December 6, 2021 (Nairobi, Kenya): IGAD, in collaboration with EAC and UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for the East, Horn, and the Great Lakes co-convened a Regional Protection and Solutions Dialogue for the East and Horn of Africa at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 6th and 7th of December 2021. The Dialogue brought together representatives […]
Day: December 9, 2021
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and the Renaissance Dam
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and the Renaissance Dam A News Analysis by Ismail Abdulaziz of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Dec. 3, 2021, the final joint communique of the Fifth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference reiterated full support to the AU Chairperson, President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the […]
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians
(Nairobi) – Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region between August 31 and September 9, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. These killings highlight the urgent need for the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish an international investigative mechanism into abuses by all warring parties […]
UN halts aid handouts in Ethiopia town after mass looting
The World Food Program has suspended aid distribution in the northern Ethiopian town of Kombolcha after “mass looting” of its warehouses blamed on Tigrayan forces, a UN spokesman said Wednesday. Stephane Dujarric told reporters there had been “mass looting of warehouses across Kombolcha in recent days, reportedly by elements of the Tigrayan forces and some […]
Report: Number of Jailed Journalists Worldwide Hits All-Time High
WASHINGTON — The number of journalists around the world imprisoned by governments seeking to stifle critical reporting reached its highest level ever in 2021, according to an annual report compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ found that as of December 1, 293 journalists were imprisoned in 37 different countries, up from 280 in 2020. […]
UN: Genocide Remains Threat, Must Be Prevented
GENEVA — The United Nations marked the day of remembrance of victims of genocide with a warning that the crime has not been relegated to the history books but remains a threat today. The U.N. set the tone for its observance of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of […]