Month: August 2021
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LatestIn his speech, President Biden ‘will lay out his decision to end the war in Afghanistan after 20 years’, White House says
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will address the nation on Tuesday afternoon and “lay out his decision to end the war in Afghanistan after 20 years,” White House Press…
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Human Rights
Human RightsIn defiant, forceful and detailed speech, President Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan after devastating war that cost between $150 million and $300 million every day for 20 years
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday delivered his most defiant, forceful and detailed speech on Afghanistan, insisting that ending America’s longest war on schedule, was the right step…
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LatestPresident Biden ends America’s longest war in Afghanistan after 20 years
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has kept his campaign promise to put an end to America’s longest war with the final military withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday. U.S. Air…
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Human Rights
Human RightsWorld commemorates first international day for people of African descent to promote African diaspora and eliminate racism
The world on Tuesday commemorated the first International Day for People of African Descent, a United Nations celebration that aims to promote the contributions of the African diaspora and eliminate…
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ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAU.S. pleased with appointment of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as African Union envoy for Horn of Africa amid Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis
The United States indicated on Tuesday that it is pleased with the appointment of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as African Union high representative for the Horn of Africa amid…
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LatestU.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force
U.S. Department of Defense leaders attended the A-29 Super Tucano induction ceremony, hosted by Nigerian Minister of Defense Bashir Salihi Magashi and the Nigerian Air Force, on August 31. “The Nigerian Air Force is one of…
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Coronavirus
CoronavirusWHO releases new compendium of innovative health technologies for COVID-19 and other priority diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for innovative health technologies that can help countries improve health outcomes by providing shortcuts to solutions despite lack of infrastructure and resources. However,…
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Coronavirus
CoronavirusFormer Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark call on high-income countries to share COVID-19 vaccines ‘quickly’
The former Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, and Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, have…
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LatestPresident Biden briefed on Kabul airport rocket attack, White House says
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been briefed on the rocket attack on Kabul airport on Monday, the White House said, just a day before U.S. troops are set…
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Human Rights
Human RightsAmnesty International horrified by human rights abuses against people with albinism in Malawi, condemns ‘horrific killing’ of Ian Muhamba
Amnesty International has condemned the ‘horrific killing’ in Malawi of Ian Muhamba, a 20-year-old man with albinism. In a statement, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, Deprose Muchena, described…
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