WHO ‘sets aside’ Ethiopia’s request to probe Tedros over Tigray links
A World Health Organisation (WHO) official said on Monday that the global body would postpone a decision on Ethiopia’s request to investigate its leader for allegedly supporting rebellious forces fighting the Ethiopian government. Tedros, an Ethiopian national, said earlier this month that aid was being blocked from getting through to his home region of Tigray, where rebellious forces are fighting the central government. On January 14, Ethiopia’s foreign ministry accused Tedros, who previously served as the Ethiopian health minister and foreign minister, of spreading misinformation about the war in the country’s north. The ministry said that Tedros’ remarks compromised the WHO’s credibility and independence. The WHO said at the time that Ethiopia’s foreign affairs ministry had sent a diplomatic communication, called a note verbale.
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January 24, 2022 14:20 UTC
WHO sets aside Ethiopia’s request to investigate Tedros via the Tigray link.
File Photo: World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 20, 2021. REUTERS / DenisBalibouse / File PhotoJanuary 24, 2022Geneva (Reuters)-World Health Organization (WHO) officials said Monday that they would postpone the decision on Ethiopia’s request to investigate Ethiopian leaders allegedly supporting rebels fighting the Ethiopian government. Ethiopian citizen Tedros said earlier this month that aid to his hometown of Tigray, where rebels are fighting the central government, has been blocked. On January 14, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-accuses-who-chief-links-rebellious-tigrayan-forces-2022-01-14 with the Minister of Health of Ethiopia. WHO said at the time that the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had sent a diplomatic communication called a note verbale.
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January 24, 2022 13:50 UTC
For the First Time, Nanoplastic Particles Have Contaminated Decades-Old Polar Ice
(Photo : Photo credit: PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP via Getty Images)A team of scientists studying ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica have identified some types of nanoplastic particles, including particles from tires, in decades-old polar ice. As per the international team, sea ice cores in these polar regions are contaminated with more nanoparticle pollution than thought. Due to it being hard to measure, the worldwide extent of nanoplastic pollution remained unclear until today. The North and South ice core samples seem to have big difference in terms of the amount of nanoplastic particles it contains. The Greenland ice contained 13.2 ng/mL on average, whereas the Antarctic Sea ice contained 52.3 ng/mL.
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January 24, 2022 12:49 UTC
News: ONLF to partake in national dialogue ‘if it meets sufficient international standards’
The executive committee held a meeting in Jigjiga, January 17-20, 2022Addis Abeba, January 24/2022 – The Executive Committee (EC) of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) outlined preconditions that need to be taken for it to partake in the national dialogue. In a statement, the ONLF demanded that the representation in the dialogue must have credible legitimacy and the agenda presented should be free from discrimination. The EC further demanded that the national dialogue should be led by universally accepted independent facilitators or mediators and transparent in the decision-making process, including the consensus. The ONLF emphasized the need for agreed-upon transparent selection criteria criticizing the current process of selecting members of the National Dialogue Commission. “It is imperative that the Somali people develop a common outlook and agenda to prepare if a credible National dialogue is held,” the statement read.
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January 24, 2022 12:36 UTC
WHO 'sets aside' Ethiopia's request to probe WHO chief's links to rebellious Tigrayan forces
Tedros, an Ethiopian national, said earlier this month that aid was being blocked from getting through to his home region of Tigray, where rebellious forces are fighting the central government. On Jan. 14, Ethiopia's foreign ministry accused Tedros, who previously served as the Ethiopian health minister and foreign minister, of spreading misinformation about the war in the country's north. Ethiopia's statement came days after Tedros said that aid was being blocked from getting through to Tigray. Ethiopian government spokesperson Legesse Tulu and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dina Mufti did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The WHO said at the time that Ethiopia's foreign affairs ministry had sent a diplomatic communication, called a note verbale.
