The Biden administration must repudiate the shortsighted America First foreign policy of the previous administration by taking a humanitarian stand in sub-Sa.
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The East African
Monday January 25 2021
Summary
US, Canada and European Union have raised concerns over rampant crackdown on opposition candidates and demanded action against security officers accused of perpetuating impunity.
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A quarter of a century after being listed among a new breed of progressive African leaders, Uganda s President Yoweri Museveni faces an uphill struggle to win back western allies and reassert his legitimacy after a disputed election which followed violent campaigns.
In power since winning a guerrilla war in 1986, President Museveni was announced winner of the January 14 election, his sixth, with 58.6 percent of the vote. However, with his main challenger, the musician and MP Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi Wine under house arrest since election day, and with evidence continuing to emerge of widespread fraud, widespread concerns remain.
The East African
Wednesday January 20 2021
Ethiopians from the Tigray region hold a protest in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 25, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia said it confirmed the party s involvement in the violence, citing statements made by the party and publicly available facts to determine whether the TPLF was involved in the violence.
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The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has revoked the legal status of the Tigray People s Liberation Front (TPLF) as a political party, it announced.
The board said it conducted an evaluation process which confirmed that TPLF has engaged in armed rebellion and hence can no longer meet the board s criteria for a legal status.