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[New Frame] Laws to protect disabled people are not enforced in the central African nation, leaving many without jobs. But a local organisation is helping equip disabled women for work.
He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
[United States Senate] Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) spoke on the Senate floor about the struggle in Western Sahara.
MAHEBOURG LAGOON, Mauritius - Greenpeace has published an open letter in Mauritius' biggest newspaper slamming the government for its handling of the disastrous MV Wakashio oil spill, a Japanese ship. The disaster happened three months [...]
[Vanguard] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the Women's Prize for Fiction 'Winner of Winners' for her novel Half of a Yellow Sun.
… helping revive the tradition of Black American string bands — have to do … tell about the railroad, about African-Americans and native populations. All the …
By Bashir Akinyele 'Be careful of ceremonies without substance'-Dr. John Henrick Clarke (The late and great Afrikana Studies Scholar and Pan-Afrikanist) The power of the Black vote is real in American politics. (That is why since the establishment of 15th Amendment in 1870, White supremacy has worked to impeded the Black vote by creating systems […]
… a lot of African-American women, that’s another African-American woman,” Brandon said … tired Black women may be.
“African-American women aren’t doing all …
The Government has issued a statement outlining its decision to grant a mining permit for Puerto Bueno Mountain, also called the Dry Harbour Mountain, in St Ann, despite a rejection of the application by the National Environment and Planning Agency...
It took Bafana Bafana until the second half to unlock the defence of Sao Tome e Principe, with Percy Tau opening the status.
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis pledged Wednesday to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decadeslong church cover-up of his sexual misconduct. The Vatican report blamed a host of bishops, cardinals and popes for […]
… quilt panel. Her mother — an African-American woman named Luwana Daniels and … is the image of an African-American woman; it has an ethnic …
Having to move during a pandemic can be daunting, and if you’re a Black woman renter, statistics show that you... View Article
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South Africa will look to put behind the setbacks that marred their preparations for the Afcon 2021 qualifer against Sao Tome on Friday.
[The Conversation Africa] In October, firefighters in Tanzania had to tackle a number of fires on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain and the largest free-standing mountain in the world. The mountain and surrounding forests fall into Kilimanjaro National Park, named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. Andreas Hemp provides a glimpse into the mountain's natural environment and the challenges it faces.
[CAF] Libya coach Ali Merguini has recalled 25 players for The Mediterranean Knights squad to face Equatorial Guinea in the frame of Group J match Day 3 and 4 of the 2021 Total Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Today is Saturday, Nov. 14, the 319th day of 2020. There are 47 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airways DC-9 crashed while trying to land in West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board, including the Marshall University football team and its coaching staff. On this date: In 1851, Herman Melville’s novel “Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale” was published in the United States, almost a month after being released in... Read More.
… as his attempt to convince African-Americans that Republicans then led by …
He was Ghana’s longest serving leader.
Jerry John Rawlings who died after a short illness in Accra on Thursday morning, was known as an influential figure in Ghanaian politics.
He rose to prominence as a former flight lieutenant to become the first democratically elected president of the 4th Republic in the West African nation in the 90’s.
His charisma and charm is beloved across the country. But not everyone was for him even while he was alive.
During his rule, the 73-year old expected ‘’ probity, transparency and accountability’’ from public office servants.
Those who criticized him said he fell short of these expectations. The late Rawlings faced accusations including human rights abuses and misuse of state resources.
But Rawlings has been hailed for stabilizing Ghana’s politics and economy at his time and left a legacy of democracy for 20 years.
In 2001 when his National Democratic Congress party lost the general elections, he ensured a smooth transition of power to then opposition leader, John Agyekum Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party.
We look back on this day in history, 13 November, and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
Blaqk House Collections getting plenty of support after front windows were shattered by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer “We’re going to be here, we’re going to stay here,” Dawson told the New Pittsburgh Courier, Nov. 9, “and we’re going to continue to do for our community.” COURIER EXCLUSIVE Barely a month into its existence, … Continued
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By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethnic Amharas killed. Ethnic Tigrayans arrested, in hiding or cut off from the world. Ethiopia's deadly conflict is spilling beyond the country's northern Tigray region and turning identity into a mortal threat. A report that scores, perhaps hundreds, of civilians were 'hacked to death' in the streets of a single town on Monday night has sent already dangerous tensions soaring. Amnesty International confirmed the killings via images and witnesses, and the United Nations warned of possible war crimes. Most of the dead were ethnic Amharas, according to a man who helped […]
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By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the U.N.'s migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean since last month. The boat was carrying over 120 migrants, including women and children, when it capsized off the coast of the Libyan port of al-Khums, said the International Organization for Migration. Only 47 people were rescued by the Libyan coast guard and fishermen and brought to shore. So far 31 bodies were retrieved as […]
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Virginia's governor issues conditional pardon to Black man with autism that injured two people in a car crash.
[Daily News] THE new popular legislators in 12th Parliament that started business on Tuesday have promised to actively engage the house on behalf of their electorates.
Mielle Organics and \"Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey\" are teaming up for the best holiday gift ever -- healthy hair and representation little Black girls with natural hair will love!
