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Initially scheduled for Monday, the assembly of the African Union Peace and Safety Council would open this Tuesday, Might 11, in Addis Ababa. A vital assembly for Chad the place the report of the delegation investigating the transition course of opened after the demise of Idriss Déby, three weeks in the past, and the takeover of a 15-general navy transitional council. The UA should now resolve whether…

Cracks within the African Union earlier than John Mahama's arrival in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - There have been reviews of divisions within the African Union over the continued peace talks within the Federal Republic of Somalia, which have been topic to political upheavals in the previous few months following the tip of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's time period. Farmajo…

The picture is taken on the foot of the Lion of Judah monument in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Within the foreground, Bob Marley, carrying a green-yellow-red jacket, his dreadlocks hidden beneath one in every of the big caps that Rastafarians love. Behind him, excessive up on the pedestal, is the statue of the lion carrying a crown and holding a spire in its entrance left paw. The picture, stuffed with which means, is a focus of reggae symbolism. And one in every of the few images that testifies to the…

The following African Athletics Championships, which have already been postponed till 2020 to 2021 on account of Covid-19, have been postponed from the start (1-5) to the tip of June and needs to be held in Algiers as a substitute of Oran. This occasion ought to function a springboard for a lot of African athletes on the Tokyo Olympics (July 23-August 8).…

African Union, UN blamed for violence in Tigray area, Ethiopia NAIROBI, Kenya - Amnesty Worldwide has sharply criticized the African Union and the United Nations over the escalating battle within the Tigray area, the place the world has largely did not intervene regardless of efforts to finish the conflict. Since November 2020, the Ethiopian Nationwide Protection Forces have with…

In digital or face-to-face type, the place will the flagship conferences for African tradition happen in Could? Listed here are 17 recommendations. Don't hesitate to ship us your "necessities" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr. Born in Asmara, Eritrea, Dawit L. Petros lives and works in New York. From 5 to 14 Could, in a showroom together with the Frieze New York…

In South Africa, a non-public safety firm is coaching its canines to detect Covid-19. This firm is used to working at South African airports the place its canine brigades are in search of traces of explosives or shipments of medication. Elsewhere on the earth, anti-Covid-19 brigades have already been deployed at Dubai Airport within the United Arab Emirates or at Helsinki Worldwide Airport in Finland.…

In South Africa, the social community TikTok has signed a partnership with the establishments liable for accumulating copyright. The settlement additionally applies to the 22 African international locations with which these establishments work. A win-win contract for TikTok who needs to entice artists to their platform and for the music business who're in search of new earnings.…

An African Union mediation mission is predicted on Thursday in Ndjamena. An project led by two distinguished personalities. The pinnacle of this mission is Bankole Adeoye, the brand new Commissioner for Peace and Safety, and Mohamed Idriss Farah, the Djibouti Ambassador who's at the moment chairing the African Union Peace and Safety Council. Each will lead a delegation with a number of members of this CPS with the objective to advertise dialogue between the Army Transitional Council and the political forces. In line…

The Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles was awarded the wisdom of the South African documentary The Octopus. He receives the prestigious award in the documentary category. with our correspondent in Los Angeles, Loïc PialatAlthough the wisdom of the octopus had predicted predictions after already winning Bafta for best documentary,…