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Ethiopia Descends Into Civil War Abyss On Nobel Prize Winner Abiy’s Watch

Abiy Ahmed when he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Photo:  The War in Ethiopia has alarmed many in Africa and Africans in the Diaspora ...

Several deaths and injuries have been recorded during protests and riots, which also led to destruction of houses and properties

Guinea: Evidence Confirms Security Forces fired on Unarmed Protesters

[Guinea] Fabien Offner: ‘’President Alpha Condé has repeatedly said he preferred to leave the country in 1993, rather than go into confrontation and ‘govern ...

While Africa Amnesty Month is September, this year’s event took place one month late because of the coronavirus pandemic.

African Governments Encourage Surrender of Illegal Weapons

[Cameroon] VOA: “While Africa Amnesty Month is September, this year’s event took place one month late because of the coronavirus pandemic.” Photo: YouTube

impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives and livelihoods of the African citizenry, continues to be a matter of great concern

COVID-19: security, development takes center stage in African Union ministerial meeting

[COVID-19\Africa] African Union: “the continent under the COVID-19 pandemic requires us to continue to take bold and decisive steps in fighting the pandemic in ...

#TradeEasier campaign aims to promote the uptake and use of the African Union’s www.tradebarriers.africa

African Union: Bold steps taken to make African trade easier

[Africa Trade] African Union: “Many African traders and businesses face barriers to trade. From quotas to excessive import documents or unjustified packaging requirements, these ...

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Is the Coup Making a Comeback in Africa?

[Coups in Africa] Financial Times: “Paradoxically, the return of the coup is the flipside of more entrenched democratic norms. Across the continent, regular elections ...

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Mali’s Useless Coup Proves Nkrumah’s Vision–Africa Must Unite

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Wikimedia Commons.   The army has seized government in Mali. It’s a useless coup that will not last long. The sooner it’s ...

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African Union’s crisis of legitimacy on Police Brutality

[African Union\Police Brutality] Al Jazeera: “Why would the AU condemn Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, but wholly disregard Miggels’ suspicious death…in broad daylight, under the ...

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What Burundi can do to improve Human Rights

[Burundi\President Evariste Ndayishimiye] Amnesty International: “Amnesty International recommends that the Government of Burundi addresses the following 10 priority areas to improve the country’s human ...

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CPJ: Guinea Bissau Broadcaster Radio Capital FM Vandalized

[Guinea Bissau\Radio Capital FM] CPJ: “In the early morning of July 26, unidentified armed men in uniforms of Guinea Bissau’s national guard smashed equipment ...