December 31, 2021

A Final Farewell to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu

CAPE TOWN The state funeral for Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has taken place in Cape Town, South Africa, with only 100 mourners allowed inside St. George’s Cathedral because of COVID-19 rules. The anti-apartheid hero and human rig…

UN Food Agency Halts Work in North Darfur, Affects 2 Million

CAIRO The World Food Program has suspended its operations across Sudan’s province of North Darfur following recent attacks on its warehouses, a decision expected to affect about 2 million local people.A statement released by the U.N. food agency Thursd…

Some in Diaspora Respond to Call for Ethiopian Homecoming

Thousands living in the Ethiopian diaspora have begun arriving in the Horn of Africa country, responding to the government’s call for a “great Ethiopian homecoming.”Korso Koji looks forward to joining them soon.“I have friends who have been abroad for …

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