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The Grammy-Award winning artist will perform in London this Fall and the only way you can catch it is on Apple Music!
He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
Researchers at Oxford University in Great Britain noted that first-time diagnosis of anxiety, depression, and insomnia increased two-fold in patients after they’ve recovered from COVID. Further, they discovered that COVID survivors also found significantly higher risks of dementia.
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Long queues in the rain, daily four-hour trips in a public taxi, the constant threat of road accidents, and nearly having to use a pen as a knife to fight off an aggressive male passenger.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2020: United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG), Ms. Amina J. Mohammed will arrive in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Saturday, 14 November 2020, for a two-day official visit as part of her solidarity mission to West Africa and the Sahel region. The DSG is visiting Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Mali and Sierra Leone…
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Women bear the brunt of digital abuse - threatened with rape and exploited for porn - as the coronavirus pandemic drives ever more people online, media experts said on Wednesday.
[The Point] Following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the continent's football ruling body has confirmed some changes for the Cameroon 2022 qualifiers.
BY THE FLORIDA COURIER STAFF Journalists of color were once again recognized this year during the annual Griot Drum Awards presented by the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists (TBABJ). Due to the pandemic, this year’s event took place virtually on the organization’s Facebook live page on Thursday, Nov. 12. Speaker for the night Pulitzer […]
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London — Despite the fact that the Los Angeles Dodgers won a World Series in Texas and the Los Angeles Lakers just won an NBA title in Florida, Brooklyn’s Mike Tyson will soon fight what may be his final match in Los Angeles. Former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. vowed at … Continued
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[The Conversation Africa] African countries are still reeling from the effect of measures, such as lockdowns, taken to contain the spread of COVID-19. Though painful, they were a vital part of the successful public health response mounted by many African leaders.
Photo credits: U.S. State Department/Vector Images June Carter Perry (pictured) was born on November 13, 1943, inTexarkana, Arkansas. She is a retired American Ambassador (Sierra Leonefrom August 27, 2007, to August 28, 2009, andLesotho). Perry is a graduate of Loyola University in Chicago (B.A., history, 1965) and the University of Chicago (M.A. European History, 1967). […]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2020: The death is reported of Mr. Jacob Majekodumni William Walker, who sadly passed away on the 27th of October 2020, at the Choithram Memorial Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He was 86 years old. Jacob Majekodumni William Walker was Managing Partner at King Walker and Associates, Director of Accounting…
The Legacy Restoration Trust (LRT), the British Museum and Adjaye Associates have announced a major new archaeology project, linked to the construction of the newly named Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA). This innovative collaboration will investigate the archaeology of the Kingdom of Benin, including archaeological remains buried below the proposed site of the […]
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One of the most watched sporting specials is about to be even more special in 2021. The Weeknd has been confirmed to perform at the National Football League's championship game. As spotted on Huffington Post the man born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye will the main talent at the 2021 Super Bowl. On Thursday, November 12 he took to […]
Ciara and Russell Wilson are both releasing a pair of fragrances just in time for the holiday season. The couple... View Article
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MICHELLE WILLIAMS has returned to the UK by air ambulance, after a nose job in...
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… a lot of African-American women, that’s another African-American woman,” Brandon said … tired Black women may be.
“African-American women aren’t doing all …
[Daily News] Congratulatory messages from leaders around the world have continued trickling in, hailing the re-election of President John Magufuli.
FORMER Warriors goalkeeper Tapuwa Kapini has questioned the national team selection criteria saying player agents have undue influence in the picking of players that represent the senior national team. BY TERRY MADYAUTA This follows the Warriors’ defeat to Algeria in a Group H Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Algiers on Thursday. Posting on his Facebook page, Kapini said: “I can say am happy that when I was playing for the national team, I was picked based on performance not by social media,” he wrote. “These days you can play college or Sunday league football and the agents can post you on social media and you will be called to national duty.” Warriors’ Croatian coach Zdravko Logarušić did not have the luxury of assessing his key players during last FIFA international break due to poor planning by the local football governing body ahead of the friendly match in Malawi. And he has faced some tough questions over his selection of players for this first competitive matches since his appointment early this year. In particular, fans were livid over the inclusion of Ovidy Karuru who is currently not attached to any club and Tendai Darikwa who has been inactive for over a year. Scotland-based David Moyo was given his debut call ahead of Knox Mutizwa. Follow Terry on Twitter @TMadyauta