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January 24, 2022 12:20 UTC
WHO Official Halts Ethiopia's Anti-Tedros Speech, Postpones Probe Decision
GENEVA (Reuters) -A World Health Organization (WHO) official cut off Ethiopia's envoy on Monday as he attempted to deliver a speech criticising the global body's leader and postponed a decision on a request from Addis Ababa to investigate his actions. On Jan. 14, Ethiopia's foreign ministry accused https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-accuses-who-chief-links-rebellious-tigrayan-forces-2022-01-14 Tedros, who previously served as the Ethiopian health minister and foreign minister, of spreading misinformation about the war in the country's north. Ethiopian government spokesperson Legesse Tulu said the decision announced by Amoth on Monday showed that the WHO was being partial in the matter. The government reiterated its call for the WHO to investigate Tedros, Legesse told Reuters in a text message. The WHO said at the time that Ethiopia's foreign affairs ministry had sent a diplomatic communication, called a note verbale.
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January 24, 2022 11:50 UTC
Kenya Waits Longer for Maiden Ethiopian Great Run Title as Kemboi Finishes 6th
Crossing the line second was compatriot Getaneh Mola in 27:23.44 beating Boki Diriba who was placed third. Winners in both categories walked home with Ksh 229,000 equivalent to 100,000 Ethiopian Birr. "Ethiopians are just athletes like us, it's a great big race and I thank the organisers for putting up this," Kemboi added. Yalemzerf came into the race eager to impress after having to withdraw from the Valencia 10km just two weeks ago. At Friday's press conference she spoke about her aim of reclaiming the world half-marathon record from compatriot Letesenbet Giday.
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January 24, 2022 11:48 UTC
Egypt willing to resume Nile dam talks if Ethiopia has 'political will' for deal
Egypt's foreign minister said yesterday that his country is always ready to resume negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, if the government in Addis Ababa has the political will to reach an agreement. "Egypt was not the reason for interrupting the Renaissance Dam negotiations," Sameh Shoukry told a joint press conference with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, in Muscat. "We are keen to reach a binding legal agreement that meets the needs of all parties, which includes Ethiopia's right to development, and Egypt and Sudan's right to their share of the Nile water." The governments in Cairo and Khartoum, meanwhile, fear that the dam will reduce their access to water from the River Nile. READ: Egypt predicts disaster due to Ethiopia dam
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January 24, 2022 11:44 UTC
Meta faces UK £2.3B class action over data use
Meta Platforms faced a £2.3 billion lawsuit in the UK over claims it abused its market dominance by exploiting the personal data of 44 million users. Various reports state Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, a competition law specialist at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, is heading the class action. Reuters explained she brought the case on behalf of people in the UK who had used Facebook between 2015 and 2019. The lawsuit will be heard by the Competition Appeal Tribunal and argues people are paying too high a price for using Meta Platform’s Facebook service by handing over personal data the company then uses to generate advertising income. Facebook is accused of making billions by imposing unfair terms and conditions requiring consumers to surrender their personal data to access the social network.
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January 24, 2022 08:45 UTC
Liberia Cocoa Corporation rejects LACC, Senate Committee’s claim of corruption
The Liberia Cocoa Corporation has debunked claims of corruption allegedly levied by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry, saying it is prepared and ready to disprove their allegations. Through a release dated 21 January 2022, the Cocoa Corporation’s Management noted that it is deeply troubled that the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry and the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission would publish reports that contain not only gross misrepresentations of facts but outright lies against Liberia Cocoa Corporation and its CEO, Momolu Tolbert. The Liberia Cocoa Corporation said it is prepared to disprove each brazen lie presented by both the Senate Committee and the LACC with documentary and photographic evidence. It however challenged the LACC to make available to the management of the Corporation or to publish for the public the “alleged contract” for US$1.4 million that was “allegedly” and “unilaterally” awarded to Mr. Momolu Tolbert by Madam Jeanine M. Cooper, Minister of Agriculture. Furthermore, the management of Cocoa Corporation said it wants the Senate Committee to make available or publish for the public all documents and or reports that support the Senate Committee’s claim that Mr. Tolbert brought into the country “all dead cocoa seeds that were not F1 Hybrid Cocoa Seeds.”The Cocoa Corporation said it is confident that it will be fully vindicated from the shameless and politically motivated lies that the Senate Committee and the LACC have falsely presented to the public as “truth.”https://thenewdawnliberia.com/agriculture-boss-faces-corruption-probe/
