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Ethiopian forces have mounted a fresh battle for the strategic northern city of Dessie, residents said on Sunday, hours after Tigrayan rebels claimed to have taken control of it.
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.
Kaizer Chiefs are expected to be busy in this transfer window but Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns have also been hard at work.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Seven people died of the coronavirus in Siliana during the last 24 hours, while another 238 people tested positive for the virus.
Just one day after putting out a dire emergency warning, Ethiopia's federal government has agreed to allow the United Nations "unimpeded" humanitarian access to parts of the northern Tigray region, according to a UN spokesperson.
By Mrs. Maggie Grootboom de Bruyn, 15th Episcopal District TCR Field Representative Ms. Khazi Guwa is a Youth Delegate from the Eastern Cape Conference. Thank [...]
East Africa’s largest nation declared the ceasefire earlier this week, amid doubts about whether fighting would actually stop between the Federal government and rebel forces in Tigray.
The United States has begun restricting visas for government and military officials of Ethiopia and Eritrea seen as undermining efforts to resolve the deadly fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, saying it is time for the international community to take action.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse seemed to have thrown an already turbulent nation into chaos on Wednesday, with a muddled line of succession. Here is a look at the situation: WHO WAS THE ASSASSINATED PRESIDENT? Jovenel Moïse was a 48-year-old businessman and political neophyte when he was sworn in as president of Haiti on Feb. […]
Raila Odinga said he and President Uhuru Kenyatta will not stand in the way of democracy.
By Rodney Muhumuza The Associated Press Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the nation's capital May 30 to protest outside pressure on the government over its brutal war in Tigray. Protesters at the rally in Addis Ababa carried banners that criticized the United States and others in the international community who are voicing concern over atrocities […]
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said he had ordered a military response to a deadly attack by the ruling party of the Tigray region on a camp housing federal troops.
An airstrike hit a busy market in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray village of Togoga on Tuesday, according to health workers who... View Article
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UCLA basketball players Johnny Juzang and Cody Riley will return to the program for another season after testing the NBA waters this offseason. Juzang and Riley officially withdrew their names from the upcoming 2021 NBA Draft on Wednesday before the 9 p.m. PT deadline. Juzang will be returning for his junior season and Riley will […]
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Two victims from last night's shooting at a party in Elim district, St Elizabeth are now hospitalized. Two others died on the spot.
COGTA MEC Xolile Nqatha has also ordered the village chief to apologise to the man and woman who were humiliated during the experience
The ANC has dubbed the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma as a \"difficult period in the movement\".
THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis has described the opening of the borders on July 17 as a step in the right direction towards the reopening of Tobago's economy.
In an interview with Newsday on Wednesday he said, \"Economically, we have been impacted hard by having to close the borders as a means of fighting this disease.
“With the cautious reopening, once we continue to manage it carefully, we will start to generate some additional economic activity to get us back on track with our development processes.”
After closing on March 21, 2020, the borders will reopen to international flights, only for nationals and vaccinated non-national travellers. However, these flights will not be arriving at the ANR Robinson International Airport.
Last Friday, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young, while touring the Piarco International Airport, said, “Tobago has asked for more time to see how this works out, and we will work with Tobago. So right now, we don’t see any opening of international flights immediately to Tobago, but that will come. So right now, we are going to flow the traffic through Piarco.”
However, there has been disagreement over who made this request.
Secretary of Health Tracy Davidson-Celestine told Newsday it was the hotel sector, but Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association (THTA) president Chris James promptly denied that.
\"We are waiting for discussions with anybody willing to have it, and we don’t want any delays for the reopening,\" James said.
Davidson-Celestine later told another media house there was \"some cross communications with regards Tobago's readiness.\"
Dennis declined to address the issue on Wednesday saying: \"the relevant secretary responded to this.\"
However, the Chief Secretary said the island must remain careful with the management of this disease.
“We must remain cognisant of the dangers, and we have to take a holistic view of this process. It is a phased approach and definitely not a permanent arrangement. So, let's work it through its development.”
He said the hotel sector must do its part.
“As partners in the tourism sector, we cannot let our guard down. We are in a pandemic and the messages are crystal clear. Adhere to the health protocols of social distancing, wearing your masks and sanitisation. And most importantly protect yourself and your loved ones and get vaccinated, if you have not already done so.”
He shared the sentiments that the accommodation sector is ready for the reopening.
“The accommodation sector recently hosted several thousands of visitors barely two months ago over the Easter season. You may have heard it last week, from the THTA president himself, that the accommodation sector is ready for business.”
Dennis said the island is ready to accept visitors.
“Tobago welcomes your return if you have been before and eagerly awaits you arrival if you haven't, for a safe and Beyond Ordinary experience.”
The post Dennis: Border reopening will stimulate Tobago economy appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
[VOA] Hawzen -- Shops remained shuttered, some government workers hadn't been paid and the town's main hospital was laid to waste. But the Tigrayan fighters still claimed victory, swaggering through the streets of Hawzen with their guns.
Addis Ababa declared a unilateral ceasefire in Tigray on Monday, allowing rebel troops to retake control of Mekelle
[Vanguard] TWO recent developments firmly establish Nigeria's future as a fossil fuel economy. One is the newly-passed Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, under which 30 per cent of profits accruing to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, would be used for further oil exploration.
Over 400 000 people have "crossed the threshold into famine" in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region, a senior UN official said on Friday, appealing for urgent humanitarian action to help the millions affected by the brutal eight-month long conflict.
[DW] The former ruling party in Tigray said it has taken back control of the regional capital Mekele. The city had been under the control of Ethiopia's federal government for eight months.
