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Ethiopia's civil society under siege as rights groups face suspension

Ethiopia's government has intensified its crackdown on civil society by suspending multiple human rights organisations, including the country's oldest watchdog group, Human Rights Watch has warned.

News Africa
Yolande Du Preez|Published

'Survival mode' for families displaced by Ethiopia quakes

Under a makeshift shelter, Moussa Akele kills time chewing the stimulant khat, wondering where his family will get its next meal after fleeing a series of earthquakes that have shaken several regions of Ethiopia.

News Africa
Yolande Du Preez|Published

Indonesia welcomes its entry into BRICS bloc

Indonesia welcomed on Tuesday Brazil's announcement that it had become a full member of BRICS, a bloc of developing economies increasingly seen as a counterweight to the West.

News World
Yolande Du Preez|Published