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- November 24, 2020
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UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia’s Tigray as 600 dead in unrest
The UN Security Council was due to hold its first meeting on the conflict in Ethiopia’ s dissident Tigray region Tuesday, amid division between European and African members over whether…
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- November 24, 2020
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Calls To Protect Civilians In Ethiopia As Decisive Battle Looms
International pressure mounted Tuesday on the warring parties in northern Ethiopia to cease fighting and protect civilians in Tigray, whose leaders Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has given a deadline to…
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- November 24, 2020
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Tigray Unrest: Over 40,000 Ethiopians Flee To Sudan – UN
Over 40,000 Ethiopians have fled to neighbouring Sudan as government forces pursue an offensive in the Tigray region, the UN’s refugee agency said Monday. UNHCR said that as of Sunday,…
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- November 23, 2020
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Tigray Leader Tells Ethiopian PM His People ‘Ready To Die’
The leader of Ethiopia’s dissident Tigray region said Monday that his people were “ready to die” defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ultimatum that they surrender within 72…
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- November 20, 2020
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37 killed in Uganda election violence
At least thirty – seven people died in violent clashes between Ugandan security forces and supporters of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine this week , marking a particularly violent start…
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- November 20, 2020
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Ethiopia’s Tigray forces widen conflict, fire rocket into Bahir Dar
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces fired rockets into the city of Bahir Dar in the Amhara region on Friday but caused no damage, the regional government said. The Tigray fighters similarly hit…
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- November 19, 2020
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16 Killed In Riots Over Uganda Politician Arrest
Sixteen people have been killed in two days of violent clashes between Ugandan security forces and supporters of detained opposition leader Bobi Wine, police said Thursday, as tensions flared two…
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- November 19, 2020
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Report: Ethiopia Army Accuses WHO Chief Of Backing Tigray Leaders
Ethiopia’s army chief on Thursday accused WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — the country’s highest-profile Tigrayan abroad — of lobbying for and seeking to arm leaders in the conflict-torn dissident…
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- November 18, 2020
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Rapper Lil Wayne Faces Federal Gun Charge In Florida
US rapper Lil Wayne was charged Tuesday in Florida with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon over an incident dating back to last year — a federal offense…
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- November 17, 2020
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Ethiopian forces set to launch final assault on Tigray capital Mekelle
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned on Tuesday that a three-day deadline for rebel forces in Tigray to surrender has expired. The country’s forces are now set for a final…
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- November 14, 2020
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Tensions Escalate In Ethiopia As Tigray Leaders Claim Rocket Attacks On Two Airports
Leaders of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray on Saturday claimed rocket attacks on two airports in a nearby region and threatened to strike neighbouring Eritrea, raising tensions that the escalating conflict could…
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- November 13, 2020
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14 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack
Fourteen soldiers were killed after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso in one of the worst attacks on the army during a five-year-old jihadist insurgency, the government said.…
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- November 12, 2020
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At Least 74 Migrants Dead In Shipwreck Off Libyan Coast
At least 74 migrants died in a “devastating” shipwreck on Thursday off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the…
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- November 10, 2020
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Reporter shot dead in front of his house
Police on Tuesday reported that a radio commentator who survived a 2016 assassination attempt was shot dead in front of his house in the northern Philippines. According to a police…
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- November 7, 2020
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Turkey Sacks Central Bank Governor, After Lira Plunge
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired the governor of the country’s central bank and replaced him with a former finance minister after a record slump in the lira in…
