Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, yesterday announced his decision to lead frontline combat, as of today, against rebel forces, amid expanding conflict in the northern part of the country. Ahmed called on “all patriotic Ethiopians” to join him in frontline combat, against forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). “The time necessitates leading […]
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — More than a hundred international brands are “at risk” of selling cotton products related to Uyghur forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region because of the way China’s cotton industry “obscures” where the cotton actually comes from, according to a November 2021 report. The report, Laundering Cotton, How Xinjiang Cotton Obscured In International Supply Chains, […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. State Department is stepping up its push for Americans in Ethiopia to leave the country immediately, amid fears the country’s internal war is about to escalate. At a news briefing Monday, Senior State Department officials said U.S. citizens in Ethiopia should leave the country now while commercial flight options are still available. “Our […]
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, KENYA — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step in a devastating yearlong war. “This is a time when leading a country with martyrdom is needed,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement posted on social media Monday night. […]
Continue ReadingA top U.S. diplomat said Tuesday he was worried that military developments in Ethiopia were overtaking efforts to stop escalation of the country’s bloody yearlong conflict. Addressing reporters after his return from a trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman said he and other diplomats were trying to achieve […]
Continue ReadingUganda has had a string of terror attacks lately. The most recent bombings took place in Kampala’s central business district and were claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Tensions have been increasing across the border too, in Kenya. The government has instructed security agencies to be more vigilant. Moina Spooner, of The Conversation Africa, asked terrorism researcher Dr Anneli Botha […]
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