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The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa said on Tuesday that "nascent progress" toward getting all parties to
Ethiopia's conflict into negotiations on a ceasefire risks being outpaced by an "alarming" increase in military operations.
Envoy Jeffrey Feltman briefed reporters in Washington after returning on Monday from Ethiopia, where he met Prime
Minster Abiy Ahmed and discussed a potential diplomatic solution to the year-old conflict, which has killed thousands
and displaced millions in Africa's second most populous nation.
25. Sudan's Hamdok says investigation launched into violations against protesters
Reuters, Nov. 24 (0226) I Not Attributed
An investigation has been launched into violations committed against protesters since the military power grab on Oct.
25, Sudan's newly reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said, according to a statement from his office. Hamdok and
the group called for political prisoners to be released as soon as possible and for the right to peacefully protest to be
respected.
AMERICAS
26. U.S. plans to lift terror designation of Colombia's FARC
Washington Post, Nov. 23 (0115), Pg. A13 I Karen DeYoung and Samantha Schmidt
The Biden administration has informed Congress that it plans to lift a nearly 25-year-old terrorist designation against the
former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, following a peace deal the group signed five years ago with the
Colombian government. New designations will be issued for at least one of the splinter groups that have broken with the
FARC, as it was known, and still consider themselves at war with the government. The administration also plans to keep
in place existing U.S. indictments against individual members, including for drug trafficking, according to people familiar
with the decision.
NAVY
27. The Navy is working to ease the supply-chain shortage in LA County
Military Times Online, Nov. 23 (1606) I Rachel Nostrant
The Navy is working with the Oxnard Harbor District in Port Hueneme in Los Angeles County to provide direct support in
decreasing port congestion in hopes of reducing the national supply-chain shortage. The collaboration is part a Joint Use
Agreement that was first signed in 2002, allowing the Navy, when activated, to support commercial supply chain
logistics by authorizing commercial use of certain facilities and areas aboard Naval Base Ventura County, freeing up
space to move and store cargo.
INSTALLATIONS
28. Timeline Extended for Resettling Afghan Refugees in Indiana
Associated Press, Nov. 23 {1719) I Casey Smith
Federal officials said Tuesday that they've pushed back their t imeline to resettle roughly 4,100 Afghan refugees who are
still at the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury training post more than two months after they arrived there.
Limited resettlement agency resources and the coronavirus pandemic have delayed resettlement efforts, Aaron Batt,
Department of Homeland Security coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome, said during a news conference. Officials
previously said their goal was for refugees to be permanently resettled by early November.
29. On a South Jersey military base, help for Afghan evacuees starting new lives
Philadelphia Inquirer Online, Nov. 23 {1835) I Jeff Gammage
Lt. Col. Adam Howland became an attraction the moment he stepped through the door and onto the hardwood floor -
an American soldier who speaks Dari, one of Afghanistan's two national languages. He was formally trained as an expert
on the culture and served in-country as a bridge between people and agencies. As the lead culture adviser, Howland, 41,
spent the last three months as a central point of contact and problem-solving for 11,100 Afghans, all awaiting
resettlement in communities across the United States.
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