Ethiopia recovery from Tigray war dragged on by Amhara violence

Amhara regional forces who were ordered by the Ethiopian government to intergrade into the country’s army on April 6, 2023. Photo Eduardo Soteras/AFP By The East African Ethiopia says it has moved on from the horrors of the war in Tigray, rebuilding its international image as it seeks to reconcile communities. But such efforts have

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UK stocks fall as real estate shares drop; economic data on tap

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters UK stocks inched lower on Monday led by a drop in shares of real estate investment trusts, while investors awaited key economic data to assess the strength of the British economy. The

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Germany’s Scholz faces pressure to curb migration as he meets state governors

File- A Federal Police officer speaks into his radio as he and a colleague track down a group of migrants who have illegally crossed the border from Poland into Germany, while on patrol in a forest near Forst south east of Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 11, 2023. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to meet Germany’s 16

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Somalia’s Minister Juha says Puntland has successfully completed the election process by one person, one vote

File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Internal Affairs of Puntland, Abdi Farah Juha has announced that he has successfully completed the first phase of the election process one person, one vote in the district councils. Minister Juha said that the first phase of the elections based on the multi-party system of people and votes were

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Flash floods in Somalia killed at least 14 people

Flash and riverine floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 14 people in Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Saturday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said since the start of the 2023 seasonal deyr (October to December) rains, floods have affected at least 405,652 people, with deaths

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Israeli minister says dropping ‘nuclear bomb’ on Gaza is ‘option’

By Anadolu Agency Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said on Sunday that dropping an “nuclear bomb” on the Gaza Strip is “an option,” according to local media. Eliyahu, a minister from the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, said that “one of Israel’s options in the war in Gaza is to drop a nuclear bomb on the

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Somalia now eyes IMF funding as budget goes past $1bn mark

File Photo/Somali Times By The East African Somalia is eyeing funding from the International Monetary Funds as budgetary estimates reach $1 billion mark for the first time in history. According to financial proposals endorsed by the country’s Council of Ministers this week, the budget for the next fiscal year will reach $1,025,687,991, exceeding last year’s,

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Russia’s new nuclear submarine test launches Bulava intercontinental missile

Russia’s new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this image taken from video released November 5, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Russia’s new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III carried out a successful test launch of the Bulava

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Turkey crossed out Netanyahu, will bring Israel’s war crimes to ICC: President Erdogan

By Anadolu Agency Turkey has “crossed out” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will do everything to bring Israel’s violation of human rights and war crimes to the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. The embattled premier “is no longer someone we can talk to, we have crossed him out,” Erdogan

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7 African nations set to receive $1bn from IMF

Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning Prof Njuguna Ndung’u (C), Rwanda Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa (R) and looking on, South Sudan Finance and Economic Planning Minister,Dier Tong Ngor during the East Africa Constituency Ministers and Governors Meeting at IMF Headquarters in Washington DC, USA on April 15, 2023. Photo/Pool By The East African The

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