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Eastern African States to Convene Workshop in Kenya for Strengthening Regional Approaches to Biological Weapons Convention, 18-19 October

October 17, 2022October 18, 2022User2

GENEVA, 17 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — Nearly a hundred experts from Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda gather in Mombasa, Kenya, from 18 to 19 October for a two-day regional workshop to identify concrete ways to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention in Eastern African countries. […]

Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the meeting

October 17, 2022October 18, 2022User2

Today, it has been an intense meeting as always. We took an important number of decisions – not only discussing and analysing but also deciding. Important decisions which underpin the European Union’s resolve in supporting Ukraine against Russia’s aggression; defending peace and stability in the South Caucasus; and standing for human rights in Iran. This could […]

Socioeconomic and Capacity Need Assessment of fisheries in Baro-Akobo-Sobat Basins Study Report Validation Workshop

October 17, 2022October 18, 2022User2

October 12, 2022 (BISHOFTU, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development, in partnership with the European Union and within the framework of the Ecosfish Programme, organize a 3-day Validation workshop on the Socioeconomic Situation and Capacity Need Assessment of fisheries in Baro-Akobo-Sobat River Basin, a transboundary river basin between Ethiopia and South Sudan, in Bishoftu (Ethiopia). […]

ETHIOPIA SAYS TO TAKE CONTROL OF AIRPORTS, GOVT INSTALLATIONS IN COUNTRY’S NORTH

October 17, 2022October 18, 2022User2

Ethiopia aims to take control of airports and other critical infrastructure in the north of country, in response to attacks by the Tigray regional forces, the government said on Monday. The Ethiopian government and its allies have been fighting Tigray forces on and off since late 2020. The latest flare-up began in August after several […]

Tigray: Fighting must end, urges Guterres, amid ‘staggering’ level of need

October 17, 2022October 18, 2022User2

Fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is “spiralling out of control”, and there is no military solution to end nearly two years of brutal conflict which has left tens of thousands reportedly dead, while the “social fabric, is being ripped apart”. That’s according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres who briefed correspondents on Monday morning outside […]

US Seeks to Sap Al-Shabab Finances

October 17, 2022October 18, 2022User2

WASHINGTON — The United States is expanding its fight against al-Qaida’s affiliate in Somalia, adding a new, expansive round of sanctions to drone strikes and military advice from U.S. forces on the ground. The Treasury Department Monday unveiled sanctions targeting four senior al-Shabab leaders as well as five operatives, all said to be key players in […]