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By Gwendolyn J. BrantleySpecial to Texas Metro News It was an opportunity to salute educators as the African American Education Archives and History Program inducted and enshrined nine outstanding educators at the 2023 Bobbie L. Lang Hall of Fame Luncheon and Induction Ceremony, held recently. This year’s honorees were Alene Baker, Dr. Lew Blackburn, S. […]
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Abiy's government and the regional one run by the Tigray People's Liberation Front each consider the other illegitimate.
\t There was no immediate word from the three AU envoys, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe. AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo did not say whether they can meet with TPLF leaders, something Abiy's office has rejected.
\"``Not possible,'' senior Ethiopian official Redwan Hussein said in a message to the AP. ``\"Above all, TPLF leadership is still at large.'' He called reports that the TPLF had appointed an envoy to discuss an immediate cease-fire with the international community ``masquerading.''
\t Fighting reportedly remained well outside the Tigray capital of Mekele, a densely populated city of a half-million people who have been warned by the Ethiopian government that they will be shown ``no mercy'' if they don't distance themselves from the region's leaders.
\t Tigray has been almost entirely cut off from the outside world since Nov. 4, when Abiy announced a military offensive in response to a TPLF attack on a federal army base.
That makes it difficult to verify claims about the fighting, but humanitarians have said at least hundreds of people have been killed.
\t The fighting threatens to destabilize Ethiopia, which has been described as the linchpin of the strategic Horn of Africa.
\t With transport links cut, food and other supplies are running out in Tigray, home to 6 million people, and the United Nations has asked for immediate and unimpeded access for aid.
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[UNFPA] Johannesburg -- \"Today, I see glimmers of hope, from enabling policies and legislation to end violence, to reproductive justice movements led by young women aimed at ensuring bodily autonomy, choice and dignity. Yet we must also confront the stark reality that we still have a long way to go before we achieve a gender-equal world,\" said Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director.
In its October World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund projected a 6.6% contraction in the UAE’s growth this year.
Recovery, the institute said, was not expected before 2021.
Whilst oil price swings and the coronavirus pandemic have hit hard, the UAE capital Abu Dhabi says it remains committed to its economic growth & diversification plans.
Moreover, last month, the agency Fitch reaffirmed the capital’s ‘AA’ rating and outlook as “stable”.
It cited, amongst other factors, Abu Dhabi’s strong fiscal metrics and reduced exposure to tourism, real estate and retail, compared to neighbouring emirates.
ADIO action
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is the central government hub supporting investment in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Its vision is to develop a thriving, knowledge-economy for Abu Dhabi that is competitive and diverse, whilst attracting FDI.
How? The entity cites the UAE’s strategic location between East and West, its high ranking in regional reports relating to the ‘Ease of Doing Business’, plus its positioning on global competitiveness and innovation indexes.
Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi, is an Emirati-American, London-trained economist who hopes to expand Abu Dhabi’s economy as the Director-General and CEO of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office.
The former Emirates NBD executive is interested in cultivating a viable ecosystem for SMEs and startups in the UAE’s capital.
With a forward-thinking approach, Bin Hendi links diverse value systems across cultures to attract foreign investment.
Accelerators
A hashtag sculpture at Hub71’s space
Ghadan 21 is a $13 million accelerator program looking to support SMEs in the country which is overseen by the Abu Dhabi Investment Office.
When Inspire Middle East asked about the impact of Coronavirus on Ghadan 21, Bin Hendi says adaptability is key, with Ghadan 21 being both a proactive and reactive program.
The economist maintains that by adapting policy and with resources such as sovereign wealth funds, support from larger government entities, as well as the private sector, SMEs have the backing support to develop.
The fostering of innovation in the capital has seen the creation of Hub71 , an international tech base, which brings together startups, top VC funds, and investors.
AgriTech explorations
Crops being grown inside hydroponic greenhouses
ADIO has also encouraged innovators to flourish in the Agricultural Technology (AgTech) space, offering incentive programs, including financial incentives, to companies looking to relocate or expand in Abu Dhabi.
