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Northeastern State and Galmudug agree to help mediate Somalia’s election change
Northeastern State and Galmudug agree to help mediate Somalia's election change
GALKAYO, Somalia - The president of Northeastern State and Galmudug Said Abdullahi Deni and Ahmed Abdi Kariye alias “Qoor-Qoor” have held a key meeting in the divided city of Galkayo on Thursday morning.
In a joint communication issued at the conclusion of the talks, the leaders of the two neighboring federal states…
Ethiopian troops kill 42 people ‘involved in deadly attacks’
The Ethiopian military collided with alleged gunmen involved in a deadly attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, killing 42, taking bows, arrows and other weapons, state-affiliated Fana TV reported on Thursday.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Wednesday that more than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in the western part of the country. Amhara Media Bureau, affiliated with the country's Amhara region, quoted witnesses in a separate report as…
the army sets in in the western part of the country after an ethnic massacre
In Ethiopia, the federal army is deploying to the Benishangul-Gumuz region in the west following a large-scale ethnic massacre. According to human rights defenders, at least one hundred people were killed on Wednesday morning, December 23, in the village of Bekoji.
With our regional correspondent, Sebastien nemethThis is the…
Somalia’s bid to amend the constitution was delayed before the vote
Somalia's bid to amend the constitution was delayed before the vote
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Planned vote by Somali legislators on changes to the interim constitution has been canceled at the last minute as Parliament's four-year term expires this month.
The decision was taken after Farmajo signed a presidential decree postponing the approval of the amendment to the interim constitution after the outgoing…
More than 100 killed in ethnic massacre in Ethiopia
More than 100 killed in ethnic massacre in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says more than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in the western part of the country.
Amhara Mass Media Agency, affiliated with the country's Amhara region, quoted witnesses in a separate report as saying the attack took place early Wednesday in the Metekel zone of the…
Somalia’s political crisis deepens when the opposition rejects the election plan
Somalia's political crisis deepens when the opposition rejects the election plan
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Opposition candidates in Somalia are urging the international community to recognize the president as a spoiler, a day after the disputed election commission announced voting dates.
In a statement, 14 presidential aspirants accused Farmajo of posing a threat to the country's stability after failing to…
The world is looking at African debt
This was one of the highlights of Africa in 2020, the debt issue. From the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, rich countries looked at how to ease the burden on public finances. Measures have been taken, but much remains to be done to allow African countries to regain budgetary space and thus finance the recovery.
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NGOs worried after the arrest of a human rights activist and lawyers
In Uganda, strong mobilization on social networks after the arrest on Tuesday of lawyer and human rights activist Nicholas Opiyo, as well as four other lawyers, all suspected of money laundering. The five men remain in police custody and many human rights defenders demand their release.
with our correspondent in Kampala, Lucie…
Somali-land, Djibouti Presidents Dust Up Mutual Kin
The two presidents of the Republic of Somaliland and Djibouti, their excellencies Musa Bihi Abdi and Ismail Omar Ghuelleh, held a protracted meeting, Wednesday, in Djibouti to renew collaboration on mutual areas of problem.
The meeting between the two presidents follows an unannounced, impromptu check with which President Bihi made to Djibouti outdated at the moment.
Djibouti as an internationally recognized country, even supposing the nearest to kinfolk to Somaliland on many fronts along side fashionable descent and…
Greater than 100 other people have been killed within the most up-to-date bloodbath alongside ethnic strains in western Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Human Rights Fee says greater than 100 other people were killed within the most up-to-date bloodbath alongside ethnic strains within the western element of the rustic.
Amhara Mass Media Company, affiliated with the rustic's Amhara area, quoted witnesses in a separate record as pronouncing that the assault came about early on Wednesday within the Metekel zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz area.
The assault got here an afternoon after Top Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the area and spoke concerning…