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The crime of sexual violence is hugely under-reported on a global scale, but in conflicts the obstacles to seeking and receiving help can become insurmountable

Ethiopia lifts nighttime curfew imposed on restive regional capital

ADDIS ABABA — Authorities in Ethiopia’s SouthWestern Gambella region on Wednesday announced that they lifted a nighttime curfew imposed on Gambella, the...

Ethiopian National Defense Force soldiers walk along a road on December 6, 2021

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Ethiopia kills 153 suspected rebels accused of committing massacre

ADDIS ABABA– The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force disclosed Saturday it had killed 153 suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels...

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Summit of EAC Heads of State commit to revitalize the bloc’s Common Market

The Summit of EAC Heads of State have reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the EAC Common Market Protocol. The Summit that met...

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Uganda pledges to support AU’s 1 Million Next Level Initiative

KAMPALA —Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni has committed to reaching over 1 million young people in Uganda annually with opportunities to accelerate the...

President Hichilema observed that many African countries lack emergency coordination structures and capacity to anticipate and provide a timely response towards any disease or health threat as it were, which is not good for the continent.

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Strengthen public health emergency systems for Africa – President Hichilema tells member states

LUSAKA —Zambia’s revolutionary leader, President Hakainde Hichilema has implored the Africa Union member States to urgently address the need to strengthen public...

AU Chairperson Macky Sall says the African continent will continue to struggle in the area of food security if it still relies on importation of fertilizer from Europe.

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AU challenges member states to produce own food

LUSAKA — The African Union (AU) has called on member states to start producing fertilizer and farming inputs on the continent as...

Sankara’s foreign policy was largely focused on anti-imperialism, with his government shunning all foreign aid.

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Review of Brian J. Peterson, “Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa”

Publisher : Indiana University Press (March 2, 2021) Language : English Paperback : 350 pages ISBN-10 : 0253053765 ISBN-13 : 978-0253053763 Description (éditeur) Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary...