Many citizens stranded as regular flights halted due to coronavirus pandemic ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Turkey on Saturday evacuated 260 citizens from Ethiopia who were stranded due to the coronavirus lockdown. The chartered flight departed from Bole International Airport in the capital Addis Ababa. Earlier this month, Turkey announced a plan to evacuate 25,000 citizens stranded...
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April 25, 2020April 25, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Anger in Mogadishu after police kill civilian in COVID-19 curfew
Protests in Somalia after fatal shooting of at least one person by police enforcing coronavirus-related restrictions. A police officer in Somalia’s capital has been arrested in the fatal shooting of at least one civilian while enforcing coronavirus restrictions, according to officials. The shooting on Friday evening sparked protests in Mogadishu that continued on Saturday with...
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Wasiir Goodax Gaarsii Warkayga!
W/Q. Aadam Cabdiraxmaan Waxaa dugsi iyo ii dhigta 5 carruur ah , 3 kalana Jaamacadaha ayay ku jiraan. Waxaan leeyahay makhaayad, biilasha qoysaska iyo caruurta wax barashadooda way ku filantahay oo cidna gacanta uma hoorsado. Waxbarashada cunug kasta waxaa iiga baxda bishii 70 doolar celcelis ahaan. Waxaa hadda si xoog ah hoos ugu dhacay dakhligii...
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April 25, 2020April 25, 2020Health & Social Affairs, News, Slideshow
Kenya Shuts Off Capital for Three More Weeks on Virus Concerns
Kenya’s president extended a nationwide night-time curfew by 21 days and said people won’t be able to enter or exit the capital and some coastal areas for a similar period. The East African nation has 343 confirmed cases of Covid-19, President Uhuru Kenyatta said in an emailed statement. The government has mapped out economic sectors...
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April 25, 2020April 25, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Religion, Slideshow
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward” in the reform programme launched by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups. But they...
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April 25, 2020April 25, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Civilian shot dead in Somalia during coronavirus enforcement
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A police officer in Somalia´s capital has been arrested in the fatal shooting of at least one civilian while enforcing coronavirus restrictions, fellow officer Ahmed Muse said Saturday. The shooting Friday evening sparked protests in Mogadishu that continued Saturday with crowds of angry young men burning tires and demanding justice. There...
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April 24, 2020April 24, 2020Health & Social Affairs, News, Slideshow
Questions surfacing about history of WHO’s director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
GEOFFREY YORK For many years, health experts in Ethiopia noticed a strange phenomenon: The government was refusing to acknowledge cholera outbreaks. Instead, the authorities labelled the outbreaks as “acute watery diarrhea” – a broader term that includes milder diseases. Research by Human Rights Watch found that the Ethiopian government was pressuring its health workers to...
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April 24, 2020April 24, 2020Health & Social Affairs, News, Slideshow
Coronavirus surges in Djibouti as population ignores measures
Djibouti has imposed a nationwide lockdown as its number of coronavirus cases soared Djibouti has seen a rapid spike in coronavirus cases, with the Horn of Africa nation now recording the highest prevalence on the continent as the population largely ignores measures imposed by authorities. The tiny but strategically important country that hosts major US...
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April 24, 2020April 24, 2020Health & Social Affairs, News, Religion, Slideshow
Islam’s holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins
Marwa Rashad, Stephen Farrell RIYADH/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem largely empty of worshippers as the coronavirus crisis forced authorities to impose unprecedented restrictions. During Ramadan, Muslims the world over join their families to break the fast at sunset and go to...
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April 24, 2020April 24, 2020Health & Social Affairs, News, Slideshow
US military declares virus emergency in Djibouti bases
Emmanuel Igunza he US military has declared a public health emergency in all its installations in Djibouti following a sharp rise of coronavirus cases in the country. Djibouti has so far recorded two deaths and 986 positive cases of the virus, with concerns that it could spread even further in the tiny nation with a...