Sara McLanahan, a prominent sociologist whose work played a foundational role in the understanding of single parents and their children, died of cancer Dec. 31. She was 81.
feldman came out of that saying he thinks there is some progress, but it risks being overtaken by the military escalation here and that is a real problem because the only way to find a negotiated political cease-fire here is if all sides are willing to talk. that will still doesn t exist so it is a problematic situation here. and the last time, paula, that an african leader went to the front lines to battle against rebels, he ended up dying. that was back in april, the president of chad. we re not how strongly the prime minister of ethiopia is committed to going to the front lines to battle against these rebels who threaten to overthrow his government. larry, thank you for that excellent reporting on a potentially dire situation. to germany now, it has reported its highest single day surge in covid infections as it battles a fourth wave of infection. 67,000 new coronavirus cases in one day, that is almost 50% higher than the previous 24-hour period. germany has one of the lowest va
and both sides of the conflict feel they are on the erliverge victory. the government side and the coalition they have assembled. and this war started in tigray last november, it is spreading and threatening to go right into addis ababa. that is something the u.s. special envoy for the horn of africa, jeffrey feldman talked about when he briefed reporters yesterday. he said they agreed there is a need to talk here, both sides, but that will to actually sit down and figure out some kind of cease-fire, a negotiated cease-fire is what s lacking. the u.s. is trying to get them there. the african union is trying to get them there. the u.n. is trying to get them there. it is not there yet. what i figured out, spending time in ethiopia, the government is trying to buildup this anti-western sentiment, nationalist sentiment that he has been drumming on again and again and again, and that might be the reason why he stays he is going to the front lines. he s made a call to arms before, isa, this
umhara. the people s liberation has assembled and they are threatening to march on addis ababa, the capital of ethiopia, and overthrow the government of the prime minister. that is what his government is now saying. as of tuesday, he is leading from the front lines and has handed over routine administrative duties to his deputy so that he can really lead what he calls the last fight to save ethiopia. he has been stoking up this nationalist sentiment of recently return to ethiopia, spent more than a week there. we were not allowed to report. one of those internal/external enemies the government of ethiopia considers is cnn. there is a huge anti-western, anti-national media out there. that is what the u.s. is asking u.s. citizens in ethiopia to leave while there are still commercial flights available because this could change at any time. france and germany are also doing the same. the prime minister met with the u.s. special envoy for the horn of africa, jeffrey feldman, on sunday.