[ad_1] African countries face another debt crisis and will need longer-term help than the latest G20 plan offers them to head off problems and keep much-needed investments on the way, according to policy makers. analysts and investors. About 40% of sub-Saharan African countries were at risk of debt suffering even …
Read More »Thousands of people flee to Sudan as fighting rages in Ethiopia
[ad_1] Issued on: 19/11/2020 – 11:54Modified: 19/11/2020 – 11:55 A humanitarian crisis is unfolding on the border between Sudan and Ethiopia, where nearly 30,000 people have fled the conflict in the neighboring Tigray region. Our correspondent reports from a refugee camp. In addition, Ugandan police say at least three people …
Read More »Famine warning, the United Nations releases $ 100 million to seven countries
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The United Nations Humanitarian Office is releasing $ 100 million in emergency funding to seven famine-prone countries in Africa and the Middle East amidst conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, as the humanitarian chief claims to return to a world where famines are common would be …
Read More »The United States approves the return of the 737 MAX as Boeing faces strong headwinds
[ad_1] By David Shepardson, Eric M. Johnson WASHINGTON / SEATTLE (Reuters) – After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval, and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co is set on Wednesday to get U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly again. his 737 MAX jet after two fatal disasters. …
Read More »The Ecumenical Council of Churches calls for peace in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
[ad_1] The Ecumenical Council of Churches calls on the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front to explore peaceful ways to resolve their disputes and pray for the people and churches of Ethiopia in the midst of the ongoing crisis. By Lisa Zengarini The fighting began in Ethiopia …
Read More »Missiles hit the airports of the capital of Eritrea, the state of Amhara in Ethiopia | Voice of America
[ad_1] Three rockets were fired on the Eritrean capital, Asmara on Saturday, diplomats said, hours after leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region warned it could attack. The rockets seemed to be aimed at the capital’s airport. Information on injuries or deaths was not available and Tigray regional officials did not respond …
Read More »Ethiopia, on the verge of civil war. Hundreds of people were massacred with knives and machetes in a region controlled by separatists
[ad_1] Rebels in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, in open military conflict with the Addis Ababa government, attacked several airports in the neighboring region with rocket launchers, the BBC reports. Amnesty International confirmed that “hundreds of people were stabbed and stabbed in the city of Mai-Kadra”. Ethiopian Prime Minister …
Read More »Ethiopia: Urgent appeal to prevent a looming humanitarian crisis in the Tigrai region of Ethiopia
[ad_1] In the early hours of November 4, 2020, the federal government, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, declared war on Tigray and its people for conducting its regional elections in accordance with the national constitution in defiance of the federal government which postponed the election. indefinitely under the pretext …
Read More »Coronavirus: African Union member states that have reported COVID-19 cases since November 7, 2020, 6:00 pm EAT
[ad_1] (MENAFN – African Press Organization) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 8 November 2020 / APO Group / – African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,856,261), deaths (44,477) and recoveries (1,556,290) by region: Central (61,124 cases; 1,155 deaths; 55,443 recoveries): Burundi (605; 1; 511), Cameroon (22.103; 429; 21.151), CAR (4.875; …
Read More »Because Ethiopia is suddenly on the brink of civil war
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Suddenly Ethiopia appears on the edge of the abyss of the civil war, threatening the stability of one of the most strategic regions in the world, the Horn of Africa, and the fracturing of one of the most powerful and populous countries in Africa. But …
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