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Ethiopia getting ready to civil conflict
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has introduced an offensive by federal troops towards provincial authorities in Tigray, 700 kilometers north of the capital Addis Ababa. The escalation had been occurring for a number of weeks now with the area threatening to face out. Since that evening, the combating has taken place within the province, however solely somewhat data is filtered out as a result of lower of all…
the former boss of the bosses, Ali Haddad, sentenced to 12 years in prison on appeal
In Algeria, the court of appeal on Tuesday, November 3, ruled on Ali Haddad's fate, embroiled in a corruption case. The former head of Algerian bosses had already been tried in July 2020, but had appealed his conviction. A new verdict was therefore expected and turned out to be milder than at first instance. Twelve years in…
the widow of President Habyarimana heard of French justice
Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of the former Rwandan president suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide, was heard by French justice on Tuesday (November 3rd). An extremely rare hearing in the context of the investigation into the role that former gendarme Paul Barrilà played in the massacres. It had been years since we had…
eight civilians killed near Bandiagara in the center of the country
On Tuesday night, a bus from Mopti was targeted by armed men about thirty kilometers from Bandiagara, in Dogon country. The charge is heavy: eight dead. It is an area that has already been targeted in the last month by several jihadist attacks, and where the army has subsequently been accused of abuse. Of the thirty passengers…
Somali-People shine in US 2020 elections
WASHINTON, USA - The just-concluded U.S. election might, in any case, have cemented fortunes for Somali refugees in America after vital victories in Minnesota, a state that has a major variety of them, in response to preliminary outcomes launched Wednesday morning. A minimum of 4 Somalis gained vital seats within the nation, a sign of a rising inhabitants in the USA and a attainable willpower of future parliamentary elections within the nation. There are a major variety of Somali refugees in the USA. In Minnesota,…
drought and pandemic have put the accounts in red
Drought and pandemic, these are the two evils that hit the Moroccan economy in 2020, according to the International Global Fund (IMF). The institution, which has just completed a mission in Morocco, estimates that the economy will have to contract by 6 to 7% this year before returning again by 4.5% next year. A rebound that does not depend on the will of the authorities alone, emphasizes the IMF.…
a consequence adopted in Nigeria the place Donald Trump doesn’t go away detached
Greater than 310,000 Nigerians have settled in the US. It's a standard vacation spot for college students after they have the chance to review overseas. Since January 2018, nevertheless, Nigeria has been one of many nations focusing on new restrictions on immigration to the US. This doesn't forestall Nigerians from appreciating the US President.…
Ilhan Omar wins simple re-election to US Home of
WASHINGTON - U.S. Consultant Ilhan Omar has gained one other time period in Congress' fifth Congressional District of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar, 38, defeated his Republican challenger, African-American businessman Lacy Johnson, by 64.6 p.c of the vote to 25.9 p.c, in keeping with the Related Press with 99 p.c of the vote counted. Omar is the primary Somali American member of the US Congress and one of many first two Muslim ladies to be elected to the Congress in 2018. She is a member of the so-called…
Will the US presidential election change anything in the DRC?
Will the US presidential election change anything in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country where the Trump administration provided significant support to the new Congolese head of state against his predecessor? As for the presidency, we showed full confidence yesterday, Tuesday 2 November. Joe Biden or Donald Trump ... a relative of Felix Tshisekedi says he follows this election like everyone else, but after having assurances that Washington's line regarding the DRC would not change. Resumption of military…
civil society is trying to get its possible solutions heard
The Congolese head of state is looking for possible solutions to put an end to the blocking of institutions and in particular his disagreements with his partner, Joseph Kabila, and his coalition, the FCC, which officially remains in the majority in parliament. Félix Tshisekedi met with representatives of civil society, trade unions and trade unions, all of whom had solutions. But nothing seems really…