NAIROBI – Two international aid groups said Tuesday that the Ethiopian government had suspended part or all of their operations, while the United Nations humanitarian chief warned Ethiopian authorities that blanket accusations against aid workers in the country’s embattled Tigray region and elsewhere are dangerous and must stop. Martin Griffiths spoke to reporters amid a […]
Month: August 2021
Africa can prevent Ethiopia from going down Rwanda’s path: here’s how
When Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2019, I congratulated him in a public US and Africa dialogue forum. I thought he deserved the prize, given what he had done. In particular he showed a calm and responsible interest in listening to all community grievances to avoid outbursts of war. […]
700-plus healthcare workers and patients killed in attacks on facilities: WHO
The Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care from 2018 to 2020, recorded data on attacks on health workers, patients, supplies, ambulances and facilities in 17 emergency-affected countries and fragile settings. Countries at risk These included Ethiopia, Yemen, Syria, Mozambique, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian territory, Myanmar, Central African Republic, and Somalia, among others. “We are deeply concerned that hundreds […]
Don’t miss Australia’s largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual art event
Digital DAAF, 2020 DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) will open Friday 6 August via its cutting-edge digital platform, connecting audiences around the world with Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives. Presented by Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation (DAAFF), now in its 15th year, the DAAF […]
Dext launches new product to make managing sales data simpler: Dext Commerce
Solution helps accountants & bookkeepers take on digital sales clients profitably Simplifies sales data and tax calculations for businesses selling via Shopify, Amazon, and other leading e-Commerce platforms LONDON, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Accounting software provider Dext has added a digital sales product to its growing platform, following the acquisition of Greenback which […]
Lantronix Completes Acquisition of Electronics and Software Reportable Business Segment from Communications Systems, Inc.
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lantronix, Inc. (“Lantronix”) (NASDAQ: LTRX), a global provider of Software as a Service (Saas), connectivity services, engineering services, intelligent hardware and turnkey solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Remote Environment Management (REM), today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Transition Networks and […]