Month: June 2021
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ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIABiden administration asks Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to restore telecommunication services in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The Biden administration on Tuesday evening called on the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to restore telecommunication services in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a day after the government announced a…
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Human Rights
Human RightsHuman rights abuses intensifying scarily under President Edgar Lungu of Zambia
Human rights violations are intensifying scarily in Zambia under President Edgar Lungu, Amnesty International’s campaigner for Southern Africa Vongai Chikwanda told Today News Africa‘s Kristi Pelzel in an interview on…
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Latest
LatestAfrica’s latest news in the United States
Ceasefire in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Press StatementNed Price, Department SpokespersonJune 29, 2021 The Government of Ethiopia’s announcement yesterday of a unilateral ceasefire in the Tigray region could be a positive…
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LatestREAD – Joint Statement by the Heads of the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, World Health Organization, and World Trade Organization on the First Meeting of the Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Developing Countries
The Heads of the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, World Health Organization, and World Trade Organization today convened for the first meeting of the Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines,…
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LatestU.S. discusses next steps to Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed
The United States is partnering with the United Arab Emirates to find lasting solutions to the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, just days after a ceasefire was declared on Monday,…
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Coronavirus
CoronavirusU.S. DFC announces financing to support COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing in South Africa
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on Wednesday announced a joint financing package of €600 million for Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd., headquartered in South Africa, to expand local vaccine manufacturing capacity. DFC is working together with…
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Corruption
CorruptionSouth Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in jail with a judge describing how he tried to “destroy the rule of law”
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma was on Tuesday sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country’s highest court with a judge saying that doing so “sends an unequivocal…
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ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIABiden administration speaks about Ethiopia for first time since ceasefire, vows to tackle “ongoing abuses and atrocities”
The Biden administration on Tuesday spoke about Ethiopia for the first time since government forces and officials left the regional capital of Tigray on Monday. Ethiopia’s government also declared an…
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Human Rights
Human RightsPresident Edgar Lungu leading reign of repression in Zambia ahead of August elections, warns damning new Amnesty International report
A damning new report by Amnesty International released on Monday warned that years of “intensifying repression” have pushed Zambia to the brink of a human rights crisis ahead of August’s presidential elections.…
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ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAAmnesty International warns that civilians remain in urgent need of protection after Mekelle changed hands in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that civilians remain in urgent need of protection after regional forces took control of Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray, from Ethiopian government forces on…
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