Category Archives: África

Malawi roll outs COVID-19 vaccination campaign

África, Coronavírus, Malawi, Plano de Vacinação

Via: CGTN Africa

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera and his deputy, Saulos Chilima, on Thursday (11/03) led the country in getting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to mark the official rollout of the vaccination campaign. The Malawi leader got his jab at a televised ceremony at a COVID-19 field hospital in the country’s former capital city, Zomba, while Chilima got his jab at a field hospital in Mzuzu city in northern Malawi. UN Resident Coordinator in Malawi, Maria Jose Torres Macho, also got the AstraZeneca jab at the facility followed by Speaker of Parliament, Catherine Gotani Hara, Malawi Defense Force and Malawi Police Service chiefs, representatives of religious leaders, traditional leaders, and some senior government officials.

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UN alleges war crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray, urges Eritrea exit

África, Conflitos regionais, Eritreia, Etiópia, ONU

Via: Aljazeera

The United Nations on Thursday (04/03) alleged possible crimes against humanity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region including by Eritrean troops, as it urged a withdrawal by the neighbouring country, which denies involvement. The UN also warned of potentially catastrophic hunger as it pleaded for urgent humanitarian access, but divisions at the UN Security Council stopped the international community from showing a united front. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joined calls for the Eritrean troops to leave Tigray, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday, while the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, is urging an investigation into the situation.

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Chad deploys 1,200 troops to quell Sahel violence

África, Chade, Cooperação, Segurança

Via: Aljazeera

Chad plans to deploy 1,200 troops to combat armed groups in a violence-wracked Sahel border zone as France eyes a reduction of its military presence in the vast, volatile region. Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and France are holding talks on the future of their military campaign against violent groups in the Sahel, which according to the UN have killed thousands and displaced more than two million.The Chadian soldiers will be deployed to the border zone between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno said on Twitter during the two-day regional summit on Monday(15/02).

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