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Somalia ratifies two major UNESCO cultural conventions

Paris - Mr. Ahmed M. Hagi Ali, Chargé d'affaires of the Somali Embassy in Paris, today presented UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay with the original instruments of ratification of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972), making it the…

Djibouti lifts Covid-19 ban on international flights

DJIBOUTI (HORN OBSERVER) The Government of Djibouti has set July 18 as the new date for the resumption of international flights suspended in March due to the outbreak of Covid-19 epidemic.

City of Helsinki organized an open public gathering for the Somali parents to address the current situation of the Youth

Helsinki 11.7.2020- An open public event organized by city of Helsinki, especially its youth department for the Somali youth and parents was held on Friday afternoon at Puhos market East of Helsinki.

Post COVID-19: Africa's growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021, African Development Bank says in African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 8, 2020/ -- Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impact; An additional 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty by the pandemic and its aftermath; West and Central Africa…

Ethiopia cracks down media, arrests key oppisition figures amid protests

Addis Ababa -Ethiopia - The Ethiopian government has arrested the prominent Oromo activist Jawar Mohammed as well as journalists of Oromia Media Network (OMN), Yeroo media and ONN.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission appeals for calm in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa - Ethiopia - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat is monitoring the recent developments in Ethiopia closely, following the killing of the Ethiopian Artist and musician Haacaalu Hundeessaa. The violence has claimed many lives so far with scores of people…

Our journey to electrify the continent: Five years of the New Deal on Energy for Africa

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 1, 2020/ -- By Dr. Kevin Kariuki

"One" WASH program improves well-being of vulnerable communities in Ethiopia

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 1, 2020/ -- Ethiopia's 'One' model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) National Program, has steadily improved the well-being of the country's rural and urban communities, top local officials say.

CPJ condemns Ethiopian internet shutdown and Oromia Media Network raid

Nairobi, Kenya– In response to a nationwide internet shutdown in Ethiopia and a police raid on the Oromia Media Network, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

AFRIPOL Holds the Sixth Meeting of its Steering Committee

Algiers, Algeria -: The Steering Committee of AFRIPOL was held, virtually, on 25th June 2020. The meeting was attended by the Chiefs of Police from Algeria, as Chair and President of the General Assembly, Uganda as First Vice President, Nigeria as Second Vice President,–Central African Republic as…