Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers have been shot by Saudi border guards as they tried to cross in from Yemen, according to a chilling new report from Human Rights Watch . The allegations were substantiated by international media outlets, including the Reuters news agency. Saudi Arabia denies the claims and Western governments have said little as they encourage the oil rich kingdom to establish formal ties with Israel.
ECI bolsters African presence with 3 new partnerships in EthiopiaBy Delisha FernandesToday Etihad Credit InsuranceExportsFinancial Institutions ShareEtihad Credit Insurance (ECI), a UAE’s federal export credit company, has entered into strategic agreements with Ethiopian financial institutions, fortifying its presence across the African continent. Reaffirming its commitment to secure UAE exports and investments, ECI has formalized MOUs with the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, the country’s renowned financial institution; the state-owned Development Bank of Ethiopia; and the Ethiopian Insurance Company, the primary insurance solutions provider in the nation. Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance, stated, “The signing of three pivotal MOUs with Ethiopia’s key banking and insurance companies aim to solidify our trade bridges with one of Africa’s key markets. This will not only enhance commercial prosperity and elevate the competitiveness of our national exports but also offer comprehensive insurance solutions to protect and empower the UAE businesses in their international market expansion. ECI’s partnerships with Ethiopia’s premier banks and insurance entities reinforce our bilateral trade relations and set the stage for untapped investment opportunities.”
Prime Minister Modi met the African leader on a day when BRICS leaders officially endorsed Ethiopia’s entry into the bloc. Prime Minister Ali felicitated Prime Minister Modi on the success of the Chandrayaan mission, terming it as a moment of pride and inspiration for Ethiopia and the Global South, Bagchi said. Prime Minister Modi also met Senegal President Macky Sall and discussed sectors like energy, infrastructure, defence and more in our meeting. From South Africa, the prime minister will travel to Greece on August 25 at the invitation of his Greece counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “I have the honour to be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Greece after 40 years," Modi had said.
The Tigray conflict killed hundreds of thousands of people and left untold thousands of women and girls with the trauma of sexual assault. A collaborator on the study, he has spoken with hundreds of women and girls and said not one feels healed. Overall, 76% of the 304 women and girls whose cases were reviewed were sexually assaulted by multiple people, often three or more. An African Union human rights inquiry was quietly terminated earlier this year. Now Ethiopia wants a United Nations inquiry ended, too, human rights experts say.
After a five-month campaign, the initial decision was overturned, but the pilot now faces the challenge of relocating his family to the safety of the UK. The pilot told The Independent newspaper: “This morning I spoke with my lawyer and he said once I have received my (refugee) ID then I can apply for my family to join me. The CEO of Care4Calais, Steve Smith, said: “This is a great outcome for the pilot, but it’s not the end. But we also need justice for all the other Afghans who supported the UK in Afghanistan. “It can be risky for family to make that journey over the border to Pakistan because most don’t have passports.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday denounced a report accusing the kingdom´s border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants since last year, branding it “politicised and misleading”. The New York-based group Human Rights Watch on Monday said Saudi border guards had fired “like rain” on Ethiopians trying to reach Saudi Arabia from Yemen. HRW accused the Saudi guards of using explosive weapons as part of attacks that appeared to be “widespread and systematic”, and said the killings may amount to crimes against humanity. The report sparked global outrage after its publication, although a Saudi government source quickly dismissed the allegations as “unfounded and not based on reliable sources”. In 2015, Saudi Arabia mobilised a military coalition in an effort to stop the advance of Iran-backed Huthis in Yemen, who had seized the capital Sanaa from the internationally recognised government the previous year.
BRICS adds Saudi, UAE among six new members; Modi backs further expansionShare This News Story:JOHANNESBURG : Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations on August 24 invited six countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates, to join, in a move aimed at growing the clout of a bloc that has pledged to champion the “Global South”. More than 40 countries have expressed interest in joining BRICS, say South African officials, and 22 have formally asked to be admitted. PM Modi congratulated Ramaphosa for the successful summit and said India has always fully supported the expansion of BRICS membership. PM Modi said: “India has always supported the expansion of BRICS. India has always believed that adding new members will strengthen BRICS as an organisation and it will give our shared efforts a new impetus.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hailed the announcement Thursday that his country would be among six new members of the BRICS club of emerging nations. FRANCE 24's Clothilde Hazard reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Police said an officer was stabbed and 10 people were arrested at a protest in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night against law enforcement’s handling of a probe into a deadly hit-and-run that killed a boy several months ago. The officer who was stabbed was moderately wounded and taken to Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital for medical treatment, police said. On Wednesday, the demonstrators blocked a main highway in Tel Aviv to protest police’s handling of the case. Police said the protesters attacked officers when they began dispersing them from the Ayalon Highway using stun grenades and water cannons. On Monday morning, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the state prosecutor’s office in Tel Aviv to protest.
