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The crisis in Ukraine also increases the prices of flowers

The crisis in Ukraine also increases the prices of flowers The crisis in Ukraine also increases the prices of flowers

Growing demand for flowers, even as Russia’s war in Ukraine cuts production, has led gardeners in Kenya, Africa’s top flower grower, to raise prices, according to a Bloomberg report. Kenya’s exports in 2022 are likely to exceed $ 954 million last year, according to the Kenya Flower Council. The higher prices will boost the East […]

Erdogan’s new target in Africa is Liberty of former footballer George Way

Erdogan’s new target in Africa is Liberty of former footballer George Way Erdogan’s new target in Africa is Liberty of former footballer George Way

When Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power in Turkey two decades ago, he tried to reorient Turkish foreign policy. The emphasis is on Europe and the West, despite his initial interest in joining the European Union. Instead, Erdogan adopted a policy of “zero problems with neighbors”, although this was difficult to implement when he realized […]

Hundreds of Ethiopians are calling for war on the Russian side against the Ukrainians

Hundreds of Ethiopians are calling for war on the Russian side against the Ukrainians Hundreds of Ethiopians are calling for war on the Russian side against the Ukrainians

Queues form daily early in the morning outside the Russian embassy in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Seduced by rumors on social media, young and old, many with army diplomas in hand, arrived there hoping to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Initially there were few volunteers, but within two weeks there were dozens, two residents […]

Ethiopia: New aid convoys arrive or move to Tigray

Ethiopia: New aid convoys arrive or move to Tigray Ethiopia: New aid convoys arrive or move to Tigray

New humanitarian aid convoys arrived or were heading to Mecca on Thursday, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray province, a theater of war that has been threatened with famine since November 2020, according to the World Food Program (WFP). Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (ICRC). A DEES vehicle convoy, consisting of about […]

‘Too bad for nothing’ Bayraktar: Will not give Ukraine the advantage it needs

‘Too bad for nothing’ Bayraktar: Will not give Ukraine the advantage it needs ‘Too bad for nothing’ Bayraktar: Will not give Ukraine the advantage it needs

Russia has not been able to dominate the drone sector in the war in Ukraine, but the Ukrainian (Turkish-made) Bayraktar TB2 can not provide close air support to Kyiv, as it is very vulnerable to Russian air defense, they said in their analysis. Kirsten Fontanrose, Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, and Andy Drebby, co-founder of […]

Following gains from wars in Libya, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Erdogan’s son-in-law builds supersonic drone

Following gains from wars in Libya, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Erdogan’s son-in-law builds supersonic drone Following gains from wars in Libya, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Erdogan’s son-in-law builds supersonic drone

Turkey has started production of the ultrasonic “Red Apple” stealth UCAV Baykar Defense is the company owned by Selcuk Bayraktar, son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a company that not only has amassed treasure after Turkey’s withdrawal from the F-35 program and Turkey’s entry into the wars in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, but continues […]

Ethiopia: At least 750 civilians killed in the northern part of the country in the second half of 2021

Ethiopia: At least 750 civilians killed in the northern part of the country in the second half of 2021 Ethiopia: At least 750 civilians killed in the northern part of the country in the second half of 2021

At least 750 civilians were killed or executed between July and December 2021 in two northern Ethiopian provinces where war has been raging for 16 months, according to a report released by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on Thursday. This independent organization, affiliated with the Ethiopian government, has been conducting investigations in the Afar and […]

Ethiopia: Amnesty International accuses Tigray rebels of gang rape

Ethiopia: Amnesty International accuses Tigray rebels of gang rape Ethiopia: Amnesty International accuses Tigray rebels of gang rape

Rebels from the state of Tigray have raped women and underage girls, in several cases in groups, in two communities in the state of Amhara, the human rights organization Amnesty International complains in a report released today. Since the outbreak in November 2020, the war that began in Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, before spreading to […]

Ethiopia: Parliament voted in favor of lifting the state of emergency

Ethiopia: Parliament voted in favor of lifting the state of emergency Ethiopia: Amnesty International accuses Tigray rebels of gang rape

The Ethiopian parliament decided today to lift the state of emergency that was imposed in the country in November when guerrillas from the province of Tigray threatened to reach Addis Ababa, the Foreign Ministry announced today. “The Ethiopian parliament today approved the lifting of the six-month-old state of emergency,” the ministry wrote on its official […]

Ethiopia: At least 108 dead in Tigray airstrikes since January

Ethiopia: At least 108 dead in Tigray airstrikes since January Ethiopia: Amnesty International accuses Tigray rebels of gang rape

At least 108 civilians have been killed in airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Ethiopian Air Force in the Tigray region since early January, the United Nations said today, citing possible war crimes. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses its concern over “the deeply disturbing information we continue to receive about civilian casualties […]