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Zuma Told by South African Court to Explain Cabinet Changes

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Sam Mkokeli | 4 maj 2017 | BLOOMBERG A South African High Court ordered President Jacob Zuma to explain why he made changes to his cabinet that included firing Pravin Gordhan as finance minister in March, a move that sparked street demonstrations and a downgrade of the nation’s credit rating to junk. The president initially told the top six leaders of the ruling African … [Read more...] about Zuma Told by South African Court to Explain Cabinet Changes

The Deadly Mediterranean RouteEU Seeks to Ward Off New Refugee Crisis

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Christiane Hoffmann, Walter Mayr, Peter Müller, Christoph Schult and Wolf Wiedmann-Schmidt | May 04, 2017 | SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL The number of migrants crossing the dangerous Mediterranean route has risen significantly since the beginning of the year. European officials fear the situation could further deteriorate. So far, though, Brussels hasn't been able to agree on a … [Read more...] about The Deadly Mediterranean RouteEU Seeks to Ward Off New Refugee Crisis

U.N. human rights chief pushes for inquiry into Ethiopia unrest

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Aaron Maasho | ADDIS ABABA | Thu May 4, 2017 | REUTERS The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday he would push Ethiopia to allow his agency to investigate rights abuses during months of unrest in 2015 and 2016 in which hundreds of people were killed. The Horn of Africa country declared six months of emergency rule in October after more than a year of … [Read more...] about U.N. human rights chief pushes for inquiry into Ethiopia unrest