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Tigrayan forces say have seized important town in Ethiopia's Amhara region
Oct 31, 2021 12:30Rebellious Tigrayan forces say they have seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge from an escalation in fighting.
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World Bank halts Sudan operations in blow to coup leaders
Oct 28, 2021 06:24The World Bank has decided to halt payments for operations in Sudan after the country's military seized power from a transitional government in an apparent coup d'état.
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Fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia with new army offensive
Oct 13, 2021 08:20Fighting has escalated between Ethiopia's national army and rebels from Tigray, days after Addis Ababa launched a new major offensive in the restive northern region.
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As rich nations waste doses, most African countries miss 10% vaccination goal
Oct 06, 2021 17:47More than two-thirds of Africa's 54 countries were denied the ability to vaccinate at least 10% of their populations against COVID-19 by September's end—a modest World Health Organization target—as rich nations continue to hoard doses and shield the pharmaceutical industry's monopoly control over production.
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Mozambique rescues kidnapped children: UNICEF
Oct 06, 2021 08:55The United Nations says Mozambique has rescued a number of children who had been abducted by the al-Shabab terrorist group to be forcefully recruited as child soldiers.
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UN experts denounce 'truly shocking' magnitude of inequality revealed by pandemic
Oct 03, 2021 06:12United Nations human rights officials recently decried the "truly shocking" levels of inequality that have been exposed and exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic—from the unequal availability of vaccines to increases in food and housing insecurity across the globe.
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UN condemns Ethiopia’s expulsion of its staff, says 5.2 million need aid in Tigray
Oct 01, 2021 13:28The United Nations has denounced Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven UN officials from the country amid increasing international criticism over the dire humanitarian situation in the restive region of Tigray.
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Sudanese army says repulses border attack by Ethiopian forces
Sep 26, 2021 12:32Sudan’s army says it has warded off an attempted incursion by Ethiopian forces into its territory, amid border tensions between the two African countries.
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Insects are vanishing from our planet at an alarming rate. But there are ways to help them
Sep 24, 2021 06:23In Germany, flying insects have declined by 76% in 26 years. In the UK, common butterfly populations have fallen by 46% since 1976. We should be alarmed by this insect apocalypse.
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Top diplomat highlights importance of Africa in Iran’s foreign policy
Sep 24, 2021 02:45Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian underlined the significance that the new Iranian administration attaches to Africa in its foreign policy.