The Black Alliance for Peace said it stands in uncompromising opposition to the U.S.-led imperialist aggression against Ethiopia and by extension against her neighboring countries Eritrea, Somalia, and beyond. The Black Alliance for Peace said in a statement today that U.S. policy against Ethiopia cannot be understood without putting it within the broader context of […]
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New Regional State Prepares Legal Framework to Ensure Equity among Nations, Nationalities
A legal framework has been prepared with a view to ensuring equity and fairness among the nations and nationalities of Ethiopia residing in the South West Ethiopia People Regional state which is going to be formed tomorrow. It is to be recalled that a referendum was conducted on September 30 to form the South West […]
African States Request ECA to Scale up Assistance on Poverty, Vulnerability Reduction
African policymakers have recommended strategic policy mandates for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to support member States in tackling poverty and vulnerability for the COVID-19 recovery and delivering a resilient future for all. In the face of interlocking global crises, they issued their recommendations after the fourth session of the Committee on […]
After Years of War, Millions of Syrians Now Face Serious Water Crisis
With the Syrian civil war in its 10th year and more than half the country’s population forcibly displaced by conflict, millions of Syrians face a new crisis: insufficient access to safe water that has increased food insecurity, diminished livelihoods and spurred further migration in search of resources. According to an October 21 U.N Security […]
Car Bomb Kills Popular Broadcast Journalist in Somalia
A Somali journalist with state-run media was killed Saturday in Mogadishu when a suicide bomber blew up his car, government officials and his colleagues said. Another journalist also was injured. Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, better known as Afrika, the director of the state-run Radio Mogadishu, died from his wounds, while fellow journalist Sharmarke Warsame, who […]
Blinken Visits Senegal to Reaffirm Partnership
On the last day of a trip to Africa to bolster U.S. influence on a continent that receives much of its foreign aid from U.S. rival China, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U.S. efforts to strengthen alliances in Africa must be evaluated on results. The top U.S. diplomat visited Senegal Friday and […]