Day: April 15, 2016
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Op-Ed: Africa and the Jihadist threat
By Olusegun Obasanjo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and Wolfgang Ischinger Addis Abeba – The list of places in Europe and Africa that have suffered from jihadist terrorism is rapidly growing: the seaside town of Grand-Bassam in Côte d’Ivoire, nightspots in Paris, and transport hubs in Brussels, to name just a few. In Europe, recent investigations suggest that the Islamic State (ISIS)…
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US State Department report highlights sever rights abuses in Ethiopia but barely scratched recent Oromo protest
Report’s minimal attention on massive rights abuses and killings during the Oromo Protests angered activists The State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor released the latest country report including for Ethiopia on April 13, 2016. Much to its usual details, the Ethiopia report identified harassment and intimidation against opposition members and supporters as well as journalists…
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