Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta appears in the following:

Protesters demand civilian rule once again in Sudan

Thursday, November 25, 2021

A month after a military coup removed the civilian prime minister from power, he is back in office. But protests in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, continue, demanding restoration of civilian rule.

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Sudan's military reinstate prime minister as protesters prepare for a demonstration

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

One month after the military removed Sudan's civilian prime minister from power, he has been reinstalled in his position.

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Examining Ethiopia's civil war which has roots that are centuries old

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

The civil war in Ethiopia has roots that stretch back millennia. A great tragedy is that so many people once peripheral to the fight have been radicalized.

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After the coup, Sudan's civilian prime minister is said to be back in power

Monday, November 22, 2021

About one month after the Sudanese military removed the civilian prime minister from power, it now claims he is back in office. The actual circumstances are unclear.

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Blinken calls for an end to the violence in Ethiopia, during news conference

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for the preservation of democracy during his visit to Africa amid worsening crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.

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The complicated legacy of F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president

Thursday, November 11, 2021

F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president, has died at the age of 85. De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993, but always remained a divisive figure.

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South Africa's last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, dies at 85

Thursday, November 11, 2021

De Klerk shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, and ceded the presidency to him in 1994 after Black South Africans were allowed to vote. But he's remained a controversial figure there.

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The U.N. seeks the release of 16 staffers detained in Ethiopia

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The United Nations says Ethiopian government forces have detained 16 of its humanitarian workers, and continues to prevent food aid from reaching areas of Tigray threatened with famine.

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Ethiopia war intensifies as rebels advance toward capital

Sunday, November 07, 2021

The U.S. State Department this weekend ordered all non-emergency employees and their families to leave Ethiopia. It's another sign of the worsening situation near the capital, Addis Ababa.

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Rebels are closing in on Ethiopia's capital. Its collapse could bring regional chaos

Sunday, November 07, 2021

A newly formed rebel alliance led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front is within striking distance of Addis Ababa. A failed state could displace millions of people and stoke more ethnic violence.

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Rebels are taking aim at Ethiopia's capital after 1 year of civil war

Thursday, November 04, 2021

Two rebel militias now threaten Ethiopia's capital as the current conflict marks its one-year anniversary.

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A week after military coup, protests continue in Sudan

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

Protests continue in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, following the removal of the country's prime minister by military leaders.

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As rebels advance, Ethiopia's government leaves room for negotiations

Monday, November 01, 2021

The spokesperson for Ethiopia's prime minister says the government is open to negotiating with rebels — a significant change in this long-running civil war.

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Sudan's military has staged a coup, detaining the prime minister

Monday, October 25, 2021

There's been an apparent coup in Sudan. The military has seized power, dissolved the government and arrested the prime minister. Two years ago, a revolution ousted longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

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There apparently has been a military coup in Sudan

Monday, October 25, 2021

Officials in Khartoum say soldiers arrested the prime minister and other leaders. The U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa says Washington is "deeply alarmed" by reports of a military takeover.

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The civil war in Ethiopia is intensifying

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Fighting between government forces and Tigrayan rebels is escalating in Ethiopia's north. The government is bombing targets in the rebel capital and there's a bloody battle over two strategic towns.

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Ethiopia's civil war may be getting worse

Saturday, October 16, 2021

There is misery in Ethiopia as the civil war there continues and the U.N warns of famine.

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Social media misinformation stokes a worsening civil war in Ethiopia

Friday, October 15, 2021

In Ethiopia, old ethnic tensions are being incited in new ways. And that means the bloody civil war may be entering an even more destructive phase.

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Ethiopia's year-long civil war may be entering a more destructive phase

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

The civil war is worsening as the Ethiopian government announces it is launching a new offensive against insurgents in Tigray.

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Ethiopia has launched a new offensive against rebels in Tigray

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The Ethiopian government says it has launched a new offensive in the north against Tigrayan rebels.

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