Ethiopia’s military has carried out an air raid on the capital of the war-torn Tigray region that a hospital official and rebel sources said killed six people and injured 21 others. The government said the attack on Thursday, the latest in a campaign of air bombardments, hit a factory in Mekelle used by the Tigray […]
Month: October 2021
US Sanctions Individuals, Firms for Supporting Iran’s Drone Program
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned individuals and companies allegedly associated with a network of companies linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The department said in a statement Friday that the targets “provided critical support” to Tehran’s drone program. It said they helped spread Iranian drones to “Hezbollah, Hamas, Kata’ib Hizballah, the Houthis, and […]
Ethiopia Orders Local Outlet to Stop Broadcasting Foreign News
Ethiopia’s media authority on Friday ordered a local radio and TV broadcaster to cease sharing foreign news reports. A letter from the Ethiopian Media Authority, issued to Ahadu Radio and TV (Ahadu RTV), said the station could no longer air coverage provided by international news agencies via satellite. Ahadu RTV is an affiliate of Voice […]
Climate change is already hitting Africa’s livestock. Here’s how COP26 can help
It’s a common scene across many African countries’ rural areas: cows grazing peacefully. But, by 2050, heat stress induced by climate change may drastically alter this familiar picture. New findings from the International Livestock Research Institute show that, unless massive adaptation measures are put in place, the number of extreme heat events driven by climate change – […]
Sanitation and Water for All à la COP26
NEW YORK, 28 octobre 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sanitation and Water for All est partenaire du tout premier pavillon Eau pour le climat de la 26e Conférence des Parties des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques(COP26). Le pavillon, animé par 33 organisations, soulignera le rôle essentiel de l’eau dans la transformation de l’action climatique et fournira aux décideurs climatiques des […]
China Report: POWERCHINA fulfills social responsibility in Southeast Africa
BEIJING, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A report by China Report Magazine on POWERCHINA’s CSR actions in Southeast Africa. “Welcome to the heart of power, the heart of energy, the source of energy. Thank you, the days and nights I worked here have kept my heart in my thoughts,” Shangwaya Reuben, an employee of Power […]