Pope Francis visits bombed Coptic church during Egypt visit
28 April 2017 Reuters Francis said religious leaders were “duty-bound” to prevent violence carried out “in the name of the sacred” Pope Francis, on a trip to Egypt, has visited a church where 29 people died in a suicide bombing in December. He attended a service at St Peter and St Paul church in the […]
North Korea crisis: North in another ‘failed’ missile launch
<p style=”position: absolute; top: -999em”><img src=”//sa.bbc.co.uk/bbc/bbc/s?name=news.world.asia.story.39750240.page&ml_name=webmodule&ml_version=63&blq_js_enabled=0&blq_s=4d&blq_r=2.7&blq_v=default&blq_e=pal&cps_asset_id=39750240&page_type=Story&section=%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fasia&first_pub=2017-04-28T21%3A17%3A31%2B00%3A00&last_editorial_update=2017-04-29T12%3A39%3A10%2B00%3A00&curie=4186b7d3-ac8f-2f4a-8ec7-b2b10da5da6e&title=North+Korea+crisis%3A+North+in+another+%27failed%27+missile+launch&has_video=1&topic_names=Nuclear+weapons%21North+Korea%21United+States%21North+Korea+and+weapons+of+mass+destruction&topic_ids=16161b86-757f-4539-80a4-05e76681bcc0%21590ec892-07c1-49d5-b7b7-1de0b05d0500%2182857f8e-8134-462a-bb32-b7b14f4eab75%21dd740434-bcf6-40cd-b854-c55b4f4ed91f&for_nation=ca&app_version=1.189.0&bbc_site=news&pal_route=asset&app_type=responsive&language=en-GB&pal_webapp=tabloid&prod_name=news&app_name=news” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””></p& EPA There have been a number of missile tests by North Korea (file photo) North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. The missile exploded shortly after take-off, they said – the second failed launch in the past fortnight. US […]
SPLM-N, U.S. officials discuss ways to reshape humanitarian proposal
Saturday 29 April 2017 April 28, 2017 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said on Friday they discussed with American diplomats the improvements they want to be included in a humanitarian proposal made by the former U.S. envoy. Former US Special Envoy Donald Booth called on the SPLM-N last November to abandon its […]
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Korean Peninsula: Conflict prevention ‘our collective priority’ but onus also on DPRK, says UN chief
28 April 2017 Secretary-General António Guterres (left) addresses the Security Council ministerial-level meeting on the nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). At right is Rex W. Tillerson, US Secretary of State and President of the Security Council for April. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 28 April 2017 – Preventing […]
World Press Freedom Day to highlight the contribution of journalism to sustainable development
April 28, 2017 05:51 Paris, 28 April—Critical Minds for Critical Times: The media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies is the theme of UNESCO’s main celebration of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, 3 May. The event will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 1 to 4 May. The programme of the four-day […]
Rwanda, Ethiopia sign 11 bilateral agreements
By: Collins Mwai Published: April 29, 2017 President Kagame holds a joint news conference with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro. President Paul Kagame and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn yesterday afternoon witnessed the signing of 11 bilateral agreements across multiple sectors as the two countries move to strengthen ties. […]
UN Human Rights Chief to visit Ethiopia, meet national and African Union leaders, 2 – 4 May 2017
Zeid will meet Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Speaker of the House of People’s Representatives Abadula Gemeda and other high-ranking Ethiopian officials, to discuss the human rights situation in Ethiopia and the work of the UN Human Rights Office in the country GENEVA, Switzerland, April 28, 2017/APO/ — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad […]
Ethiopian state bans small churches
April 28, 2017 The Ethiopian state of Amhara has banned small churches—inspiring the neighboring state of Tigray to consider a ban on ecclesial communities with under 6,000 members, as well as a ban on evangelization. The moves come as Protestant churches make inroads in traditionally Ethiopian Orthodox areas, according to World Watch Monitor. References: Ethiopian […]
Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s report on Ethiopia’s unemployment: Alternative facts?
April 28, 2017 Written by J. Bonsa | Opride.com (OPride) — In a recent report entitled Africa at a Tipping Point, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation presented Ethiopia as the brightest spot – an African success story in maintaining low and stable youth unemployment rate. The report was then rehashed by Quartz Africa reporter, Lynsey Chutel, as […]