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Black lives must matter in Africa too
Audrey Donkor |19 Jul 2020 | Mail & Guardian he solidarity between Africans and their kin across the Atlantic is not a new phenomenon. Africans and African Americans have long supported each other’s struggles for political and civil rights. George Floyd’s gruesome execution at the hands of United States police evoked an outcry in Africa. The Africa Union … [Read more...] about Black lives must matter in Africa too
The orchestrators of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Cameron Joseph|12 Jul 2020 | Mail & Guardian Viewing the Yemeni civil war as a yet another example of the religious struggle for dominance in the Near East between Saudi Arabia’s Salafi Wahhabism and Iran’s Shia Islam would be seeing the forest for the trees. Although the ideological divisions within Islam certainly form a component of the conflict, on this occasion, … [Read more...] about The orchestrators of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen
‘My son died the worst kind of death’: Horrific details of violent unrest in Ethiopia
Zecharias Zelalem |14 Jul 2020 | Mail & Guardian According to official statistics, at least 239 people were killed during a week of violent unrest in Ethiopia sparked by the assassination of a celebrated singer, Hachalu Hundessa, on June 29. He was a politically significant figure for the historically marginalised Oromo community, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, and … [Read more...] about ‘My son died the worst kind of death’: Horrific details of violent unrest in Ethiopia
Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok replaces ministers in sweeping reshuffle
The reshuffle follows protests urging faster reforms and greater civilian rule in Sudan's transition towards democracy. 9 Jul 2020 | Aljazeera Sudan's prime minister has replaced the finance, foreign, energy and health ministers and three other senior cabinet post-holders as part of a sweeping reshuffle, the government said on Thursday. Authorities had said a … [Read more...] about Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok replaces ministers in sweeping reshuffle
Egypt declines Ethiopia’s suggestion to discuss contentious GERD points later
July 11, 2020 | Egypt Independent Egypt has rejected Ethiopia’s suggestion that the points of disagreement with Egypt and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam should be decided on later. For the eighth day in a row, talks on the GERD dilemma continued under the sponsorship of the African Union with representatives from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia alongside various … [Read more...] about Egypt declines Ethiopia’s suggestion to discuss contentious GERD points later
Why it’s important to know how fluids move
Justin Pringle |July 9, 2020 | The Conversation COVID-19 has sharply brought into focus the impact of respiratory infectious diseases on humanity. It has also shown that the greatest defence against health crises is government policy that is strongly rooted in science. In an attempt to contain the spread of the disease many governments have implemented policies that … [Read more...] about Why it’s important to know how fluids move
Donald Trump’s African diplomacy falls flat with little headway in Nile dam dispute
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi asked the US to intervene in Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam disagreement ANTONY SGUAZZIN | 10 July 2020 | Business Day US President Donald Trump’s biggest foray into African affairs has not turned out well. His bid to resolve a long-running dispute over a Nile dam has failed to make a breakthrough, joining his unsuccessful … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s African diplomacy falls flat with little headway in Nile dam dispute
Two arrested over killing of popular political singer in Ethiopia
Death of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa triggered protests last week that killed 166 people Reuters in Addis Ababa |Fri 10 Jul 2020 | The Guardian Ethiopian authorities have arrested two suspects over the killing of a popular political singer, whose death last week sparked protests in which 166 people were killed. The shooting of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a musician widely … [Read more...] about Two arrested over killing of popular political singer in Ethiopia
A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon Beaming the Internet
A commercial deal in Kenya marks the first application of balloon-powered internet in Africa, the region with the lowest percentage of internet users globally. Abdi Latif Dahir | July 7, 2020 | The New York Times NAIROBI, Kenya — A fleet of high-altitude balloons started delivering internet service to Kenya on Tuesday, extending online access to tens of thousands of … [Read more...] about A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon Beaming the Internet
A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon Beaming the Internet
A commercial deal in Kenya marks the first application of balloon-powered internet in Africa, the region with the lowest percentage of internet users globally. Abdi Latif Dahir | July 7, 2020 | The New York Times NAIROBI, Kenya — A fleet of high-altitude balloons started delivering internet service to Kenya on Tuesday, extending online access to tens of thousands of … [Read more...] about A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon Beaming the Internet