By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse , one of the standout speakers at the impeachment trial of ex-president Donald J. Trump, got raves from news pundits, saying a new national political star had been born. He credits his parents with the values that propelled him into a […]
Children Experiencing Severe Harm in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS | NEW YORK (IDN) — A United Nations agency had drawn attention to the dire situation of children in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where fighting continues between Government troops and regional forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). As more supplies and emergency personnel reach the area, “an incomplete but troubling […]
New Head of African Union Faces Daunting Challenges
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – He’s been described as a “master strategist”, but can the incoming chair of the African Union beat the daunting challenges ahead? That is the difficult question facing Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, president of the Democratic Republic (DRC) as he assumes the post just relinquished by South […]
Biden’s New Message to Africa Clears Way for Okonjo-Iweala at WTO
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – At a virtual meeting on February 6 with members of the African Union Summit 2021, President Joe Biden shared his vision for more trade and investment opportunities while advancing peace and security. “The United States stands ready now to be your partner in solidarity, support […]
‘Africa No Filter’ Encourages African Media to Abandon Clichéd Narratives
Interview by Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) – Africa No Filter is a not-for-profit set up last year to help shift harmful and stereotypical narratives about Africa through research, advocacy and grant-making to storytellers. It is funded by the Ford Foundation, Bloomberg, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Luminate, Open Society Foundation, Comic Relief, the Hilton Foundation and […]
Two African Nations Emulate U.S. and Cry Election Fraud
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Endangered citizens of the Central African Republic are fleeing the country in the hundreds of thousands as rebel fighters seek to overturn the recent re-election of President Faustin Archange Touadera with familiar cries of fraud and demands for his ouster. Touadera was re-elected after a […]
Macron Willing to Reconcile with Algeria But No Official Apology
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Time marches on but murderous crimes committed during war may demand an apology regardless of the number of years that elapsed since the crimes took place. Such is the current case presented by Algerians who have renewed their demand for an apology for colonialization and […]
The Three-Country Alliance Against Tigray Might Jeopardise Ethiopia’s Future
By Martin Plaut LONDON (IDN | Eritrea Hub) – The Tigray war has turned into an all-out conflict, pitting Tigrayan forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation front (TPLF) against Ethiopian federal troops, the Eritrean army, Amhara militia and – as revealed last week – Somali soldiers. Despite what would seem to be overwhelming odds […]
High Atlas Foundation Grows Trees in Nurseries Built on Moroccan Jewish Community Land
By Yossef Ben-Meir, President, High Atlas Foundation MARRAKECH (IDN) – On World Religion Day, January 17, the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) celebrates its interfaith fruit tree nurseries, which are built on land lent in-kind by the Moroccan Jewish community and are enhancing livelihoods for Muslim farming families around Morocco. These nurseries champion the notion that […]
Things Bode Increasingly Ill for the Horn
Compiled by EEPA BRUSSELS (IDN) – Asena TV shows images of four to six explosions outside the municipality offices in the centre of Addis Ababa, which were followed with a few shots. New Eritrean troops have entered Mekelle, roaming the city along with many intelligence agents. Tigray news reports that Al Shebaab fighters are entering […]