Issued on: 11/10/2021 – 16:00Modified: 11/10/2021 – 19:40 Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray said Monday the military had launched ground offensives “on all fronts” including in the northern region of Amhara. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office did not explicitly confirm the news, which follows widespread speculation that a major military push is imminent, but said the government had an obligation to protect citizens from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).”Abiy Ahmed’s threatened offensive to reinvade Tigray has officially begun,” said a statement issued by the TPLF, the region’s former ruling party.”On the morning of October 11, 2021, the Ethiopian military…
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“Ilizwe lifile!” The world is dead! “Ilizwe lifile!” Our ancestors cried as the 1779-1879 Wars of Dispossession expanded the reach of 1652’s settler colonial conquest deep into the South African interior. Our ancestors cried that it was not only Black people who suffered a social death, but the land, indeed, the world, suffered death too. Our ancestors’ cries of the end of the world sounded a cosmological rupture that reverberates across generations, and could be heard throughout the land as their dispossessed descendants wielded the unrest and protest that decisively called the end of the “post”-apartheid rainbow—the end of a…
These are the travel tips to climb Mount Kilimanjaro without crowds of climbers. First of all, is by choosing a Kilimanjaro route in a remote location and without much traffic. And the second option is by going in a season with fewer people going to ascend Kilimanjaro. More Kilimanjaro tips are by arranging a trail within a Kilimanjaro route that has fewer tourists. This is done by sleeping in a mountain camp station which is not mostly used by climbers such as Moir Camp Machame, and Karanga camp. You can learn more about Kilimanjaro booking and trekking. Booking and price quote,…
The Ethiopian armed forces and their allies have launched a “final” ground offensive against Tigrayan loyalist forces, leaders from the northern region said, as Addis Ababa seeks to end an almost year-old conflict. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, which ruled the country for three decades until the selection of prime minister Abiy Ahmed in 2018 and has been engaged in a war with the government since November, said Abiy’s “final offensive” was in its second day. “Thousands have already perished in the latest round of [this] reckless campaign,” said Getachew Reda, a senior member of the TPLF, on…
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Chad have been readmitted to international football after Fifa ended a suspension, originally handed out for governmental interference in football, that had lasted six months. “The Bureau of the Fifa Council has decided to lift the suspension of the FTFA with immediate effect,” Fifa saidexternal-link in a statement on Tuesday. The following reasons were given for the end of the ban: Chadian government authorities have reinstated the powers delegated to the FTFA Chadian government authorities have repealed their decision to establish a national committee for the temporary management of football FTFA premises are once again under the control of President…
Her son and the babies of other teenage mothers play together in the dirt while the mothers wait for their instructor. “I heard of her death with great shock. What if it were me? I feel lucky to be alive because I gave birth in the house. Anything could have happened,” Faith said. Faith and other child brides CNN spoke with did not want their names revealed for fear of being ostracized for speaking out. Machaya died while giving birth in July at Johanne Marange Apostolic Church shrine, Zimbabwe’s police said in August. She was married to one of the…
If You Like This Article Kindly Give Us A Share![articletop] International renowned fashion brand Clavon Leonard is ready to splash the beauty of its designs once again on the continent. This time, their name-brand CEO, Clavon Leonard himself will be arriving here in Accra to outdoor his latest The international fashion house with its origins in the New York, USA Clavon Leonard, has made a tremendous splash on the African continent over the past few years. The brand founded by Clavon Leonard has been featured in publications such as British Vogue, Tatler, and British GQ, strongly believes the future of…
The Nobel Prize in Literature, considered the pinnacle of achievement for creative writers, has been awarded 114 times to 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021. This year it went to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was born in Zanzibar, the first Tanzanian writer to win. The last black African writer to win the prize was Wole Soyinka in 1986. Gurnah is the first black writer to win since Toni Morrison in 1993. Charl Blignaut asked Lizzy Attree to describe the winner and share her views on his literary career. Who is Gurnah and what is his place in East…
Fourth, is if we can galvanize momentum and impetus to engage more in producing evidence-based policies. This relates to the first point as well, which is how to effectively address some of the deep-rooted issues such as inequality – an amplification of structural racism and discrimination especially during the pandemic. The fifth measure would be the extent to which ECOSOC can mobilize solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lastly, success would be inclusivity, which is one of my eight priorities. It is the extent to which other stakeholders’ voices are heard and factored into the decisions that we make as ECOSOC.…