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[Dalsan Radio] As the World marks today April 4 the International Day for Mine Awareness, from 2016 to January 2022, with UNMAS support, the Somali Police Forces, AMISOM and non-governmental organizations have successfully destroyed 20,377 explosive remnants of war and 856 improvised explosive devices which were left behind and used by the terror group Al- Shabaab.
Abiy's government and the regional one run by the Tigray People's Liberation Front each consider the other illegitimate.
\t There was no immediate word from the three AU envoys, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe. AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo did not say whether they can meet with TPLF leaders, something Abiy's office has rejected.
\"``Not possible,'' senior Ethiopian official Redwan Hussein said in a message to the AP. ``\"Above all, TPLF leadership is still at large.'' He called reports that the TPLF had appointed an envoy to discuss an immediate cease-fire with the international community ``masquerading.''
\t Fighting reportedly remained well outside the Tigray capital of Mekele, a densely populated city of a half-million people who have been warned by the Ethiopian government that they will be shown ``no mercy'' if they don't distance themselves from the region's leaders.
\t Tigray has been almost entirely cut off from the outside world since Nov. 4, when Abiy announced a military offensive in response to a TPLF attack on a federal army base.
That makes it difficult to verify claims about the fighting, but humanitarians have said at least hundreds of people have been killed.
\t The fighting threatens to destabilize Ethiopia, which has been described as the linchpin of the strategic Horn of Africa.
\t With transport links cut, food and other supplies are running out in Tigray, home to 6 million people, and the United Nations has asked for immediate and unimpeded access for aid.
AP
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is one of the leading... View Article
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In this week’s Defender… Family members of victims of police violence Philonise Floyd, Marian Tolan, Mr. Richard and Wilhemena Beary share their demands for reform with Defender Associate Editor Aswad Walker in the second installment of the series 'Redesign of Public Safety.' The multi-talented Millennial Ikechi Ojore speaks on the pursuit of his dreams and […]
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With both Guyana and Suriname having realized significant fortune-changing oil discoveries in recent years, two of South America’s poorest countries that have for decades been locked in a border dispute characterized by awkward confrontations could be positioning themselves to engage in a collaborative initiative that could set both countries on a path to comprehensive economic transformation.
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[Monitor] TOBBIAS JOLLY OWINY
Islamabad - Jawad, 17, a resident of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, has never met his father, Ahmed Ghulam Rabbani. In fact, he did not even know about Rabbani till he was five. 'A [...]
Yesterday representatives from the African Union held desperate eleventh-hour talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to dissuade him from the ‘final phase’ of his military campaign to crush the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
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[Daily Maverick] Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is expected to meet the envoys - but may not allow them to meet his opponents.
After months of delay, the membership of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) will vote for a new President-elect next week.\tThe exercise will be conducted face-to-face and online between Monday, November 30, and Thursday, December 3....
The fun new children’s activity book by the Cape Leopard Trust also doubles as a valuable teaching resource.
Holly Springs, Miss. – Rust College has announced the retirement of Dr. Ishmell Edwards, vice president for college relations and director of athletics, as of June 1, 2021. Edwards’ retirement caps a higher education career spanning five decades, including leadership as director of student activities, associate dean of students, dean of student affairs and director […]
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) - The state of Sao Paulo could roll out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac even without approval from Brazil’s health regulator, the state’s governor said in an interview on Thursday.
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The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has expressed shock at the passing of President of the Guyana Judo Association and council member of the GOA, Raoul Archer.