Pure Harvest is a farming startup that has reaped the benefit of ADIO’s support & investment.
Using climate-controlled, high-tech, hydroponic greenhouses located outside of the city, the company makes year-round farming possible in the arid desert.
“ADIO’s financial commitment is helping us significantly, as it’s allowing us to add additional technologies to our current deployments here in Al Ain,” Sky Kurtz, the Co-founder and CE
DETROIT – “Posterity! You will never know how much it costs the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good ...
The last days of December have become a time when nonprofits receive the most gifts from individuals and families. Needless to say, this year the traditional yearend fundraising cycle has been severely interrupted, and the [...]
Students claim that using the colour as an adjective is now outdated because black is “linguistically and metaphorically associated with negative situations” and “used...
The Clements High grad, now at Amherst College, aims to become public interest lawyer Jeremy…
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Latonya Young is a student at Georiga State University's Perimeter who received a tremendous gift from a passenger while she was working as an Uber driver—paying off her entire student debt.
Walmart is investing $5 million to helo increase the number of Black graduates in the fields of engineering, business, and other professional disciplines.
[Nation] Top officials in the Sudanese government have contracted Covid-19 as the local ministry of health announced 540 new cases on Saturday.
UCLA Track & Field legend, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion and humanitarian Rafer Johnson passed away Wednesday at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif., surrounded by his family. He was 86.
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[This Day] The Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN) has said that it is taking measures to assist members in getting their products certified.
[Nation] Snails, which have invaded the expansive Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County, are known to be highly destructive to crops.
BETH HARRIS | AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, according to family friend Michael Roth. No […]
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By Sydney Melson The Birmingham Times As a sophomore on the University of Alabama (UA) campus, 19-year-old Tionna Taite recognized something many others may have missed: the need for Black students to have their own space in a magazine. So, she created one. Taite is the founder and editor-in-chief of Nineteen Fifty-Six: Because Black Students […]
A pivot in 2017 led Stanard's company to success in a tumultuous year for startups. Here's what the Philly based founder is planning for 2021.
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When Mahmoud Jibril stood in Libya's free elections in 2012 after heading the rebel government that helped overthrow Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, many believed that he could unify the country. Libya, which had then just emerged from a brutal conflict, needed to get back on its feet and Jibril's supporters felt he was the right...
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The University of California Berkeley is naming its newest residence hall in honor of David Blackwell. Dr. Blackwell, an accomplished statistician, was the first African American to be grant tenured at the university. He joined the mathematics department at Berkeley in 1954 and stayed on the faculty there until retiring in 1988. Dr. Blackwell died […]
History has been made, and the Rev. Dr. Sheila L. Johnson-Hunt, Ph.D., DMin., is the reason why. The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned exclusively that she was recently unanimously elected as the first female president of the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Pittsburgh and Vicinity. Dr. Johnson-Hunt is responsible for the overall operation of the ministerium, … Continued
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Next year will mark a century since Albert Einstein accepted his Nobel Prize in physics for the theories that fundamentally changed the way we understand our universe and what we as human beings can accomplish [...]
… later. He was the first Black American to serve in either role …
Cone Health Foundation, Guilford County’s largest health-specific philanthropy, recently announced that it has added three new members to its Board of Directors: J. Samuel Cone, JD, is a financial consultant with Pinsker Wealth Management, an independent wealth and tax planning firm in Greensboro, North Carolina. Cone practiced law before joining Pinsker Wealth Management. Following law […]
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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2020: Yesterday, Sunday 6 December, President Dr Julius Maada Bio launched a £231,000 (Le3.5 billion) Skills Development Fund to build the capacity of the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET), which has now achieved a Technical University status. Located in the far west of the capital Freetown, MMCET…
by Curtis Weathers - President-elect Joe Biden is moving swiftly to fill cabinet positions in his administration. My interest, of course, is who he will select as the new Secretary of Education. Biden and his advisers have been getting both solicited and unsolicited advice from numerous people and organizations (including yours truly) about who might […]
