NEW YORK — Adidas ended its lucrative partnership with the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, which drew widespread criticism from Jewish groups, celebrities and others on social media who said the German sportswear company was being too slow to act. The sneaker giant became the latest company to […]
Continue ReadingJOHANNESBURG — The first formal peace talks aimed at ending two years of war between the Ethiopian army and forces from the country’s northern region of Tigray started in South Africa on Tuesday and will end on Sunday, the South African government said. At stake is an opportunity to end a conflict that has killed thousands, […]
Continue ReadingJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa’s presidential spokesman said Tuesday that the first round of peace talks on Ethiopia’s Tigray region have begun. Few other details have been released, and so far there has been no media access to the venue, at an unknown location in South Africa. Vincent Magwenya, the presidential spokesman, told reporters that […]
Continue ReadingAs climate change accelerates, many countries around the world are increasingly facing the risk of drought. Water scarcity has become one of the major constraints of food production in the 21st century, and a major threat for our current and future food security. In the Horn of Africa, four consecutive rainfall deficit seasons have led to more than 16 […]
Continue ReadingRepresenting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the Minister of Peace, Benalf Andualem, attended the “Climate Change and Research: The Path to Sustainable Adaptation and Resilience” High-Level Summit in Djibouti. The three-day climate summit convened on ways to devise feasible solutions to the existing climate crisis by finding a path to sustainable adaptation and resilience. President Ismail […]
Continue ReadingThe Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has continued taking control of major urban centers in the past few days, Government Communication Service disclosed in a statement. The ENDF has succeeded in avoiding combat in urban areas while debilitating the military capabilities of the TPLF, the statement added. The statement issued on twitter account regarding the […]
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