KHARTOUM — Sudanese anti-coup protesters on Sunday manned barricades in Khartoum a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as a defiant civil disobedience campaign against the military takeover entered its seventh day.Tens of thousands turned out…
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Tigrayan Forces Say They Have Seized Strategic Town ?n Ethiopia’s Amhara Region
of thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge from an escalation in fighting, but the government denied this.The fighters pushed Ethiopian government forces from Dessie and were headed towards the town of Kombolcha, Getachew Reda, spokesperson for …
Read moreSpecial Representative Stresses Need for Crucial Reforms to Ensure Credible Elections, Lasting Stability, in Briefing Security Council on Mali
Amid intensifying insecurity and a worsening humanitarian situation in Mali, profound political and governance reforms are crucial to creating the conditions for credible elections and enduring stability, the senior United Nations official in that coun…
Read moreWHO Director-General runs unopposed for 2nd five-year term
Geneva, The World Health Organization said Friday that its Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is running unopposed for a second five-year term.The U.N. health agency made the announcement after the deadline for candidacies for the next term …
Read moreNigerians Skeptical About New Digital Currency Days After Launch
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Thousands of Nigerians are expressing concern about the country’s new digital currency after its user app was temporarily removed from the Google Play store this week. The app has recorded tens of thousands of downloads since its launc…
Read moreEswatini Stresses ‘Pre-eminence’ of Autonomy Initiative as ‘Only Solution” to Moroccan Sahara Issue
“I take this opportunity to recall the pre-eminence of the autonomy initiative as the only serious and credible political solution to the regional dispute” over the Sahara, stressed the representative of Eswatini before the members of the 4th Committee…
Read moreNew Mexico Sheriff Says Alec Baldwin’s Gun Fired Lead Projectile
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO — Actor Alec Baldwin fired a vintage Colt pistol loaded with a live lead round in the accidental fatal shooting last week of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of his movie “Rust,” authorities said on Wednesday.Santa Fe County…
Read moreUS Envoy Meets Sudanese Leaders, Reaffirms Support for Democracy
CAIRO — A U.S. envoy underlined Washington’s support for a democratic transition to civilian rule in Sudan on Saturday during talks with the head of its ruling council and the prime minister, the U.S. embassy in Khartoum said.It tweeted that Jeffrey Fe…
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