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Regional bloc warns of heavy rainfall in Horn of Africa from July to September
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The period from July to September is expected to bring heavy rainfall across the larger part of the Horn of Africa region, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on...
Eritrea: Training Of Trainers To Control Hepatitis B Virus Infection
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Ministry of Health has organized a training of trainers program to introduce a vaccination initiative aimed at controlling Hepatitis B, a virus that causes liver inflammation and is transmitted vertically from mother to...
From Cape To Cairo
Africa is a country
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On a warm April afternoon in 2024, Keith Boyd, 57, strolled through Cairo’s Zamalek district with the South African and Egyptian flags knotted across his shoulders. The late sun cast a dull gold sheen over the Nile as curious onlookers and...
Eritrea: Dekemhare Technical School Graduates 139 Students
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Dekemhare Technical School today graduated 139 students, including 63 females, who completed two years of theoretical and practical training in auto mechanics, electricity, metal and woodwork, and construction. Mr. Wuhab...
Eritrea: Human Rights Council must vote to extend Special Rapporteur’s mandate
Amnesty International
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June 25, 2025
Ahead of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) which is scheduled to decide on numerous draft resolutions between 4th and 7th July, among them a resolution to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea and another to...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest leap in government debt from 2024 to 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 26, 2025
While borrowing is sometimes required to promote development, the capacity to sustain a minimal year-on-year increase in government debt indicates good economic management, maintains macroeconomic stability, and fosters long-term resilience. As...
Eritrea seeks to end mandate of UN expert investigating abuses, document shows
SRN News
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June 25, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Eritrea is trying to cancel the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses, a document sent to the U.N. Human Rights Council showed, in a rare move that Western diplomats fear may set...
Ethiopia–Eritrea Border Reopens After Five Years
Africa.com
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June 24, 2025
Joy and tears flowed at Ethiopia’s Zalambessa border town as Eritreans and Ethiopians reunited for the first time in five years. Families, separated by war and political tensions, reconciled in an emotional ceremony organized by local leaders,...
World Reuters Eritrea seeks to end mandate of UN expert investigating abuses, document shows
Yahoo News
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Eritrea is trying to cancel the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses, a document sent to the U.N. Human Rights Council showed, in a rare move that Western diplomats fear may set a precedent for...
2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers Announced: 39 Changemakers from 27 Countries Forging a New Future for Food
AgriBusiness Global
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June 24, 2025
From Australia to Zimbabwe, 39 visionary scientists, farmers, policy advisors, entrepreneurs and humanitarians have been named to the 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) list, announced today by the World Food Prize Foundation. Now in its second...
KITFO TV Is Building a Streaming Home for Ethiopian and Eritrean Stories
OkayAfrica
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June 24, 2025
It started with a bold declaration at a panel discussion. While preparing to moderate a conversation in 2023 about Ethiopian and Eritrean representation in film and television, Denkinesh Argaw came to a clear conclusion. Two challenges stood out...
33 new books you’ll want to read this summer from independent publishers
Orange County Register - California
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June 24, 2025
It’s the perfect time of the year to celebrate our independents. By that, we mean independent presses — the small publishers powered by literary true believers, committed to putting out curated works that challenge the mainstream, and that are too...
Tour de France: Unchained Series 3 episode-by-episode guide
Cyclist
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June 26, 2025
The third and final season of Netflix’s Tour de France: Unchained hits the screens on Wednesday 2nd July at 8am BST, with eight episodes covering the stories and personalities behind the 2024 Tour de France. The new series takes us behind the...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down Touching Base
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Touching Base Constructor: Touching Base Editor: Amanda Rafkin Comments from Today’s Crossword Constructor Jess: I worked in the corporate world for many...
From reformers to rulers: Why today’s revolutionaries become tomorrow’s tyrants — Khoo Ying Hooi
Malay Mail
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June 22, 2025
JUNE 22 — It is one of the most tragic paradoxes in political history: yesterday’s reformists become today’s authoritarians. From liberation leaders turned autocrats to anti-corruption crusaders accused of graft, the world has witnessed the slow...
Joyful Ethiopians and Eritreans embrace at rare border reopening
BBC
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June 23, 2025
Girmay GebruBBC Tigrinya, Zalambessa ShareSave Relatives and friends came together for the first time in five years There have been celebrations at the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea as communities from the frontier villages came together for...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...
Eritrea: Programs In Connection With Martyrs' Day
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Various programs in connection with Martyrs' Day, 20 June, have been conducted in Asmara from 16 to 18 June. The National Confederation of Eritrean Workers conducted a popular campaign at Asmara...
Eritrea: Prayer Service In Connection With Martyrs' Day
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Prayer services and sermons in commemoration of Martyrs' Day were held at St. Michael Church and Al-Khulafae Al-Rashideen Grand Mosque in the capital city, Asmara. In the morning hours, a prayer service was conducted led by His...
Eritrea: Adopt a strong resolution extending the Special Rapporteur’s mandate
CIVICUS
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Geneva 22 May 2025 Eritrea remains one of the world’s most repressive states, where widespread human rights violations continue with impunity. Arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detentions of journalists, dissenters, and religious minorities are...