Noé Michalon

Award-losing journalist, #EastAfrica correspondent for @Africa_In_EN | PhD cand. @portsmouthuni | Fellow @Opendiplo | Alumni @SciencesPo @UniofOxford. Views=own

[ACLED @ACLEDINFO]

It is likely that the Eritrean government and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) will support any TPLF move to control western #Tigray by providing weapons and hosting Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) in their territories for coordinated operations. Full: https://t.co/B96MbGBb3B

[Patrick Heinisch @PatrickHeinisc1]

Despite three weeks of negotiations to find a solution to #Ethiopia's default on its $1bn Eurobond maturing in 2024, both sides appear determined to stand their ground. Behind the threat of taking the matter to the courts in England, https://t.co/7lF1sF3pmm

[Patrick Heinisch @PatrickHeinisc1]

#Somalia's president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is seeking to extend his influence in the federal state of Galmudug. Preparations for the regional presidential election, postponed till 9 June, are taking place against a tense backdrop. https://t.co/lAaRpe2QzG

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

IGAD Calls for Immediate De-escalation to Protect Somalia’s Stability and Future

Read more: https://t.co/XdZFioB2sI

[Patrick Heinisch @PatrickHeinisc1]

Heavy gunfire broke out in central Mogadishu on Wednesday as #Somalia's former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire said he was attacked by government forces ahead of planned protests. https://t.co/qEkYfe2HRt

[Lauren Blanchard @LaurenBinDC]

The situation in Mogadishu appears to be deteriorating rapidly tonight, with reports of government forces attacking the homes of a former president & former PM tonight with heavy weapons:

[Harun Maruf @HarunMaruf]

BREAKING: Intense armed confrontations have been reported in central Mogadishu between federal government forces and militias loyal to opposition politicians.

The fighting comes after an exchange of gunfire earlier on Wednesday near Sayidka Junction, close to the Presidential Palace. Witnesses alleged that the gunfire at Sayidka began after opposition militias fired on a checkpoint manned by government troops.

Residents reported hearing small-arms fire, RPGs, and mortar rounds at Bermuda area, Hawlwadag district, where some opposition figures reside.
Casualties are not yet known.

The latest development comes ahead of a planned rally by opposition supporters on Thursday. The government has insisted that opposition supporters gather at Konis stadium.

Another standoff was reported in Abdulaziz district area, northeast of Mogadishu.

[Patrick Heinisch @PatrickHeinisc1]

For the first time since the conflict began, the Democratic Bloc and the #Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasis) are due to meet on 3 June at the same table in the Ethiopian capital to prepare for a national dialogue, under the auspices of the Quintet. https://t.co/rSh5hcjYKY

[Thomas van Linge @ThomasVLinge]

Somalia 🇸🇴 BREAKING: Heavy fighting is being reported in the capital city Mogadishu. Residents are fleeing their homes.

This doesn't sound like some small skirmish.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Meanwhile, Putin is hosting the President of Tanzania at the Kremlin.

[Noé Michalon @nmchl]

@AlexChaillol Tu oublies trois coupes de la ligue qui ont fait rêver des millions de gamins! Le back-to-back-to-back avant l'heure

[Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo]

Ebola has reached a health zone more than 100 miles from the mining town where Congo’s outbreak is believed to have begun, as responders track fewer than 40% of known contacts in the epidemic’s hardest-hit province https://t.co/Wqx9sKJkcQ

[Africa Intelligence @Africa_In_EN]

MOROCCO | Royal Air Maroc announced at the end of May that it would temporarily suspend six routes in Central Africa.

➡️ https://t.co/2Vvx2UtP5i

[I am Chege @_James041]

Protests have erupted in Nanyuki, Laikipia County over the Ebola Quarantine.

It's a big one

[Noé Michalon @nmchl]

@lequipe Le football français c'est 3 (trois) joueurs des Bleus à la CdM qui jouent en L1 et ne sont pas au PSG : Akliouche et les 2 gardiens remplaçants. Merci Labrune, merci Paris

[Geoffrey York @geoffreyyork]

Stark warning from MSF: "Never before has an Ebola outbreak recorded so many cases so soon. Nobody knows its true scale. New cases are reported daily, yet hundreds of samples remain untested. Border and airport closures delay the arrival of critical aid."
https://t.co/NCKLHqoA6U

[Noé Michalon @nmchl]

Kenya has harambee stars
Arsenal has haramball stars
Pole sana

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Stabex International will now supply diesel worth Sh458 million to Kenya Power.

This comes after the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board dismissed Rubis Energy’s challenge to the tender award.

(Rubis had argued the process was unfair).

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Kenya has approved a US plan to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia for Americans exposed to the virus in DR Congo.

The facility will start operations on Friday.

Now here are more details about the deal in the thread below:

[Noé Michalon @nmchl]

📞So the call indeed happened and Marco Rubio announced $13.5 M of support for Kenya's response to Ebola
https://t.co/ifZTMH93xv

[Noé Michalon @nmchl]

🚨Facing a backlash on a quarantine facility for American ebola patients in Kenya, William Ruto was to talk to Marco Rubio tonight, after he received 15 embassies and orgs at State House.
US could add an aid package to Kenya, on ebola but also beyond ⬇️
https://t.co/5H7jbq2DYC