Ethiopia

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order imposing new vaccine requirements for most foreign national air travellers and lifting severe travel restrictions on China, India and much of Europe effective Nov. 8, the White House said.

Joe Biden signs new vaccine rules favouring Nigerian travellers, others

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Facebook has accused Apple of privacy shortcomings and abusing its market power after the iPhone maker took a swipe at the social media platform’s data collection practices.

UK: Facebook will fuel more unrest – whistle-blower

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The Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has called for reinforcement of the mutual cultural ties that exist between the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Federal Government of Nigeria, saying it should be explored for the benefits of both countries.

NCAC inaugurates Nigeria-Ethiopia friendship club

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Captive Ethiopian army soldiers get their water ration in a prison in the outskirts of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, July 7, 2021. REUTERS-Giulia Paravicini-File Photo

Ethiopia hits Tigray in fourth day of air raids

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FILE - Employees work on a mobile phone production line during a media tour at a Huawei factory in Dongguan, in China's Guangdong province, March 6, 2019.

China’s reach into Africa’s digital sector worries experts

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Members of Amhara special forces stand guard on the Ethiopia-Eritrean border near the town of Humera, Ethiopia July 1, 2021. REUTERS-Stringer

Ethiopia fighting intensifies amid air strikes on Tigray and clashes in Amhara

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A tank damaged during the fighting between Ethiopia's National Defense Force (ENDF) and Tigray Special Forces stands on the outskirts of Humera town in Ethiopia July 1, 2021. REUTERS-Stringer-File Photo-File Photo

Ethiopia hits Tigray region in third day of air strikes – government

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Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

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The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS

Africa’s coronavirus cases pass 8.44 million

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Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said this at a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York, noting that the situation was calm but tense.

UN expresses concern as airstrikes kill 9 in Ethiopia

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Captive Ethiopian army soldiers get their water ration in a prison in the outskirts of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, July 7, 2021. REUTERS-Giulia Paravicini-File Photo

TV: Second air strike this week hits capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray

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‘Deadly’ air strikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray

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Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed has been reappointed to serve as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) for a second term.

UN deputy chief: No easy road ahead to recovery from coronavirus

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Key members of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) leadership have called on Governments in Africa to play their role in strengthening anti-doping programmes across the continent.

WADA calls on African governments to help strengthen anti-doping programmes

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A Bayraktar drone is seen during a rehearsal for Ukraine's Independence Day military parade in central Kyiv, Ukraine August 18, 2021. REUTERS-Gleb Garanich-File Photo

Turkey expands armed drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco – sources

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