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Ethiopia & Somaliland Must Drum Up Support for the Deal They Have Forged

Ethiopia & Somaliland Must Drum Up Support for the Deal They Have Forged

Shockwaves continue to reverberate in the Horn of Africa following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and the self-declared Somaliland Republic, a breakaway region of Somalia, on January 1 allowing for the leasing of a 20-km stretch of Somaliland’s sea coast to landlocked Continue reading “Ethiopia & Somaliland Must Drum Up Support for the Deal They Have Forged”

Countries That Voted against the Resolution Banning the Burning of the Holy Quran

Countries That Voted against the Resolution Banning the Burning of the Holy Quran

A deeply divided United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a controversial resolution urging countries to address, prevent and prosecute acts and advocacy of religious hatred, after several copies of the Koran. burned in Sweden and other European countries. Continue reading “Countries That Voted against the Resolution Banning the Burning of the Holy Quran”