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Magufuli Died From Coronavirus at the Age Of 61
NAKURU (HAN) March 18. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was 61 years old. Magufuli’s death was announced on Wednesday by Vice…
Somaliland: New Director of UAE Trade office, Not the New Ambassador
HARGEISA March 18. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Abdullah Muhammad Al Naqbi presented his credentials as Director of the UAE Trade office in Somaliland to Muse Bihi Abdi, President of the Republic of Somaliland. During the meeting, Al Naqbi conveyed to President Abdi the greetings of President His Highness…
Ethiopia & Japan Explore Ways To Enhance Trade, Investment Ties
Addis Ababa, March 18, 2021 – Trade and Industry Minister of discussed with Japanese Ambassador to Ethiopia Ito Takako on ways of enhancing trade ties between their respective countries. The two further exchanged views on how to support existing Japanese investors in Ethiopia, and how to seize opportunities in Ethiopia. On the occasion, the Ethiopian…
Ethiopia: PM Abiy’s Three Big Challenges
By Nick Westcott Abiy is known to have strong convictions but also for having a pragmatic streak. To find a path to peace, he will need both. On the surface, Addis Ababa appears much as it always has. The streets are full of people, some wearing masks, most not. The roads are full of cars.…
Ethiopia rejects outside mediators in dam dispute
Ethiopia has rejected calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the US in the ongoing dispute over the country’s construction of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile River. “Ethiopia is generally opposed to mediation by outside parties even though the African Union is welcome to help,” Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti told reporters…
Completing GERD A Matter Of Ensuring Ethiopia’s Sovereignty
Addis Ababa, March 17, 2021 –Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, said completing GERD project is a matter of ensuring the sovereignty of the country. Demeke, who is also Chairperson of the National Council on the Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) made the remark at a symposium organized…
massacre victims in Ethiopia’s Tigray image Fake
A picture shared on Facebook claiming to show the bodies of victims massacred in Aksum, Tigray region of Ethiopia is FALSE. The photo shows bodies lined up in rows on the ground, and a huge crowd of onlookers in the background, accompanied by a headline that reads, “Reports Emerging Of ‘Horrible’ Massacre In Ethiopian Holy City”. Aksum…
ETHIOPIA: TPLF Agents Arrested for Printing Fake Money
Addis Ababa, March 13, 2021 – The TPLF clique and its agents are trying to harm the people and damage the economy by injecting fake money in the economy, according to Operations Department Head of the Northern Command. Through a coordinated operation of the federal police and intelligence agency early this week, individuals printing fake…
Foreign Minister Wang Yi Articulated China’s New Model Of International Relations
China’s new model of International Relations actually isn’t all that new but is basically a revival of the world order that the UN originally envisioned since its founding but which had yet to materialize due to the Cold War and America’s subsequently failed efforts to impose its unipolar hegemony. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi articulated…
Ethiopia: Tigray – Why Are Soldiers Attacking Religious Heritage Sites?
ANALYSIS By Mariz Tadros. There are reports of Ethiopian and Eritrea troops going out of their way to loot and destroy beloved churches, mosques and monasteries. In Ethiopia, it is customary for large crowds to gather on the last week of November at the country’s holiest site, the Church of St Mary of Zion in Axum.…
