Africa 54 - December 10, 2019

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Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed presented with the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for his groundbreaking peacemaking efforts with longtime neighboring foe Eritrea. In his speech delivered in Oslo, Norway, Abiy praised the "good will" of Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki and described the two countries commitment to peace as, "iron-clad."


U.S. representative Frederica Wilson continues to draw attention to the remaining 112 Chibok girls still held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group.


Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says his nation is "victim of terrorism" and he is pledging to team-up with the United States to fight the menace. Hamdok made the comments at an event here Washington D.C.


A54 Health: A new report by the WHO and the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, estimates that in 2018, over 140,000 people, mainly children, died from measles worldwide.



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