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"He is the first Burkinabe to send an Olympic medal to Burkina Faso. And also the first African to have an Olympic medal in the triple jump. So it is a pride for us."- Lamoussa Stella Tapsoba, President of the Burkinabe Handball Federation
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
In a first, India's Central Bureau of Investigation and the U.S.Department of Justice have cracked down on an online scheme that allegedly used call centers in India to target hundreds of elderly American citizens since 2011. 'In an unprecedented collaborative effort, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India took actions in parallel with today's filing against corporate and individual […]
HELSINKI-A fish that slipped into a funk during the coronavirus pandemic got a chance to cheer up for his 16th birthday. Staff at Sea Life Helsinki threw a week-long birthday celebration for Mikko the grouper beginning on Oct. 12, after he became listless when the aquarium closed during the country's lockdown measures. To kick off his party, the fish enjoyed […]
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Ivory Coast's government says it has decided to favorably consider requests on the restructuring of the Independent Electoral Commission.
The decision comes on the proposal of the ECOWAS Peace and Security Commission chaired by General Francis Béhanzin.
The government also expressed its support for a meeting between the President Alassane Ouattara and the President of the PDCI, Henri Konan Bédié, with a view to the participation of the opposition in the presidential election of 31 October 2020.
The information was made public in a statement read by the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, Sidiki Diakité, at the end of a working session chaired by Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Abidjan. A meeting that brought together the government, the ECOWAS Peace and Security Commission and opposition political parties. The PDCI and the FPI did not respond to the invitation.
According to Sidiki Diakité, the government decided to consider favorably the requests on the restructuring of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) made by the opposition after exchanges with this ECOWAS commission. These requests relate to \"the integration of a fifth personality into the central commission of the IEC in the name of the opposition, the granting of a post of vice-president to the PDCI in the office of the central commission of the IEC and the recomposition of the local IECs\".
The participants also deplored the violent demonstrations that have been recorded in recent weeks and which have resulted in loss of life, serious injuries and significant property damage.
In addition, the government called on the political parties to lift, without delay, the watchword of civil disobedience, to commit themselves definitively to the path of dialogue and to work for a peaceful presidential election on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Hamed Bakayoko thanked ECOWAS for its \"engagement with stakeholders to help move forward in the negotiations\".
The ECOWAS delegation led a ministerial mission of preventive diplomacy to Côte d'Ivoire from 18 to 19 October.
The former president has hit the trail in support of his former vice president's bid for the White House.
Tech analyst John Prosser claimed that Apple is already working on the 120Hz display and that there is about a 50 percent chance that the iPhone 13 will feature a built-in fingerprint display. BUT, when it comes to the USB-C port, Prosser says that it's "not happening (ever)."
HELLSHIRE Beach in St Catherine was all but empty on Monday, as the country celebrated National Heroes' Day at home.Shop owners at the popular chill spot closed their businesses as early as midday, while others didn't bother to open their doors on the public holiday as they expected low patronage.'Pon di big public holiday di place scanty!' said a fisherman who was seen relaxing with colleagues on the beach.
[allAfrica] As of October 19, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,646,278. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 39,747, and recoveries 1,354,446.
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