WASHINGTON – In September 2019, Simon Marks moved to Ethiopia, drawn by the rapid changes following its shift in leadership and declaration of peace with neighboring Eritrea after a war and decades of tensions. Since then, he has reported on the widesp…
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Survivors of Burkina Faso Massacre in Urgent Need of Aid
The U.N. refugee agency says survivors of the Saturday massacre in a Burkina Faso village are in desperate need of humanitarian aid. Unidentified gunmen attacked the village of Solhan in Burkina Faso’s northeast Sahel region on June 5. They reportedly…
Read morePossible First Use of AI-Armed Drones Triggers Alarm Bells
Western military experts are assessing whether an autonomous drone operated by artificial intelligence, or AI, killed people — in Libya last year — for the first time without a human controller directing it remotely to do so. A report by a United Natio…
Read moreUS, EU Condemn Nigeria’s Twitter Ban
The U.S. and the European Union voiced concern over Nigeria’s decision to indefinitely ban Twitter after the U.S. social media giant deleted a tweet from the president’s account for violating its rules. International human rights groups have also conde…
Read moreRecognized in 2020, Somalia’s Cycling Federation Faces Challenges
Bicycling enthusiasts around the globe are celebrating World Bicycle Day Thursday, including in Somalia, a Horn of Africa nation still struggling for stability after years of conflict. Somalia’s cycling federation was just recognized last year and with…
Read moreكافلان (Kavalan) تحوز جائزة المشروب الشعيري المنفرد “الأفضل على الإطلاق” في طوكيو
مسابقة طوكيو للويسكي والمشروبات الروحية (TWSC) 2021 تمنح برميل النبيذ المعتق Sky Gold ، وهو الإصدار العاشر من شركة كافلان، جائزة مشروب الشعير الأفضل على الإطلاق في العالم تايبيه، 31 […]
Read moreEx Uganda Army Commander Survives Apparent Assassination Attempt
Uganda’s army spokesman said unidentified gunmen attacked the transport minister and former defense forces chief, General Edward Katumba Wamala, on Tuesday while he was traveling in an army vehicle with his daughter. The army says he was injured, whil…
Read more350,000 Victims of Goma Volcanic Eruption Urgently Need Aid, UN Says
Aid agencies say 350,000 people affected by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in need of urgent assistance.Mount Nyiragongo erupted on May 22, turning the sky a fiery red and spewing lava int…
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