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Ethiopia: Symbols of Irreechaa Peace, union – Celebrants

[ad_1] BISHOFTU – “This year’s Arsedi Irreecha Hour celebration has definitely symbolized peace and unity, as it was celebrated in a colorful way without any security concerns,” said the celebrators. Lemu Jabo told The Ethiopian Herald that the Irreecha festival is all about thanksgiving, unity, love, reconciliation and forgiveness. “I …

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Condemnation grows for the execution of 15 dissidents in Egypt

[ad_1] Days before World Day Against the Death Penalty, the execution of 15 political dissidents in Egypt sparked condemnation from human rights groups. The Geneva Council for Rights and Freedoms criticized the Egyptian government for executing the death sentence through security authorities against 15 detainees within 24 hours of “trials …

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How SARS-COV-2 traveled to West Africa

[ad_1] Oct 6, 2020 With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical research has focused on tracing the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, which was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan, in late 2020. Image Credit: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.02.323519v1.full By June 2020, all African countries had reported COVID-19 cases. A …

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