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The appointment of a confirmed Asst. Secretary of State For African Affairs to the Biden Administration is an important development.
And the timing of the appointment is interesting.
Confirmation hearing July 20th.
Confirmation September 28th
Swearing in yesterday.
And the timing of the appointment is interesting.
Confirmation hearing July 20th.
Confirmation September 28th
Swearing in yesterday.
At the link in Ben's tweet quoted above you can view the video of testimony presented in the confirmation hearing. There is also a transcript there which includes written answers to questions by @AsstSecStateAF #MollyPhee - pages 46 to 64.
@AsstSecStateAF The Republicans have been holding up a large number of important confirmations now for months. Senate Foreign Affairs Cmtte Chairman Menendez made a speech/statement about this most recently on Sept 13th. foreign.senate.gov/press/chair/re…
Rains over the #HornOfAfrica are back to monsoon level, and the heavier rains are forecast to remain for at least a fortnight.
This week's rainfall forecasts for #HornOfAfrica, #NorthAfrica and the #MiddleEast follow.
This week's rainfall forecasts for #HornOfAfrica, #NorthAfrica and the #MiddleEast follow.
Today's forecasts big picture is of the view from above of North Africa, The Middle East, The Horn of Africa India and southern parts of Europe and Central Asia.
Ethiopia's @DemekeHasen has just started speaking to the #UNGA on behalf of the peoples of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia's @DemekeHasen has just started speaking to the #UNGA on behalf of the peoples of Ethiopia.
Here's a picture of Ethiopia's Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister @DemekeHasen.
#UNGA #UNGAEthiopiaCrisis
When will the world’s leaders especially those in the UN US Africa and Europe wake up to the realities of TPLF’s horrific secessionist war in Ethiopia.
The credibility of the UN itself is on the line here.
When will the world’s leaders especially those in the UN US Africa and Europe wake up to the realities of TPLF’s horrific secessionist war in Ethiopia.
The credibility of the UN itself is on the line here.
This horrific massacre took place before the UNGA began. Ethiopian media have been reporting it for a week. Finally a Western media outlet @AP reports on it.
Nairobi’s media cohort have known about this since the first reports emerged on social media and Ethiopian TV.
Nairobi’s media cohort have known about this since the first reports emerged on social media and Ethiopian TV.
The credibility of Western bastions of influence >> the US Govt. @StateDept the @EU_Commission @eu_eeas, the UK Govt. @BBCNews, the French Govt. The UN @WFP @UNHCRC & media & ngos @Amnesty @NyTimes @telegraph @washingtonpost @FRANCE24 are all in tatters.
The issue with this submarine deal is that it is not just a nuclear submarine deal. It is an aggressive Anglo-Saxon alliance between the UK, Australia and the US in the Indo-Pacific region against China.
@JoeBiden said in Geneva he didn't want a cold war.
This move starts one.
@JoeBiden said in Geneva he didn't want a cold war.
This move starts one.
France is also far from the only nation annoyed, regardless of what some commentators are saying. EU President @vonderleyen was clear in her view. The Germans are about to have an election, and will express themselves later. But NZ was also pretty annoyed.
@vonderleyen NZ, promptly informed Australia that its nuclear submarines would be equally unwelcome in NZ as America's are.
And this is not because of trading links with China, it is because NZ is opposed to both nuclear weapons and navies.
And this is not because of trading links with China, it is because NZ is opposed to both nuclear weapons and navies.
Dear @LindaT_G @AsstSecStateAF @JoeBiden,
As the US continues to pursue its agenda to secure negotiations between the GoE and the TPLF this is what is being reported in Northern Ethiopia.
The current estimate for deaths in TPLF occupied Kobo is 600+.
#UNGA #UNGAEthiopiaCrisis
As the US continues to pursue its agenda to secure negotiations between the GoE and the TPLF this is what is being reported in Northern Ethiopia.
The current estimate for deaths in TPLF occupied Kobo is 600+.
#UNGA #UNGAEthiopiaCrisis
A German @dw_amharic report on Kobo. The massacre has been discussed in Ethiopia now for several days.
Additional info:
- TPLF was fighting 2 fronts 12 km from Kobo center
- Losing they chose to regroup in Kobo & used mortars, .50 & AAA machine guns on the outskirts of town.
Additional info:
- TPLF was fighting 2 fronts 12 km from Kobo center
- Losing they chose to regroup in Kobo & used mortars, .50 & AAA machine guns on the outskirts of town.
This story remains un-reported by Western Media, and there are no recent specific international condemnations addressing numerous reported TPLF attrocities in the parts of Amhara Region that it is occupying.
#UNGA #UNGAEthiopiacrisis
#UNGA #UNGAEthiopiacrisis
The world has gathered to hear @JoeBiden the new "Leader of the free world" speak at the #UNGA. And Ethiopia is watching to see what he says about #UNGAEthiopiaCrisis and Human Rights after he imposed sanctions Friday on a nation facing a lethal rebel insurgency from the TPLF.
@JoeBiden And the speech has begun.
His initial remarks address Covid and the shared mourning around the globe due to millions of deaths.
As the #UNGA headlining global leaders debate is about to begin, @POTUS/@JoeBiden speaking shortly, smart observers have their eyes on #UNGAEthiopiaCrisis - an issue which is threatening to divide the rich North West from the poor global south, especially Africa.
Yesterday I posted a thread on @USAmbUN's #UNGA briefing to media on U.S. Priorities for #UNGA76.
The questions raised in the CNN piece are general, but the specific issues around a novel new unilateral sanctions regime announced by @JoeBiden on Friday are very specific.
The questions raised in the CNN piece are general, but the specific issues around a novel new unilateral sanctions regime announced by @JoeBiden on Friday are very specific.
The Ethiopian PM @AbiyAhmedAli's response to @JoeBiden has resonated throughout Africa - published in full by numerous African news outlets - but largely ignored in Western media. There were no media questions on Ethiopia in @USAmbUN's presser Friday.
