashes with rebel groups.
Drone strikes on a camp for displaced people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 16 people, including children, according to witnesses quoted by AFP. Fourteen victims were buried and two others died in hospital after Thursday’s attacks, the witnesses said.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Citizen Digital ·
Clashes between forces from Ethiopia’s Somali and Oromia regions have killed at least five people, according to the Acled NGO. The conflict, linked to territorial disputes, has driven thousands of Ethiopians across the border, with up to 36,000 people arriving in Moyale, Kenya, according to the Marsabit County commissioner cited by RFI.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: RFI ·
At least 43 people were killed and 18 injured in an attack targeting villages, Orthodox churches and homes in Shirka district, Oromia, Ethiopia. The attack, attributed to an unidentified armed group and described as probably religiously motivated, took place on Saturday, according to residents and conflict monitor ACLED, cited by AFP.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Punch ·
Armed men killed Hassan Boder, a 47-year-old security guard, during two attacks on Ribah in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Nigerian police said joint forces repelled the attackers and intensified patrols to prevent further attacks and find those responsible.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Ethiopia repatriates 1,364 nationals from Saudi ArabiaEthiopia repatriated 1,364 of its nationals living in difficult conditions in Saudi Arabia over the past week. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry announced the operation on 2 November 2026, according to the Fanamc agency.
Drone strike kills two civilians in North DarfurA drone strike on a commercial vehicle killed two civilians on 1 November in Al Malha locality, North Darfur, according to the Darfur Network for Human Rights. The victims were identified as trader Mohammed Musa Bakheet Takras and driver Ali Ismail Abkar; local accounts blamed the Sudanese military, but the organisation’s checks did not establish who carried out the strike.The week in Africa
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