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Athletes Unlimited Offers WNBA Players a Domestic Home for the Offseason

The player-centric, five-week league is back for its second season, giving basketball’s top talent an opportunity to compete close to home.

Sports Illustrated

Egypt Hopes an ‘African Push’ to Resolve Dam Dispute

Egypt intends to showcase the developments of the dispute with Ethiopia regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during the African Union Summit, which will launch on Saturday in Addis Ababa. Egypt hopes for an "African push" that could break through the stalled negotiations for two years now. Egypt’s Foreign…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Security and food crises expected to dominate African Union summit

Deepening security and food crises are likely to dominate the agenda when heads of state convene in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa this weekend, Feb. 17-19, for the annual African Union (AU) summit.

Reuters

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Pan-Africanism remains a dream – 4 key issues the African Union must tackle

The African Union (AU) – made up of 55 member countries – has made significant progress with integrating the countries of the continent and giving them a voice in global politics.

The Conversation

Ethiopia warns UN-backed probe could 'undermine' peace process

Nairobi (AFP) - Ethiopia warned on Wednesday that efforts by UN-backed investigators to probe abuses committed during the war in the country's north could "undermine" the progress of a peace agreement signed last year.

AFP

Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fighting al-Shabab

Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti are set to discuss a joint military offensive against the al-Qaeda affiliate.

Al Jazeera

South Africa's ANC wants to use disaster rules to ease power crisis

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Ethiopia sets out on long road to peace after two years of war

A year that began with no end in sight for one of the world's deadliest conflicts finished on a note of cautious optimism in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray after a November ceasefire agreement.

Reuters

Morocco threatens to skip African soccer tournament

After its sensational World Cup performance, Morocco might boycott the African Nations Championship next month because of a diplomatic dispute

The Independent UK

Somali forces, clan militias capture strategic town from al Shabaab

Somali forces and allied militias have pushed al Shabaab fighters out of a strategic town in central Somalia that the Islamist group has controlled for six years, officials and the African Union (AU) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Int’l, Arab Parties Back Political Agreement in Sudan

The international tripartite mechanism and several ambassadors of Arab states in Khartoum have met at the residence of Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jaafar to support the Sudanese efforts to reach a political agreement. The Saudi ambassador affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness in advancing efforts that serve Sudan’s stability.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Auburn vs WKU Prediction Game Preview

Auburn vs WKU game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 12 game on Saturday, November 19

USA Today Sports Media Group

SET outlook brightens at 1,600 points and beyond

The SET staged a big recovery in October from its poor performance the month before, establishing a new support level at 1,600 points. The trading range was between 1,553.80 and 1,619.08 with a close at 1,608.76, up 19.25 points or 1.2% on the month.

Bangkok Post

AU Chairman Macky Sall to attend G20 summit: Officials

The Senegalese president’s presence at the Bali summit follows his attendance at the COP27 talks in Egypt.

Al Jazeera

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Military leaders of Ethiopia warring parties talk disarmament

Nairobi (AFP) - Ethiopian government officials met with representatives of the Tigrayan authorities in Kenya on Monday to discuss plans for disarming the rebels following a peace deal signed last week between the warring sides.

Bangkok Post

Equities revive on optimism about China reopening

RECAP: Global equities trimmed their losses yesterday as Chinese shares surged amid signs that authorities are trying harder to ease the severe economic impact of the zero-Covid policy. The MSCI index of Asian shares headed for its biggest weekly jump since July.

Reuters

Factbox-Key points in Ethiopia's ceasefire agreement

Ethiopia's government and forces from the Tigray region have agreed to stop fighting, a dramatic breakthrough after two years of war that killed thousands, displaced millions and threatened to tear apart Africa's second most-populous country.

AFP

Tigray rebels accuse Ethiopia of attacks after peace deal

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Tigrayan authorities on Friday accused Ethiopia's government of carrying out a drone strike on civilians, less than 48 hours after the warring parties signed a deal to end their bloody conflict.

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Analysis: Can Ethiopia iron out issues after AU peace deal?

Ahead of the second anniversary of the start of Ethiopia’s civil war, there are concerns about the latest peace deal.

WEKU

Ethiopia's truce is a step toward ending civil war, but there are reasons for caution

The Ethiopian federal government and Tigray rebels signed a peace deal. But one major player in the conflict, Eritrea, wasn't involved in the talks.

AFP

Cautious hope for Ethiopia deal to silence the guns

Addis Ababa (AFP) - World leaders and ordinary Ethiopians voiced cautious hope that a breakthrough deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels could signal a permanent end to the brutal conflict in Africa's second most populous country.

Reuters

Analysis-Truce in Ethiopia's Tigray war just first step on long road to peace

Implementing the ceasefire agreed by the Ethiopian government and forces from the northern region of Tigray will be fraught with difficulties, while thorny political and territorial disputes will need to be tackled to achieve lasting peace.

Radio France Internationale

Warring parties in Ethiopia agree ceasefire to end two-year Tigray war

The Ethiopian government and Tigray leaders have agreed on a truce to end a conflict that has killed thousands of people, displaced millions and created a desperate humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.

The Conversation

Ethiopia-Tigray war parties agree pause: expert insights into two years of devastating conflict

The main combatants in the two-year Ethiopia-Tigray war have announced a dramatic pause in hostilities. What started on November 3 2020 as a swift armed mission by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed to bring the rebellious state of Tigray to order soon degenerated into a humanitarian nightmare in which innocent…

AFP

AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo

Nairobi (AFP) - African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador.

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