[ad_1] Ethiopian troops are fighting rebel forces in the northern Tigray region of the country. The consequences of the conflict in Africa’s second most populous nation are already spreading to Ethiopia’s neighbors, threatening to further destabilize a fragile region. ERITREA – Three missiles fired by Tigray forces crashed into the …
Read More »More than 1,000 dead in six months in South Sudan | South Sudan
[ad_1] The UN says another 400 people have been kidnapped in communal conflicts during the same period that the country struggles to emerge from years of war. More than 1,000 people have died in South Sudan in the past six months and 400 have been kidnapped in communal conflicts, according …
Read More »Gunmen in western Ethiopia kill at least 34 in bus attack
[ad_1] “The estimated number of victims, now at 34, is likely to rise” from the attack that occurred on Saturday night in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, said a statement from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, cited by the agency. news AFP. Be fully informed about the risks and costs associated with …
Read More »UN to establish temporary peace bases in South Sudan region
[ad_1] JUBA, Nov.17 (Xinhua) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Thursday that it plans to establish temporary peacekeeping bases in the Jonglei region to help end inter-ethnic skirmishes. David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for South Sudan, said the UN peacekeeping mission …
Read More »Biden wants to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, but it won’t be easy
[ad_1] BRUSSELS – President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has vowed to act swiftly to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal as long as Iran again complies with it. But that vow is easier said than done. While Biden’s promise pleased the other signatories to the deal, who were angry that President …
Read More »The entry of Chinese media into Africa is a positive force: experts
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Nov.17 (Xinhua) – The entry of Chinese media companies into Africa has been a positive force for the continent’s media industry, experts said on Tuesday. Tom Mshindi, former managing editor of the Nation Newspaper Group and former CEO of Standard Newspaper Group, said that Chinese investments have opened …
Read More »WHO launches plan to rid the world of cervical cancer and save millions of lives
[ad_1] “Eliminating any cancer would once have seemed like an impossible dream, but now we have the cost-effective, evidence-based tools to make that dream come true,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. The strategy, endorsed by WHO Member States at the World Health Assembly last week, involves …
Read More »Uzbekistan plans next issue of sovereign Eurobonds
[ad_1] TASHKENT, Nov.17 (Xinhua) – Uzbekistan plans to issue 10-year sovereign international bonds on Britain’s London Stock Exchange this week, the Central Asian country said on Tuesday. Local media reported that the target for the planned Eurobond issuance is $ 1 billion, although the Finance Ministry did not disclose the …
Read More »Denounce names and shames of countries comfortable with Big Tobacco
[ad_1] Dunhill Early Morning Pipe Tobacco, Murray from the 90s. Credit: Sjschen / Wikipedia The global tobacco industry has aggressively lobbied governments during the COVID-19 pandemic to expand markets and take forceful measures designed to curb its business, a report by watchdog groups aligned with the World Health Organization stated …
Read More »French police clear a makeshift immigrant camp in Paris | News | DW
[ad_1] Authorized French Authorities up a big immigrant to camp in the northern part of Paris on Tuesday. the illegal the camp was next to the French national sports stadium, the Stade de France, in the suburb of Saint Denis. The police said they were motivated by security reasons, in …
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