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January 24, 2022 08:42 UTC
MRU saddened by deaths at crusade stampede
The Mano River Union says it is deeply saddened and shocked over the news of a stampede that occurred on Wednesday, 19th January 2022, following a crusade in New Kru town which reportedly resulted in the death of at least 30 people and left many more in critical conditions. “This sad event has plunged the government and people of the Republic of Liberia into national grief and mourning”, the MRU expresses in a statement released here. The MRU commends the response efforts of all stakeholders including the health workers as well as the Liberia National Red Cross for their prompt and coordinated support provided to the Government of the Republic of Liberia. It commends President George M. Weah for declaring three days of national mourning with the national ensign being ordered flown at half-mast as a sign of deep respect to the deceased persons. The Mano River Union Secretariat encourages all Liberians to continue to pray for God’s intervention and patience as the government carries on with its investigation on the cause of the stampede, and modalities to put in place to avert future occurrence of such disaster.https://thenewdawnliberia.com/weah-declares-3-day-of-national-mourning/ Press Release
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January 24, 2022 08:42 UTC
Somalia Prime Minister lifts terrorist tag from Ethiopian ONLF movement
The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) on Sunday announced it no longer categorises an Ethiopian freedom movement as a terrorist organisation, rescinding a decision made more than four years ago. According to a report from Daily Nation, Mogadishu now says Ethiopia’s Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), labelled as a terrorist group since 2017, is no longer seen as such, in a move likely to improve ties between Ethiopia’s Somali region and Somalia. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said the decision was effective immediately, cancelling the tag first issued in 2017 by the then cabinet. “Such recognition of ONLF as a terrorist entity is hereby abolished, considering the earlier decision as illegal,” the government stated, referring to the council of ministers hitherto chaired by former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire. The cabinet reiterated that Somalia has no extradition treaty with Ethiopia, rendering the extradition of Muse to Ethiopia an illegitimate act, according to the council of ministers’ resolution on Sunday.
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January 24, 2022 08:41 UTC
News: Over 60 Oromo organizations call for a credible and inclusive national dialogue, neutral convener
The House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) enacted a proclamation establishing the National Dialogue Commission (NDC) on December 29 last year. The HoPR said that the NDC would embark on facilitating national dialogue to bring about lasting solutions to Ethiopia’s problems. The government has unilaterally adopted the proclamation establishing a Commission for National Dialogue with unclear parameters. However, the Ethiopian government is not an impartial, independent body positioned to establish a commission capable of serving as a neutral convener, an essential requisite for a successful inclusive national dialogue. A careful sequencing of the various stages and elements of the national dialogue process to build confidence and create a conducive environment for a genuine consultative process.
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January 24, 2022 08:35 UTC
Human Rights Commission commits to probe deaths at crusade
The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) says it will collaborate with the Liberia National Police (LNP) to investigate the root cause of the tragedy that led to the death of citizens and residents attending a crusade last week. Hundreds of Christian worshipers converged at the soccer – pitch for the three-day crusade in Montserrado County District number 16. Ghettos, cemeteries and other abandoned structures are some of the places drug addicts shelter in and outside of Monrovia. “The Commission wishes to express its condolences to the bereaved family of the victims and urge them to take solace in these difficult times,” the commission said. The Commission avers that the right to life is a supreme right without which other rights cannot be exercised including the right to religion and conscience.https://thenewdawnliberia.com/apostle-kromah-speaks-out/
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January 24, 2022 08:27 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines Preparing To Resume Boeing 737 MAX Operations
At the end of 2021, about one month ago, Ethiopian Airlines revealed that it was planning to bring the Boeing 737 MAX back into service in February 2022. A “few days away”Taking to Twitter, Ethiopian Airlines said it was just days away from resuming 737 MAX service. Indeed, Russia and China have yet to officially authorize commercial passenger operations for the 737 MAX- although the latter seems quite close. On February 1st, one of the airline’s 737 MAX 8s will operate an irregular service to the Kenyan port city of Mombasa. Intense scrutiny by aviation regulators worldwide have ensured that the tragedies that befell Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air will not be repeated.
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January 24, 2022 08:24 UTC