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Sudan military to make announcement soon: state media

April 11, 2019 Global Author

Sudan’s state media said on Thursday morning that the armed forces ‘will make an important announcement soon’, fuelling speculation that the embattled president Omar al-Bashir could have finally bowed to pressure from protests that have lasted over four months. “The armed forces will present an important statement shortly. Be ready for it,” the announcement on state television read, without giving… Read More

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Eritrea diplomacy hits top: Team visits Mogadishu, Cairo, Riyadh

April 11, 2019 Global Author

Eritrea’s diplomatic engagements have been vibrant especially in late March through to April 10. Foreign Minister Osman Saleh has been to six capitals in a space of two weeks. His most recent being to the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, where he met with the King Salman bin AbdelAziz delivering a letter from President Isaias Afwerki to the host. Minister of… Read More

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Five African countries applied death penalty in 2018 – Amnesty report

April 11, 2019 Global Author

Five African countries applied the death penalty in 2018, a report by international rights group Amnesty International revealed on Wednesday. Of the quintet, four were in sub-Saharan Africa and one in north Africa region. Egypt was the only country up the Sahara to apply the measure. They are classed in the Middle East and North Africa, MENA, region; according to… Read More

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China gives AU $2m for capacity building efforts

April 11, 2019 Global Author

The African Union Commission, AUC, on Wednesday confirmed receipt of two million dollars from the Chinese government. The amount was handed over via a cheque from the Ambassador of China to the AU, Liu Yuxi. It was received by the deputy chairperson of the AUC, Kwesi Quartey. “I had the honour and privilege to receive once again, on behalf of… Read More

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‘Still time’ to stop a ‘bloody battle’ for Libya’s capital, insists Guterres

April 10, 2019 Global Author

The offensive directed towards the capital, and troops loyal to the internationally-recognized Government led by Faiez Serraj, began on Monday. UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric briefed reporters earlier in the day that clashes were “reportedly intensifying, with increased use of artillery and airstrikes”. After briefing the Security Council, I reiterated my strong appeal for the fighting in Libya to stop immediately. There is no… Read More

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Mexico cannot move forward ‘without addressing the shadows of the past’, says UN rights chief

April 10, 2019 Global Author

Recalling enforced disappearances, clandestine graves, tortured detainees and other human rights violations, Michelle Bachelet said in a statement she delivered in the capital, Mexico City, that she was heartened the new Government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, had committed as a “State responsibility” to “search for the disappeared and establish truth and justice for the families and victims”. “My… Read More

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Ethiopian crash hub: 10 key events, a month after ET302 incident

April 10, 2019 Global Author

The March 10 crash On March 10, the world was hit by the news that a passenger aircraft operated by Africa’s top national carrier had crashed. The reference point for the information was solely the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This article focuses on a rolling coverage of the incident straddling the before, during and aftermath of what… Read More

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‘A trusted voice’ for social justice: Guterres celebrates 100 years of the International Labour Organization

April 10, 2019 Global Author

The ILO was born out of the rubble of the First World War, as the victors met to draw up the Treaty of Versailles, where they affirmed the need for social justice in the service of a “universal and lasting peace”. The UN chief painted a picture of a time of upheaval, when newly-emboldened labour unions in many parts of… Read More

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Algeria schedules presidential election for July 4 – Presidency

April 10, 2019 Global Author

news This Story is breaking, please check back for updates Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available. Read More

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More than four in 10 women, live in fear of refusing partner’s sexual demands, new UN global study finds

April 10, 2019 Global Author

Monica Ferro, Director of UNFPA Geneva, said the figures were “worrisome” and it was essential to raise the level of consent and access to vital health services, for millions of women around the world. “Don’t forget: each one of these numbers is a person”, she added. The findings, relating to women aged 15-49, are being published for the first time, as part of UNFPA’s State of… Read More