Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said that three of its staff were intentionally executed by Ethiopian soldiers in Tigray in 2021. The victims were not caught in the crossfire, but were shot at close range while clearly identifiable as aid workers. The victims were Spanish coordinator María Hernández Matas, Ethiopian health worker Yohannes Haleform Reda and driver Tedros Gebremariam. MSF halted operations in Tigray after the killings and now accuses the Ethiopian government of breaking its promise to investigate. According to eyewitnesses, a commander was heard over the radio giving the order to shoot.
Also, former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was laid to rest on Tuesday in his hometown of Daura under tight security and significant public interest. Thousands of people, including dignitaries and foreign heads of state, mourned Buhari, who died aged 82 in a London clinic. Having started out as a military ruler before becoming an elected president, Buhari leaves behind a mixed legacy of broken promises, ongoing insecurity and economic hardship.
And In Côte d'Ivoire, the next generation of tech talent is racing to transform the country's farming sector. Dozens of students competed in an energetic robot-building competition, designing machines to modernise the country’s outdated agricultural sector. This is part of a bold national initiative to combine innovation with one of the economy’s oldest backbones.
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