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Ethiopia used chemicals to kill locusts. Billions of honeybees disappeared

Ethiopia used chemicals to kill locusts. Billions of honeybees disappeared

by Malavika Vyawahare on 1 May 2023 Kenya and Ethiopia sprayed millions of hectares of cropland and pastures with chemical pesticides in response to massive locust swarms that emerged between 2019 and 2021. In Ethiopia, around 76 billion honeybees died or abandoned their hives during this period, a new study estimates, arguing that chemical spraying was most […]

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A letter addressed to Pope Francis regarding the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI along with GAJEC’s call for action

A letter addressed to Pope Francis regarding the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI along with GAJEC’s call for action

January 13, 2023 His Holiness, Pope Francis Apostolic Palace 00120 Vatican City, Your Holiness, The Global Alliance for Justice – The Ethiopian Cause presents its deepest compliments to His Holiness Pope Francis I and respectfully presents its appeal hereunder for consideration. We are writing to Your Holiness today first, to offer our deep condolences for

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Liz Truss to Become Next U.K. Prime Minister, Succeeding Boris Johnson

Liz Truss to Become Next U.K. Prime Minister, Succeeding Boris Johnson

Foreign secretary who campaigned as a low-tax libertarian defeats former treasury chief Rishi Sunak in race to lead ruling Conservatives By Max Colchester WSJ LONDON—U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss won the race to lead the ruling Conservative Party and become Britain’s next prime minister, taking the helm of a nation heading into an economic storm. Ms. Truss, 47, will

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Boris Johnson’s Deputy Chief Whip has resigned following claims he drunkenly groped two men

Boris Johnson’s Deputy Chief Whip has resigned following claims he drunkenly groped two men

Boris Johnson’s Deputy Chief Whip has resigned following claims he drunkenly groped two men. ByBen Riley-Smith, POLITICAL EDITOR 30 June 2022  Chris Pincher said he was stepping down in a letter to the Prime Minister, writing: “Last night I drank far too much. Chris Pincher, who was only recently appointed to the role, said he

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How Kim’s New Nuclear Capabilities Up The Ante

How Kim’s New Nuclear Capabilities Up The Ante

Katrin Fraser Katz and Victor Cha/FA April 29, 2022 In the early months of 2022, as the world was transfixed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seemed to sense an opportunity. Since the invasion began, he has tested a slew of ballistic missiles, including hypersonic and long-range

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Emmanuel Macron wins

Emmanuel Macron wins

BBC  Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as French president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right’s highest share of the vote yet. He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected. The centrist leader told jubilant supporters at the foot of the Eiffel

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World Bank grants Ethiopia 0m for Tigray war recovery

World Bank grants Ethiopia $300m for Tigray war recovery

By AGGREY MUTAMBO Ethiopia on Wednesday received a massive boost to rebuild from the Tigray war after the World Bank agreed to disburse $300 million targeted at local communities whose lives have been destroyed. The money given under the International Development Association (IDA) is part of the bank’s Ethiopia project known as the Response-Recovery-Resilience for

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The Powers of Strong Diplomacy, Sustainable Growth and National Integrity

(By Dr. Bekele Gessesse) Agust 12, 2021 Preamble I am forced to write this small paper to show few of my on-going concerns. First of all, I am extremely disturbed by the news that a number of our Embassies are going to be closed down. If this is true, it will have many serious negative

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Rubio Joins Risch, Colleagues in Re-Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Encouraging Peaceful Resolution to Conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia

MAR 05 2021 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Todd Young (R-IN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Chris Coons (D-DE) in re-introducing a bipartisan resolution calling on the government of Ethiopia,

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A pro-Trump mob storms the Capitol as Congress prepares to certify Biden’s victory.

A pro-Trump mob storms the Capitol as Congress prepares to certify Biden’s victory.

New York Times December 06, 2021 As Democrats took control of the Senate on Wednesday, winning the two Georgia seats up for grabs, chaos erupted on Capitol Hill as supporters of President Trump clashed with the police and stormed the Capitol building, interrupting proceedings as Congress prepared to certify the results of the 2020 election.

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