Ethiopia Celebrates New Year 2017
Ethiopians yesterday celebrated the first day of the Ethiopian New Year 2017,which is 7 years behind the global Gregorian calendar. They welcomed the New Year with a variety of cultural ways. In his message, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed emphasized the importance of seizingthe opportunities presented by the incoming New Year and urged citizens to worktogether to […]
United States Presidential Debate Set for Tuesday
The United States presidential race remains a dead heat, with polls showingKamala Harris and Donald Trump virtually tied just days before their highlyanticipated televised debate. This debate, set for Tuesday, will be the first—and possibly the only—showdownbetween the two candidates. According to a New York Times/Siena poll released yesterday, Trump leads Harrisnationally by a razor-thin […]
Georgia Reports Fatalities and Injuries in High School Shooting
At least four people died and nine were wounded in a high school shooting inthe US state of Georgia on Wednesday.Law enforcement authorities said a suspect has been taken into custody.Speaking at a campaign event in New Hampshire after the shooting, VicePresident Kamala Harris said it was time to end the “epidemic of gun violence”,while […]
UN to Administer Polio Vaccines in Gaza
United Nations agencies together with Palestinian health authorities began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip. Israel and Hamas agreed to brief pauses in their 11-month war to allow it to goahead after a first case of the virus in 25 years was registered in the enclave.The highly infectious virus is […]
Senegal Suspends All Mining Activity at Faleme River
Senegal has suspended all mining activity for nearly three years on its side of thesoutheastern Faleme River, in a decree aimed at protecting the environment andsupporting local communities threatened by an artisanal gold mining boom. According to the published decree, Mining will be suspended on all Senegaleseterritory up to 500 metres from the river’s left […]
Hezbollah Launch Fresh Attack on Israel
Islamist group Hezbollah has launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger-scale rocket and drone attack by Hezbollah, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. The US says it is […]
Kenyan Police Offering Reward for Information on Serial Killer
Kenyan police are offering a “significant cash reward” for information leading to the capture of a serial murder suspect, Collins Khalusha, who escaped from custody. Khalusha, who was due to be charged with murder, escaped alongside 12 suspects from Gigiri Police Station in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday. Eight police officers have since been suspended […]
