India keeps close watch as China creates 8th marine brigade to be deployed in Gwadar, Djibouti
Representational image Photograph: (Zee News Network) WION Web Team New Delhi, Delhi, India Jan 21, 2018, 03.56 PM (IST) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Each brigade is headed by a Major General rank officer and comprises of 4000 Marines The Indian naval forces are keeping a close watch as China expands its naval capacities by building a strong […]
የሀ/ስብከቱ ጳጳስ: በወልድያ የበዓለ ጥምቀት ግጭትና ግድያ የጸጥታ ኃይሉን ወቀሱ፤“የእነርሱ መዘዝ ነው፤ወጣቱ አበላሸ የምንለው ነገር የለም”
January 25, 2018 ብፁዕ አቡነ ኤርሚያስ፤ የሰሜን ወሎ እና ከሚሴ ዞን ሀገረ ስብከት ረዳት ጳጳስ “መከላከያዎቹ እንዳይመጡ ቀድመን አሳስበናል፤ከዞኑም ጋር ተናበን እየሠራን ነበር፤” “በሰላም ሊጠናቀቅ ባለበት ሰዓት መጥተው ግጥም አሉ፤ ይኸው ወጣቱን አሳበዱት፤” “ወጣቱን ሌላ የፖሊቲካ አካል ቀሰቀሰው አሉ፤ ወታደሮቹን ማን ነው የቀሰቀሳቸው?” “የበቀል ነው የሚመስለው፤እንደው ከራሳቸው መካከልም የሚያጠፋ ያለ ይመስለኛል፤” “ታቦቱን ያከበሩት ካህናት፣በጎናቸው ባሉት […]
More than 20 Ethiopian Civic groups, TIBIBIR denounced the Woldia massacre
Press Release Jan 23, 2018 TIBIBIR, a Consortium of more than 20 Ethiopian Civic groups, based throughout the world is deeply disturbed by the recent events in Weldia,a town located in northern Ethiopia. Credible reports from the area as well as a report from the United Nations have stated that on January 20, 2018, Ethiopian […]
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
Source: United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Security Council Press Statement on Somalia NEW YORK, United States of America, January 26, 2018/APO Group/ — Security Council Press Statement on Somalia: On 24 January, the members of the Security Council were briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. […]
Somalia voices support to Turkey’s Afrin campaign
‘Turkey has a right to defend itself,’ says Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia Somalia on Friday expressed its support for Turkey’s military operation in Syria’s Afrin. Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad spoke to Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of a meeting of top African diplomats in Addis Ababa who are […]
Former refugee, Nova Scotia foster child says attempt to deport him is an ‘injustice’
Open this phot <img src=”https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/DVuID92K2aTN7NE16yGP1QcpOlo=/1200×0/filters:quality(80)/arc-anglerfish-tgam-prod-tgam.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7SE6ZQPQXVD5ZMHS233VRY5LRQ.jpg” alt=””> Abdoul Abdi grew up in foster care in Nova Scotia, but never got Canadian citizenship, and was held by the Canada Border Services Agency after spending five years in prison for multiple offences. Handout/Samer Muscati/The Canadian Press Aly Thomson HALIFAX The Canadian Press Published January 26, 2018 Former […]
The struggle for Kenya’s future has been hijacked by tribalists
Saturday January 27 2018 Kenyans at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi during the Jamhuri Day celebrations on December 12, 2017. PHOTO | PSCU In Summary Jomo Kenyatta favoured a status quo approach where the new African regime would simply substitute the colonial rulers in every way. Mr Odinga’s approach was more radical and aimed at equitable […]
Sudan and the Gulf
Gripped by a deep economic crisis, Khartoum appears to be using its international relations to curry favours, writes Haitham Nouri Bin Zayed and Sudanese Minister of State Taha Othman Al-Hussain during negotiations in Khartoum last week Haitham Nouri Relations between Sudan and the Gulf have been strained during the past year despite the fact […]
News Analysis: Nile dispute may not derail Ethiopia-Egypt cooperation
Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-26 01:03:12|Editor: Mu Xuequan ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — Disagreement over the Nile, one of the world’s largest river systems, could turn into win-win cooperation instead of fueling conflict, experts have said. For the past weeks, there have been media reports suggesting a mega hydro dam being built by Ethiopia on the […]
Why release of two journalists in Ethiopia does not signal end to press crackdown
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) | Why release of two journalists in Ethiopia does not signal end to press crackdown Since the prime minister announced that political prisoners would be released, authorities have freed at least 115 people ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 26, 2018/APO Group/ — On January 10, radio journalists Darsema Sori and Khalid Mohammed were released […]