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The EU said on Monday it would allocate 53.7 million euros ($ 64.6 million) in humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable people in Ethiopia, including those affected by the conflict in the northern Tigray area, according to a statement. EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic, who is expected in Ethiopia on Tuesday, said the conflict in the Tigray region has exacerbated an already difficult situation in the Horn of Africa. On November 4 last year, Ethiopia launched a sweeping law enforcement operation…

US offers $ 10 million For Hezbollah refugee over killing on Hariri WASHINGTON - The United States has offered a $ 10 million reward for information to locate or identify a refugee suspected of Hezbollah convicted of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The State Department said it would offer the reward for "information leading to the location or…

South Africa, the country most affected by the coronavirus continent, crossed the million mark over the weekend since the epidemic began. The country is currently experiencing another wave with a variant of the virus appearing to be more contagious and responsible for most new cases. New restrictions were announced on Monday, December 28th.…

Somalia's upcoming election will cost $ 40 million, FM says MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Government of Somalia announced the budget for the country's forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections amid a dispute that delayed the voting plan. Somalia's Finance Minister Abdirahman Dualle Beileh has said in a television interview on Friday night that the next election will cost $ 40 million, with…

Chronic struggle, floods and displacement have pushed no less than 1,000,000 teenagers on the earth's youngest country in South Sudan to the verge of collapse of hunger. Nation. "New knowledge presentations a dramatic enlarge in meals lack of confidence that has pushed 1,000,000 teenagers to the verge of collapse of hunger - to boot as forecasts that this determine will enlarge via 13% in the primary half of of subsequent 12 months," Save the Adolescents stated Wednesday with the group's appearing…

In Burkina Faso, one year after the operation, the results of the general census are published. The country has 20,847,979 people with the majority of women. In addition to the Sahel region, this fifth general census reveals a lower number of men compared to women in all other regions. The annual growth rate decreases. It went from 3.1% in 2006 to 2.93% in 2019.…

The European Union is positioning itself in relation to the disaster within the Tigray area of Ethiopia. Brussels will sanction Addis Ababa by suspending the fee of finances help. A choice that's a part of the decision for the 27 European international locations to finish hostilities. Involved concerning the deteriorating…

In South Africa, the national electricity company Eskom continues to collect money from companies suspected of corruption and irregular payments. Latest profit: EUR 85 million will be paid by Zurich's engineering group ABB Eskom has become one of the symbols of corruption during the presidency Jacob Zuma and embezzlement in connection with the Gupta family has brought the company to its knees, and the…

By the tip of the yr, Morocco hopes to launch a marketing campaign to vaccinate 20 million adults in opposition to covid-19 in just some months. This vaccine is just not necessary, however could also be vital, particularly for journey outdoors Morocco. In a spot the place vaccination has been a standard observe for many years, many Moroccans welcome it and hope to quickly emerge from the well being…

Despite scientific and technological advances over the past century, more than 40 million people worldwide continue to be victims of modern-day slavery, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported, showing that countries made little or no progress in stopping forced labor. "Modern slavery is used as an umbrella term covering methods such as forced labor, indebtedness, forced marriage and human trafficking. It mainly refers to situations of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave due to…