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LOCAL digital storyteller and founder of FotoKulture, a conceptual and portraiture art company Ernest Muvunzi says through his photographic skills he seeks to inspire and remind people living in the high-density suburbs (ghetto) that there is nothing shameful about their daily lifestyle. BY KENNEDY NYAVAYA High-density suburbs across the country have for long been branded havens of crime and drug abuse among other sorts of immoral activities. In an interview with NewsDay Life & Style, Muvunzi said using one perspective to depict life in the high-density suburbs had tainted the beauty they convey. “Photography can be used to dispel widespread and often baseless negative perceptions that ghettos are dingy, filled with decadence and retrogressive behaviour,” he said. “My main wish is to inspire the ghetto demographic that there is nothing wrong or shameful about living in the ghetto and I want my work to show them how beautiful their life is so that no one should define the narrative better than them.” The 25-year-old Dzivarasekwa-bred artist who is a product of the ghetto, said he was a self-taught photographer whose work was highly concept, portrait art-based and used grungy township motifs. “In an attempt to reflect the beauty from what is generally viewed as unpleasant, my main drive is to rewrite the African narrative because those who have made it in life have made those who have not, most particularly in the ghetto, lose the belief in where they belong,” he said. “Many people shy away from associating with the ghetto and always want to capture their moments only when they are miles from the dusty township surfaces.” Muvunzi, who is also a professional graphic designer, said living his early life in the rural areas before coming to live in the ghetto exposed him to the dynamic nature of life. “People, who do not come from where we come from think that because we are living in poverty and marginalised communities we are always sad and gloomy, but actually that is the opposite. That energy got me inspired and my work tries to portray the happy side of the ghetto,” he said. Muvunzi worked with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe as creative designer in 2016 before doing photographic work for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and later joined the National Taskforce on Command Agriculture as their photographer and graphic designer. Follow Kennedy on Twitter @ken_nyavaya
Joining Forces with The Salvation Army for the“Miracles At Thanksgiving” Initiative, TASF Will Distribute Over 500 Meals, Ensuring Residents In Need Have Food for The Holiday San Francisco, November 25, 2020– On Thursday,TheTupac Amaru Shakur Foundation (TASF), a national non-profit foundation that provides marginalized communities with trauma and mental wellness resources, will partner withThe Salvation […]
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Local entertainment promoters and night clubs would do well to take note of the decision by the administration of Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Jamaica which is widely regarded as the entertainment capital of the Caribbean, to keep in place an existing ban on such public events during the Christmas season.
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The two critically acclaimed series 'Das Boot' and 'World on Fire' are now available to binge on Showmax.
[This Day] The House of Representatives yesterday approved the issuance of promissory notes worth N148.141 billion to Bayelsa, Cross River, Ondo, Osun and Rivers states as refund for federal road projects executed in these states on behalf of the federal government.
[The Herald] Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) this week marginally adjusted its voice bundle tariffs in a bid to guarantee continued delivery of acceptable service to its customers.
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he warned the city's half-million residents to stay indoors and disarm. The military offensive 'has reached its final stage' after three weeks of fighting, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office said. That means tanks and other weaponry can close in on Mekele, whose residents were warned of 'no mercy' if they didn't move away from Tigray leaders in time. That caused international alarm […]
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The Trinidad and Tobago government today criticised the international community, most notably the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees(UNCHR) regarding the controversy that has erupted here after 16 Venezuelan nationals, including children, deported last weekend, returned to the island late Tuesday.
By Devin Walker Special to the AFRO Some Baltimore voters expressed interest in pursuing change in their political representation, however, the results of the Nov. 3 election showed otherwise. Democratic candidate Brandon Scott scored 153,707 votes or nearly 91%, becoming the 52nd mayor of Baltimore. Scott’s Republican opponent Pastor Shannon Wright only received 15,598 votes […]
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“Because of the racial inequities we have built into our essential systems, they have become combustion engines of misery. The virus flows freely in high-risk areas like holding cells, police encounters, low-wage workplaces, and public transit. The pistons of residential segregation, generational poverty, and targeted disinvestment along racial lines apply pressure … We can only […]
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[The Point] Citizens of 15 African countries including the Gambia will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 (£11,000) to visit the U.S., according to a new temporary travel rule which comes into effect on 24 December.
… L. Fudge of Ohio, an African-American Democrat from Ohio.
“Mr. Clyburn … Kamala Harris’ Senate seat”: “Prominent African Americans officials would like California Gov …
[Premium Times] \"We are quite optimistic about African economies given the abundance of available opportunities.\"
The EFF in the Cape Metro Region are conducting a community march to various areas in Kraaifontein on Friday morning. Here’s why.
Two days after his arraignment at which he pleaded not guilty to murdering and raping Cornelia Ida senior, Bibi Keniez, Jaipaul Hitlall was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison after changing his plea.
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… loss, who, nonetheless recruited an African-American ally to join him in …
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won a second term after gaining an outright majority in the first round of elections.
