Ethiopia: ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Police teargassed hundreds of protesters outside a court in Ethiopia’s northern city of Bahir Dar on Tuesday, a local party official and an eyewitness said, reflecting public tensions over high profile violence that left dozens dead there in June. The man, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals, told Reuters the protesters were chanting demands Read more
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will become the largest hydropower plant in Africa The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will become the largest hydropower plant in Africa (AFP Photo/EDUARDO SOTERAS) Metekel (Ethiopia) (AFP) – Cell phone batteries constantly dying, health centres bereft of modern equipment, a dependence on flashlights after sundown — Kafule Yigzaw experienced all Read more
By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – China’s coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world” and should be viewed as “Public Enemy Number 1”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to step up measures Read more