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Sixth Committee Speakers Highlight Proposals on Countries’ Right to Self-Defence, Security Council Reform, Sanctions, as Special Charter Committee Debate Ends

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021User2

Delegates in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today offered various proposals in response to concerns about the abuse of the Charter of the United Nations and the impact of sanctions, as the Committee concluded its debate on the report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the […]

Facebook deletes Ethiopia PM’s post for inciting violence

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021User2

Ethiopian Prime Minister has become the latest African leader to have his post removed from a global social media platform. Officials from Facebook which recently rebranded to Meta, ruled that one of his recent posts violated its policies against inciting violence. PM Abiy Ahmed in a post last Sunday (October 31) exhorted the citizenry to […]

After Year of Fighting, Tigrayan Forces Say They Are Advancing on Addis Ababa

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021User2

WASHINGTON — Ethiopia Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of brutal fighting between government forces and regional Amhara militiamen aligned with Eritrean forces against rebels in the northern Tigray region. Now, Tigrayan forces say they are advancing on the capital, Addis Ababa, and that it could fall within months or even weeks. In recent weeks, the Tigrayan […]

Facebook Removes Ethiopian PM’s Post for Inciting Violence

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021User2

NAIROBI, KENYA — Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s post on Sunday violated the platform’s policies against inciting and supporting violence, spokeswoman […]

Ethiopian Government Claims Victory is Near in Northern Tigray Region

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021User2

WASHINGTON — The Ethiopian government marked the one-year anniversary of fighting between its forces and rebels in the northern Tigray region by suggesting its military is nearing victory. Amid urgent global appeals for a cease-fire to the escalating violence, the government said in a statement on Facebook that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front “and its puppets […]

Hundreds March in Washington to Denounce Ethiopian Government on 1st Anniversary of Tigray Conflict

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021User2

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people marched in Washington on Thursday to denounce the Ethiopian government on the first anniversary of its deadly military conflict with forces in the country’s northern Tigray region. VOA estimated that several hundred people joined the peaceful protest organized by ethnic Tigrayans living in and around Washington. The protesters marched from the […]