YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

TANZANIA DECLARES CURFEW AFTER ELECTION DAY PROTESTS. (PHOTO).


 Tanzania declares curfew after election day protests


Tanzanian police declared an evening curfew in the country's largest city after hundreds protested on Wednesday, AFP reported.


Despite heavy security in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, with tanks stationed around key junctions, hundreds of young people took to the streets during the day, expressing their grievances over the general election held on Wednesday.


A group burned down a police station along Nelson Mandela Road, the main road from the city's port, the journalist said.


Internet watchdog NetBlocks reported a "nationwide disruption to internet connectivity" in a statement on X.


Curfew imposed


Police chief Camillus Wambura declared a curfew on national broadcaster TBC, warning people "should be at home from six in the evening" and that military and police officers would patrol Dar es Salaam's streets.


The situation was much calmer on the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar, AFP journalists said


President Samia Suluhu Hassan, 65, is running in the presidential election, alongside 16 other candidates from smaller parties by representation.


Hassan's main challenger, Tundu Lissu, is on trial for treason, facing a potential death penalty. His party, Chadema, is barred from running. The other notable candidate, Luhaga Mpina of ACT-Wazalendo, was disqualified on technicalities.


President had promised 'no election day security threat'


Hassan was elevated from vice-president in 2021 on the death of her predecessor, John Pombe Magufuli.


Speaking at an election rally, Hassan promised there would be "no security threat" on election day.


"We are well-prepared for security. Those who have failed to participate in the competition should not seek to disrupt our election."

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