US Calls on African Union to Exert Pressure Over Worsening Crisis in Tigray
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called on the African Union and other international partners to help address a deepening crisis…
Month: February 2021
US Report Documents Atrocities, Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray, NY Times Says
An internal U.S. government report obtained by The New York Times says that Ethiopia is conducting “a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing” under the cover…
CNH Industrial N.V. announces the extension by one additional year to March 2026 of its syndicated credit facility
London, February 26, 2021 CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) announces that it has exercised the second one-year extension option (i.e. to March 2026)…
3 Years After, Parents of Nigerian Girl Abducted?by?Boko Haram Still Plead for Her Release
YOLA, NIGERIA - Three years ago this month, Boko Haram abducted 110 girls from a school in Dapchi, in Nigeria’s Yobe state. One girl remains…
UN Launches Multimillion Dollar Appeal for Uprooted Central Africans
GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is appealing for $164 million to assistance and protect nearly 1.5 million Central Africans uprooted by conflict and…
Journalist’s Home Set Ablaze Amid Niger Violence
The home of a Radio France International (RFI) reporter was burned down Thursday during post-election violence in Niger’s capital, Niamey. RFI correspondent Moussa Kaka and…