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22 Sep, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Waiting for equinox sunrise.
This morning the mist is light. Dense clouds cloak the horizon to the East.

18 months into this covid era the sky con-trails, or the residue of them, have now returned.
The Full Moon and a fresh sign that air travel is back,
Brother ☀️ rising and Sister 🌙 setting in synchrony.

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22 Sep
As nations of the world meet in NYC at #UNGA discusses Climate Change cooperation in advance of @COP26 there is a monster low pressure circulation/storm over Eastern parts of Europe.

And the weather forecast for the next five days looks a little hairy.
@COP26 Meanwhile a few 1000 kms to the south East rains over the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa picked up again today.
@COP26 Zooming out we see that there are also multiple tropical storm candidates in the Tropical Atlantic which at a practical level make forecasting in Europe a little unpredictable as their path and intensity is very hard to predict. Image
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22 Sep
#UNGA #AfricaSpeaks

AU President, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the DRC / Congo spoke earlier in the UNGA on the opening day, 21st September.

His address covered a Pan African perspective.



Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Pres. of the Democratic Rep. of the Congo:

"Africa does not need charity. Africa is fighting to gain space for liberty and action in a world which is constantly competing so as to forge a better destiny...

#UNGA #AfricaSpeaks Day 1 - 21/9/21 Image
Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Pres. of the Democratic Rep. of the Congo:

"... and to contribuite more to the general progress of humanity. Africa needs constructive win-win partnerships...

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#UNGA #AfricaSpeaks Day 1 - 21/9/21
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22 Sep
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
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. Image
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
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22 Sep
Africa Speaks to the World:

African National Leader addresses in the 76th #UNGA General Debate which started yesterday.

#COVID #ClimateChange #Equity #HumanRights #Justice

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President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo.

"The UN must have a greater impact on people's lives through a focus on peace-building activities."

#UNGA #AfricaSpeaks Day 1 - 21st September 2021
Faustin Archange Touadera, Head of State of the Central African Republic.

"Faced with new challenges sweeping reforms of [UN] organs are needed for it to remain the forum par excellence for multilateralism."



#UNGA #AfricaSpeaks Day 1 - 21st Sept. 2021
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21 Sep
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.
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21 Sep
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 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.
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