Sexual violence was rampant on both sides, but particularly among regional militias and troops from neighboring Eritrea, both allied with the central government. The report also says that of the sexual violence cases against minors that were examined by the researchers, 95 percent occurred after the peace accord. Eritrean troops in particular were accused of attacks against Tigrayan civilians and engaging in sexual violence. Asked during a February visit to Nairobi about crimes attributed to his troops, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki dismissed them as fabrications. In fact, the report says that of the sexual violence cases against minors that were examined by the researchers, 95 percent came after the peace accord.
His campaign website featured the mug shot along with a message from Trump defending his actions and asking for donations. Dozens of supporters, waving Trump banners and American flags, jostled for a glimpse as Trump arrived at the jail. Trial date wranglingWillis originally proposed a trial date of March 4 but moved it up for Chesebro after he asked that his trial start by October. In the Georgia case, Willis has requested that arraignments begin the week of Sept. 5, though defendants in Georgia are permitted to waive those appearances and plead not guilty via court filing. Trump agreed to post $200,000 bond and accepted bail conditions that would bar him from threatening witnesses or his co-defendants in the Georgia case.
Talks of expansion have dominated the three-day annual summit of major emerging economies in Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa – Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries invited to join BRICS as new members next year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced on the final day of a summit of the group that considers itself a counterweight to Western powers. Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been invited to join as full members from January 1 next year. Other BRICS countries were initially more ambivalent, but leaders came out in vocal support of the plan this week. The grouping of emerging economies has been in formal existence for 15 years.
Riyadh, on Thursday, denied that Saudi border guards assaulted Ethiopians who attempted to enter the Kingdom, Anadolu Agency reports. The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted an official source which asserted that such reports are “unfounded and based on unreliable sources”. A recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed Saudi authorities carried out “mass killings” against Ethiopian migrants. The border guards “used explosive weapons and shot people at close range, including women and children,” it said. READ: Ethiopia says it will investigate alleged migrant killings with Saudi Arabia
Saudi denounces 'misleading' report on Ethiopian migrant killingsA source from the Kingdom said Saudi authorities were committed to upholding human rights principlesFile photoBy AFP Published: Thu 24 Aug 2023, 10:09 PMSaudi Arabia on Thursday denounced a report accusing the Kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants since last year, branding it "politicised and misleading". The New York-based group Human Rights Watch on Monday said Saudi border guards had fired "like rain" on Ethiopians trying to reach Saudi Arabia from Yemen. The report sparked global outrage after its publication, although a Saudi government source quickly dismissed the allegations as "unfounded and not based on reliable sources". In a new statement on Thursday, a Saudi government source "denounced the raising of false allegations by some organisations about the Kingdom and the publication and promotion of politicised and misleading reports in the context of malicious media campaigns that are repeatedly raised for suspicious goals and objectives," the official Saudi Press Agency reported. The source said Saudi authorities were committed to upholding human rights principles and had previously provided medical care to "groups of people who were subjected to gunshot wounds by armed groups to push them to enter the Kingdom by force".
"...the Amhara region remains of the highest concern, with reports of more than 2,700 cases..."The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 16,800 cholera cases and 212 related deaths have been reported in Ethiopia since mid-July. In its latest situation update issued late Tuesday, OCHA said the ongoing cholera outbreak affects Amhara, Oromia, Sidama, the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples regions (SNNP) and Somali regions of Ethiopia, with recent reports of cholera cases from Afar, Benishangul Gumz and Dire Dawa. The report also shows the concern over other healthcare challenges in Ethiopia, including measles and malaria. Last week, #Ethiopia���� concluded a 10-day #cholera vaccination campaign in the three most affected regions - Oromia, Sidama and SNNP – with technical support from @WHO. OCHA stated that more than 1.7 million malaria cases, including 200 deaths, were reported from 1,035 districts as of the end of July.
