Reuters
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Reuters Editorial
– Nov 21, 2020, 11:47 PM
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The Ethiopian military plans to use tanks to encircle Mekelle, the capital of northern Tigray region, and is warning civilians it may also use artillery on the city, state media reported on Sunday. 'The next phases are the…
The Financial Times
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Chris Giles in London
– Nov 22, 2020, 11:16 AM
G20 leaders pledged to “spare no effort” to ensure cheap, global access to Covid-19 vaccines, even as they failed to make specific commitments on the distribution of early doses. After a virtual G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia…
• People are reading mischief in ODM leader Raila Odinga's fixation with BBI during a pandemic and rejection of calls to review the report. • Is BBI about him and President Uhuru Kenyatta? Deputy President William Ruto, President…
Germany's coalition government will introduce a mandatory quota for the number of women working as senior management in the country's listed companies, in a move hailed as a “historic” step towards sexual equality in German…
The Financial Times
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Andres Schipani in Nairobi
– Nov 22, 2020, 6:04 AM
Ethiopia's army said it planned to strike the city of Mekelle with heavy artillery, warning civilians to leave or take shelter ahead of a new, dangerous phase in the two-week old civil conflict. The national government in Addis Ababa has been…