At least six people have been killed in southern Ethiopia this week in unrest related to a bid to establish a new federal region, officials and a rights body said Tuesday. The violence in the Wolaita zone — which one … Continued
Joseph R. Biden Jr. selected Senator Kamala Harris of California as his vice-presidential running mate on Tuesday, embracing a former rival who sharply criticized him in the Democratic primaries but emerged after ending her own campaign as a vocal supporter of Mr. Biden … Continued
Nic Cheeseman For the last few years the African political landscape has been dominated by high profile changes of leaders and governments. In Angola (2017), Ethiopia (2018), South Africa (2018), Sudan (2019) and Zimbabwe (2018), leadership change promised to bring … Continued
By ALLY MUTNICK and ZACH MONTELLARO, Politico Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez survived her primary. Rashida Tlaib did, too. Now it’s Ilhan Omar’s turn on Tuesday — and the Minnesota congresswoman faces the stiffest challenge of any member of the Squad. Omar (D-Minn.), one of the … Continued
The UN official working to end rape during wartime is urging authorities in Somalia to scrap a proposed law that allows for child marriage, among other “very disturbing provisions”. Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, wants … Continued
In this image made from video, residents move through floodwaters using a donkey cart in Afgoye, Somalia Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Severe flooding continues to displace thousands of people in Somalia and the government in recent days has issued new … Continued
Caroline Wambui NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the last three months, teacher Faith Njeri has been a regular customer at a courier service office in Nairobi, collecting parcels sent from her village three hours drive north of the capital. … Continued
by Marishet Mohammed Hamza Both the House of Federation and Tigray’s government are acting unconstitutionally. Unless the mutual antagonism ceases, conflict may ensue. The House of Federation (HoF) in its latest letter addressed to the Tigray Regional State Council demanded the latter to halt what … Continued
Omar’s challenger has portrayed the history-making congresswoman and member of the so-called ‘squad’ as too divisive. Ilhan Omar, a progressive United States representative from Minnesota who in 2018 became the first Somali-American and one of the first of two Muslim … Continued
By Seun Opejobi The National Consultative Front, NCF, the newly formed political group, has lamented the rate of insecurity in Nigeria. NCF said Nigeria may end up like Somalia with the current widespread violence, insurgency, banditry, and crime in the … Continued
By DAVID MUCHUI Miraa farmers and sellers are staring at a bleak future in the key Somalia market if the Kenyan government does not move with speed to resolve a trade impasse with its neighbour. The hope of resumption of … Continued
Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 10 people died in clashes between protesters and security forces in Ethiopia’s southern region on Monday, health officials said, the latest violence as myriad ethnic groups clamour for more autonomy. The protests … Continued
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