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Crowds of Tunisians took to the streets once again to voice their discontent with President Kais Saied, ahead of the country's presidential election on October 6. With most of his opponents in jail or barred from running, Saied has been accused of stamping out political competition.
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.
Malian President said Tuesday that he was considering appointing candidates who lost the last legislative elections to the senate, in an attempt to restore stability in the country that has witnessed several weeks of protests.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita made the proposal after two major rallies in the West African state of 18 million people, organized in June by a galvanized opposition in a context of growing hostility towards the president.
Several thousand people marched through the streets of the capital Bamako, showing their frustration with the slow pace of political reform, widespread corruption and daily violence.
Mali is struggling to contain a jihadist insurgency that erupted in 2012, causing thousands of deaths and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.
These recent protests followed anti-government rallies in May, following legislative elections in March.
The Constitutional Court, in publishing the final results in April, annulled the victory of some 30 parliamentary candidates who had been declared elected in the provisional results proclaimed by the Ministry of Territorial Administration. This triggered demonstrations in several cities across the country.
A supporter of the Malian president who was elected as a result of the court’s decision subsequently became president of the national assembly.
Mr Keita met on Tuesday with a group of candidates who had lost the seat they thought they had won in March in an attempt to calm the situation. According to several participants and presidential officials, he suggested appointing some of them to the Senate.
But these disappointed candidates told AFP that they were not interested in a senatorial seat.
“We are the looted candidates. We want nothing but our seats as MPs, to go and represent our people in the assembly,” Ibrahim Kébé, one of these unhappy candidates, told AFP.
“We are the truly elected MPs. We told the president that we are not interested in the Senate. We want our seats back as members of parliament,” added former candidate Adama Diarra, who attended the meeting.
Members of the High Islamic Council of Mali (HCIM), also present, will continue discussions to find a solution, AFP learnt from participants.
AFP
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Melbourne Absalom, a violence interrupter (VI) working with the Peace Management Initiative in Rose Town in Kingston, is calling on the “society at large” to play a greater role in curbing crime and violence in such inner-city communities. Absalom...
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America announced the appointment of Artis Stevens as its new President and CEO making him the first Black man to serve in the role.
[Daily Maverick] On the eve of an extraordinary African Union meeting, Catherine Constantinides, board member of the Saharawi Commission for Human Rights and climate activist has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, addressing him in his capacity as Chair of the African Union. She appeals to Ramaphosa to address the military violation by Morocco against the people of the Western Sahara. We publish her open letter.
[African Union] 9 November 2020, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is following with concern the escalation of military confrontation in Ethiopia.
By Julianne Malveaux Voters between 18 and 29 made history in the 2020 election. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, or CIRCLE [https://circletufts.edu/2020-election-center], at least 52 percent of them, and perhaps as many as 55 percent, voted. That turnout is at least ten percentage points higher than in 2016, and […]
[Clooney Foundation for Justice] TrialWatch, a Clooney Foundation for Justice initiative, has been monitoring, through the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, criminal proceedings against 67 individuals arrested at Ram Bar in Uganda in November 2019. Ram Bar was known as one of the only safe spaces for the LGBTQ community in Uganda. The defendants, who were among a larger group of 125 individuals rounded up at the bar, were charged with common nuisance.
UNITED KINGDON, November 16, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The glorious Edit is a carefully curated collection of independent brands online
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The two Bel Air men who were stabbed in a home invasion on Wednesday are reported to be showing signs of recovery at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2020: Vice President of Sierra Leone - Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh today committed Sierra Leone to the creation of a ‘Smart Africa’ – a bold vision of transforming Africa into a single digital market through collaboration. Speaking at a virtual board meeting today, vice president [Read More]
