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Egypt’s El-Sisi Suffers a Stunning Reversal of Fortunes - Bloomberg
Egypt’s El-Sisi Suffers a Stunning Reversal of Fortunes
Trump’s “favorite dictator” can’t bank on the U.S. to bail him out.
By Bobby Ghosh
Twelve months ago, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi seemed to be enjoying the best year of...
New report alleges killings, mass detentions in Ethiopia - AP
New report alleges killings, mass detentions in Ethiopia
By ELIAS MESERET
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A new report by the rights group Amnesty International accuses Ethiopia’s security forces of extrajudicial killings and mass detentions...
Ethiopia: Free Speech at Risk Amid Covid-19 - HRW
Ethiopia: Free Speech at Risk Amid Covid-19
New Emergency Law Raises Concerns of Further Arrests, Prosecutions
(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government has been using Covid-19 restrictions and a recently declared state of emergency as a pretext...
In the time of Covid-19, African leaders must put their people's health first - RFI
A group of 88 African intellectuals has come together to sign an open letter to African leaders, calling for them to re-think health as an essential public need in light of the Covid-19 crisis.
Among those who penned the initiative were Lionel...
Saudi Arabia repatriating thousands of migrants back to Ethiopia - The Financial Times
UN official warns mass deportations risk spread of coronavirus to the region
David Pilling and Andrew England
Saudi Arabia is stepping up the deportation of thousands of Ethiopians, including some who are suspected of suffering...