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Killings of Asian women renew push for tougher U.S. hate crime laws

Jami Webb places flowers outside Young’s Asian Massage following the deadly shootings in Acworth, Georgia, U.S. March 19, 2021. Webb is the daughter of Xiaojie Tan, the owner of the spa who was killed in the shootings. REUTERS/Bita Honarvar By Nathan Layne, Andy Sullivan The killings of six women of Asian descent in Georgia this

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Egypt rebukes Ethiopia’s use of ‘sovereignty language’ over dam

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry yesterday expressed its anger over Ethiopian officials’ use of “the language of sovereignty” in their recent statements about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “It is regrettable that the Ethiopian officials use the language of sovereignty in their speeches about the utilisation of the resources of a transboundary [Nile] river,” the ministry’s

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US will not recognise Syria presidency vote without UN supervision

The US and its allies have been hesitant to normalise relations with the Assad government (AFP) By Middle East Eye Acting deputy ambassador to UN says ongoing peace process has been hindered by President Bashar al-Assad’s ‘refusal to engage in good faith’ The United States has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that it will not

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Ethiopian leader warns fugitive Tigray leaders to surrender

The banks of the Tekeze River, on the Sudan-Ethiopia border after Ethiopian forces blocked people from crossing into Sudan, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, March 16, 2021. Ethiopia is at right, and Sudan is on the left. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) By CARA ANNA Ethiopia’s prime minister issued a “final notice” Friday to the fugitive leaders of

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Tanzania swears in new president Samia Suluhu Hassan

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn-in as Tanzania’s President following the death of John Magufuli. At exactly 10:15 am on Friday, Samia Suluhu Hassan took oath of office at State House Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Those in attendance included former President Jakaya Kikwete. The 61-year-old leader described as a soft-spoken, Samia Suluhu Hassan is poised

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Japanese agency warns of fraud in Kenya car imports

Second-hand cars alight from the Cargo ship at the port of Mombasa. A Japanese trade agency is warning Kenyan buyers over rising fraud cases involving importation of used motor vehicles from the East Asian country. The Kenyan office of Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) says most local importers are falling for promises of highly discounted

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The council of foreign agents has announced the destruction of Somalia’s government.

Photo/Somali Times/Kenya-UAE Puppets. Puppets of Kenya and United Arab Emirates party to the destruction of Somalia’s government and Somali people. The Governor of Puntland Said Deni and Jubaland Governor Ahmed Madobe, Acting chairman of the upper house The council of foreign agents and the candidates’ union have announced a common platform called them self declare

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Somalia’s lawyers said Kenya wanted to rewrite geography, history and sea law by deception

Photo: Credit Twitter Somalia’s Defence team International Court of Justice. The International Court of Justice has final arguments of the maritime boundary case between Somalia-Kenya. Somalia’s lawyers said Kenya wanted to rewrite geography, history and sea law by deception. The court said in a statement that it would decide on the case after today’s hearing,

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Tanzania to get first female President Samia Suluhu

Photo: Credit Above Whispers Samia Hassan Suluhu Tanzania is set to get its first female president following the death of John Pombe Magufuli on Wednesday night. Samia Hassan Suluhu is set to become the second female head of state in the East African region. Samia Hassan Suluhu, who became the first female vice-president when Magufuli

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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at 61

File – In this Saturday, July 11, 2015 file photo, Tanzania’s then public works minister and presidential candidate John Magufuli speaks at an internal party poll to decide the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party’s presidential candidate, which they later chose him to be, in Dodoma, Tanzania. President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19

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