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[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopian company Bazra Motors and Russian based Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ) have signed an accord to set up UAZ cars assembly plant in Ethiopia.
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.
AP
Lawmakers worked into the early morning hours and surfaced with a $42 billion approved Illinois State budget. The one-time budget does not include tax or fee increases for individual Illinois residents. The new $42 billion Illinois State budget would cover the state's mandatory payment for government pensions. It would also provide a $350 million payment … Continued
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President Lazarus Chakwera will next Wednesday return to the national assembly where he will be expected to respond to questions from legislators on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) he presented on May 12. Such an appearance before parliament will be President Chakwera’s third time since he assumed office in June last year; and […]
The post Chakwera to take questions on SONA next Wednesday first appeared on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA--The current election debates would play a significant role in holding democratic, credible and fair election in the country though some gaps have been witnessed, so disclosed East African Policy Research Institute (EAPRI) and a Researcher.
[East African] The internal operations of the African Union Mission in Somalia have come under scrutiny after an audit report flagged payments to soldiers no longer serving the mission, double payments and faulty personal information, pointing to unreliable record keeping and weak controls in the Mission's system of accountability.
According to data contained in the US Trade and Investment with sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Trends and New Developments report, Ethiopia at 81.9 per cent and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at 68.2 per cent are the other eastern Africa countries that have also taken advantage of the treaty to increase exports to the US mainly of products like textile and apparels, metals, agricultural products and artefacts.
Increase in apparel exports by Madagascar, Ethiopia and Kenya resulted in US imports of apparel from the region under Agoa increasing by 9.9 per cent annually to $1.2 billion from 2016 to 2018.
Notably, only 16 of the 39 Agoa beneficiary countries have prepared national utilisation strategies that identify sectors with the potential to increase exports to the US under the treaty that will expire in 2025.
According to the report, US exports to sub-Saharan Africa countries rose from $13.5 billion in 2016 to $15.9 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of 8.5 per cent.
In deed in 2018, the US was the third largest global supplier of poultry to sub-Saharan Africa by value after the European Union and Brazil, with the region accounting for 11 per cent of US exports to the world.
Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel and defamation laws, and internet shut downs to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the media.
This recommendation can still be used to combat fake news as long as the impact on freedom of expression is minimal.
The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa issued a recently press statement expressing concerns about internet shutdowns in African countries in the time of COVID-19.
And the African Commission recently published its Revised Declaration on Principles of Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa.
Finally, African governments must not use fake news during this pandemic as a shield to violate the freedom of expression of its citizens, or settle old scores with the press.
Dear Editor,
Our global equity instruments have failed us once more.
The article Guyana must lead call for equity in access to COVID vaccines appeared first on Stabroek News.
[East African] On an overcast Sunday afternoon in May 2021, a small gathering of people watched in Nairobi as the one of the world's most successful fossil finders was awarded a PhD degree.
By Associated Press Undefined KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus on Thursday slammed six months of demonstrations against him as a foreign-directed 'rebellion,' and he announced plans for constitutional reforms, which the opposition has rejected as window dressing. Speaking to 2,700 participants of the All-Belarus People's Assembly in the capital of Minsk, President Alexander Lukashenko alleged that 'very powerful forces' abroad were behind the protests. Lukashenko didn't elaborate, but in the past several months, he has repeatedly accused the West of fomenting the protests. 'We must stand up to them no matter what, and this year will […]
The post Belarus leader vows to defeat foreign-backed 'rebellion' appeared first on Black News Channel.
There are many parallels today with what Frederick Douglass described in his speech to white America delivered on July 5, 1852. Read the full text here.
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading is gone past the 1,000 mark as of April 18, 2020. The casualties cut across age groups. From the death of a 6 year-old in Kenya, older patients in most instances and persons in the youth bracket.
While each death is reported with a sombre mood and with condolences to affected families, some of the casualties have united a country in grief, in other cases united the continent and people beyond Africa’s borders.
From top politicians – former presidents, prime ministers and lawmakers, to entertainment icons and top sportsmen, the virus has left in its wake prominent casualties who could hardly get the send-off they would have been accorded in “normal times.”
This article briefly profiles as many casualties as possible:
July 9: South African queen dies
A prominent traditional ruler in South Africa has died after contracting coronavirus, the state-owned SABC has reported. The 56-year-old monarch died on July 8 from COVID-19 complications.
Queen Noloyiso, widow of the late King Maxhobha Sandile, passed away on 8 July 2020 following a short illness, the government said.
Reacting to the news today, president Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his sadness and extended condolences at the passing of Regent of the Royal House of the amaRharhabe, Queen Noloyiso Sandile.
“We join the Great Place of Mngqesha and amaRharhabe in mourning her passing; at the same time we pay tribute to her for her deep and unwavering commitment to the upliftment of her people and to her country. May her soul rest in peace,” said the President.
Adding: “At a time when we face a grave public health emergency in the form of coronavirus, Queen Noloyiso actively mobilised support for the national effort to combat the pandemic, including calling on communities to halt traditional initiations.”
South Africa currently accounts for over 43% of Africa’s caseload according to the WHO Africa region stats. Cases continue to gallop in the country as government implements an aggressive testing regime which has seen over 1.9 million tests conducted so far.
South African stats by close of day July 8
Confirmed cases = 224,665
Tests conducted = 1,944,399
Recoveries = 106,842
Number of deaths = 3,602
Major African stats: July 9 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 522,643
Active cases = 257,466
Recoveries = 252,944
Number of deaths = 12,233
President mourns passing of AmaRharhabe Queen Noloyiso Sandile https://t.co/TAXzyYwwHu pic.twitter.com/13lafnLIiX— SAgovnews (SAgovnews) July 9, 2020
Ghana’s medical, political losses
The Ghana Medical Association, GMA, has reported the loss a number of skilled medics – all of them lost to the coronavirus pandemic. Among them are: An Orthopaedic Surgeon, A General Surgeon, A paediatrician and a Consultant Physician / Academic.
The latter casualty was Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule, whose death occurred in the early hours of Friday (April 10) in the capital Accra specifically at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, where he ha
[Addis Fortune] Ethnic conflict has caused thousands of hectares of farmland to go unharvested or be left unplanted in recent years. Alongside the devastating locust invasion, the conflicts have exacerbated food shortages and increased inflation, reports HAGOS GEBREAMLAK, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER.
As country commemorated World Hypertension Day on Sunday, the health ministry unveiled a new programme to improve screening, train more health workers and refurbish facilities to tackle the rising burden of hypertension.
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease.
The new programme dubbed \"Healthy Heart Africa (HHA)\" programme is intended to tackle the burden of undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension in the country.
\"We are, therefore, excited to unveil this partnership with AstraZeneca to implement the Healthy Heart Africa programme, which will contribute to our government's objective of reversing the high prevalence of hypertension in our country,\" she said.
The Head of Access to Healthcare and Global Sustainability at AstraZeneca, Ms Ashling Mulvaney highlighted that the programme that is also operating in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ghana aims at identifying barriers that hinder access to hypertension care and work to strengthen the healthcare system by addressing the prevention and raising awareness.
BY RICHARD MUPONDE THE opposition MDC Alliance youths yesterday blamed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government for the untold suffering of young people in
The post Blame ED on Zim woes: MDC Alliance appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
Recent arrests and alleged assaults against women by state agents in Zimbabwe have again brought international attention to the country's long history of violence against women. On July 31, award-winning Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga and her friend Julie Barnes participated in a demonstration against government corruption, bad governance, human rights abuses and a worsening economic […]
The post Critics: Zimbabwe Stepping Up Arrests and Assaults Against Female Protesters appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.
