French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19
17 December, 2020 Comments Off on French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19
French President Emmanuel Macron scratches his eye as he addresses the press upon the arrival of Portugal’s prime minister for a working lunch at the Élysée presidential palace in Paris on December 16, 2020. © Thomas Coex, AFP French President Emmanuel Macron will cancel all his forthcoming trips, including a scheduled visit to Lebanon, after being diagnosed […]
Continue reading …Libya rejects equal inclusion of Haftar forces in political process as disagreements plague progress
16 December, 2020 Comments Off on Libya rejects equal inclusion of Haftar forces in political process as disagreements plague progress
The Libyan government rejects any attempt to place the aggressors and defenders of Tripoli on an equal footing, Libyan Defense Minister Salahaddin Namroush stated Wednesday as differences and disagreements plague the U.N.-led political process aiming to end the chaos in the oil-rich North African nation. A security officer stands at the entrance to the meeting […]
Continue reading …Ethiopia: EU suspends budget support over Tigray conflict
16 December, 2020 Comments Off on Ethiopia: EU suspends budget support over Tigray conflict
The EU is withholding millions of euros in budget support to Ethiopia because of the Tigray conflict. Humanitarian organizations are increasingly worried about living conditions for the survivors of the conflict. Ethiopians who fled Tigray at the Setit River on the Sudan-Ethiopian border Brussels is withholding nearly 90 million euros ($109 million) in budget support payments […]
Continue reading …Kenya, Somaliland agree on direct KQ flights, consulate as ties deepen
16 December, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya, Somaliland agree on direct KQ flights, consulate as ties deepen
Kenya on Tuesday reached a deal for direct Kenya Airways flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland, in what could be the first destination for the national carrier into a Somali region, following years of trying. Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya) and Muse Bihi Abdi (Somaliland) at State House in Nairobi on December 14, 2020. While making an “unwavering […]
Continue reading …Libya rejects equal inclusion of Haftar forces in political process as disagreements plague progress
16 December, 2020 Comments Off on Libya rejects equal inclusion of Haftar forces in political process as disagreements plague progress
As new nationwide restrictions come into force, some areas of Germany have opted for stricter curfews in a a bid to bring coronavirus numbers down.Just days before Christmas, Germany is bringing in tougher lockdown measures, including the closure of shops, schools and a ban on alcohol. Tables shut off at a restaurant in Dresden, Saxony. […]
Continue reading …How are European countries planning to vaccinate their citizens?
16 December, 2020 Comments Off on How are European countries planning to vaccinate their citizens?
In this July 27, 2020, file photo, a nurse prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) – Copyright AP Photo How do you vaccinate more than 7 billion people against COVID-19? That’s the challenge currently facing public health officials around the world. The UK is the only […]
Continue reading …Growing needs for thousands of displaced Ethiopians in Sudan As families reunite, their greatest needs are food, water, shelter and sanitation. All long for peace so they can return home.
16 December, 2020 Comments Off on Growing needs for thousands of displaced Ethiopians in Sudan As families reunite, their greatest needs are food, water, shelter and sanitation. All long for peace so they can return home.
Before her husband was taken by armed men one day in November, Tsige and her family enjoyed a quiet, idyllic life, farming their land in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.But everything changed in early November when conflict broke out in the region, and armed men took her husband. Ethiopian refugee Tsige, waits with her husband at Hamdayet […]
Continue reading …Biden joins battle for US Senate as top Trump ally finally accepts win
16 December, 2020 Comments Off on Biden joins battle for US Senate as top Trump ally finally accepts win
President-elect Joe Biden threw his weight into the Democratic battle for control of the US Senate on Tuesday, as his White House win was finally acknowledged by top Republicans and holdout foreign leaders US President-elect Joe Biden arrives at Hartsfield Jackson International airport to campaign for Democratic senatorial candidates in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, […]
Continue reading …NEWS: RULING PARTY MEMBERS SPEAK OF NEED TO REPEAT TIGRAY MILITARY OPERATION IN BENISHANGUL GUMUZ AS AMHARA REGION GOV’T, NAMA RAMP-UP CALLS FOR ACTIONS
15 December, 2020 Comments Off on NEWS: RULING PARTY MEMBERS SPEAK OF NEED TO REPEAT TIGRAY MILITARY OPERATION IN BENISHANGUL GUMUZ AS AMHARA REGION GOV’T, NAMA RAMP-UP CALLS FOR ACTIONS
The call was made during a discussion the Women’s League of the ruling PP had today on current national issues in Assosa, the capital of Benishangul Gumuz regional state. Participants expressed their support for a similar operation in Metekel zone where frequent violence the participants blamed on TPLF has claimed the lives of dozens of […]
Continue reading …Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya after Bihi’s visit Kenyan diplomats, delegation given 7 days to leave Mogadishu.
15 December, 2020 Comments Off on Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya after Bihi’s visit Kenyan diplomats, delegation given 7 days to leave Mogadishu.
Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and President Uhuru Kenyatta during Farmaajo’s inauguration in Mogadishu, Somalia.Image: PSCU In Summary • Somalia Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe announced cutting ties with Kenya at around 1:40 am Mogadishu time on state-run SNTV. • According to Dubbe, Mogadishu will in the next 7 days withdraw all its diplomats […]
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