GENEVA — The World Health Organization director-general says the U.N. agency is “extremely concerned” by a surge of coronavirus cases particularly in Europe and North America, saying health workers and systems are “being pushed to the breaking point.” Tedros Adhanom
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Hundreds have died, at least 20,000 refugees have fled to Sudan and there have been reports of atrocities since Abiy ordered air strikes and a ground offensive against Tigray’s rulers for defying his authority. The conflict could jeopardize a
It is the largest number of detentions reported in a single day since the protests began. The total number of people detained since August is believed to be over 25,000, according to Viasna. Sunday marked the fourteenth week in
The peace deal sparked massive protests Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday dismissed his foreign minister as several thousand demonstrators staged a new rally against a controversial peace deal with Azerbaijan.
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Comoros continued their run of outstanding results in qualification for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2–1 over Kenya to put themselves top of Group G. Goals from Ben El Fardou and Faiz
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image copyrightAFP Ethiopia appears to be fast approaching civil war. Fighting between forces loyal to the federal government headed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has claimed hundreds of
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Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored the winner for Senegal against Guinea-Bissau to book their place at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Mane scored in the 82nd minute after Jorge Nogueira was sent off
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https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5fb1ac0b240000802f9aea89.jpeg?cache=029kinqxdt&ops=224_126 LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after being told he came into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Sunday. “He will carry on working from Downing Street, including
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/14/world/14ethiopia/14ethiopia-moth.jpgADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Two airports in a state that neighbors Tigray, where Ethiopian troops are fighting local forces, were the targets of rocket fire late on Friday, the government said, as an 11-day conflict in the region widened. The two
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/08/world/08ethiopia‑1/08ethiopia-1-moth.jpgCAIRO — Ethiopia’s prime minister reshuffled his country’s security services on Sunday, days after he ordered a military offensive in the northern Tigray region, edging the country toward a potential all-out civil war. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed replaced the head of
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