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In a rare move, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out Wednesday at Ethiopia's explanation for the recent expulsion of seven UN officials, which the UN says violates its charter, demanding written proof from Addis Ababa of their alleged mis
In May, Burundi held a presidential election which was won by Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.
Ndayishimiye was hurriedly sworn in after the untimely death of president Pierre Nkurunziza in June.
Rights violations continue
The Council encouraged donor countries which had suspended aid to Burundi to continue dialogue towards resumption of development assistance.
A report by a UN watchdog in September said human rights violations were still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder.
The country was plunged into a crisis in April 2015 when Ndayishimiye’s predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term, which he ultimately won in July 2015.
His candidature, which was opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, resulted in a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup in May 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed and over 300,000 fled to neighboring countries.
The Color Orange Illuminates the Dire Need for Common Sense Gun Safety Laws Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), along with Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, recently introduced a Congressional resolution establishing June 4, 2021, as “National Gun Violence Awareness Day” and designating June as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month.” The resolution asks citizens and community […]
By NQOBANI NDLOVU The disputed Zanu PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) election held in Gwanda last year have divided the party ahead
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Former president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Hugh Perry has died.
Last year, he was recognised by the Government of Jamaica with a National Award for his contributions to the development of football and cricket.
A son of Portland, he served as trustee of the Jamaica Lay Magistrates Association and treasurer of the Portland Chamber of Commerce up to the time of his passing.
He was also a director of the board of the Titchfield High School; president of the board of the Port Antonio Hospital, and also a director of the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
President of the Portland Football Association (PFA), Raymond Grant, who is also a former general secretary of the JFF, spoke highly of Perry’s achievements and contribution to sports at the national and local level.
The Africa-wide free-trade agreement is unlikely to face any further delays even if a second wave of coronavirus infections hits the region, according to the deal’s top official.
“If the pandemic continues into 2021, we will develop the necessary public-health protocols to continue and to push on with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area,” Wamkele Mene said in an interview at the Bloomberg Invest Global virtual conference on Tuesday.
While the agreement entered into force legally last year, commerce due to have started on July 1 has been delayed as the pandemic set back negotiations to lay the foundation for trade in goods, including tariff concessions.
Fifty-four of the 55 nations recognised by the African Union have signed up to join the area, with Eritrea being the exception, while 28 countries have ratified the agreement.
Nigeria, the continent’s biggest oil producer, has yet to ratify the deal because of concerns about trans-shipments, where goods could enter the free-trade zone from countries that are not party to the agreement, Mene said.
… Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African-Americans that the Civil War had …
Pooh Shiesty is getting more press for his social media and legal struggle than his actual music. The Memphis rapper was arrested after he allegedly shot a club security guard.
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Angola's billionaire former first-daughter Isabel dos Santos and her husband are seeking to revoke a court order that froze their assets last year as part of a massive corruption probe, their lawyer said Tuesday.
Dos Santos and her Congolese husband Sindika Dokolo are accused of diverting billions of dollars from Angolan state companies during ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos' 38-year rule.
The couple's lawyer Walter Tondela told AFP he had filed a case against Angola's public prosecution for \"presenting false documents\".
Dos Santos said her lawyers unearthed the falsified evidence after they were given access to the court documents last month.
Dos Santos has built up a vast business empire over the past two decades, with stakes in several Angolan and Portuguese companies.
Close to 1.7 million Kenyans were rendered jobless between April and July. [Courtesy] The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic violently shook businesses the way a powerful storm buffets ships in the high seas. Many of them - particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with very little working capital as well…
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday arrived at Moyale in Marsabit County for the opening of the One Stop Border Post.
Pamela Smith has been appointed head of the U.S. Park Police at a turbulent time for the agency.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia – Fans in the region will return to cricket for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, when 400 fully vaccinated spectators are allowed for each day of the second Test against South Africa starting at the Daren Sammy National Stadium here Friday.The move is part of a pilot project initiated by the St Lucia government, in collaboration with Cricket West Indies and the St Lucia Cricket Association, and marks a major milestone for the sport which has been played behind closed doors over the last year-and-a-half, in keeping with the bio-secure bubbles created for each series.
[AIM] Maputo -- The number of displaced people in Mozambique has risen to 723,000, Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario announced on Wednesday.
[Nation] Detectives hunting for the killers of former National Lands Commission (NLC) communications director Jennifer Wambua are focusing on people who received money from her as they battle to crack the case.
[UN News] Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray - and for an end to deadly attacks on aid workers - as the Security Council held its first open meeting on the conflict in the restive northern Ethiopian region.
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA THREE unidentified men reportedly lost US$2,5 million to armed robbers in a cash-in-transit heist which occurred near the Gwebi River Bridge along Harare-Chinhoyi Road on Wednesday afternoon. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident, saying the suspects were still at large. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating the circumstances leading to an armed robbery case which occurred on January 6, 2021 around 2pm along Harare-Chinhoyi Road,” he said. Nyathi said the three complainants were travelling in a Toyota Hilux single cab vehicle on their way to Chinhoyi to conduct cash-in-transit business with US$2,5 million and $40 000 loaded in boxes. Along the way, they picked six male passengers at Westgate and Inkomo Barracks turnoff. When they approached the Gwebi Bridge layby, the driver pulled off the road as one of his colleagues wanted to relieve himself. One of the robbers then produced a pistol and fired once in the air while his accomplice disarmed the complainants of their .303 rifle. The robbers then tied the complainants and drove into the bush where they loaded the cash boxes into an unmarked Toyota vehicle and drove off. Last year, Fawcett Security company lost about $400 000 in a cash-in-transit robbery under similar circumstances in Manicaland province. In another similar incident late last year, robbers intercepted a Safeguard cash-in-transit vehicle, disarmed security guards and got away with over US$35 000, which was being delivered in Chivi. lFollow Miriam on Twitter @FloMangwaya
to study reparations for African Americans, she was worried crimes.
Called the US African American Redress Network, it details reparations being paid to African Americans which advocates say the roughly 40 million Black Americans descended from slaves up
Owners everywhere are always trying to stay ahead of the curve by gauging how major offseason moves might shake up the 2021 Fantasy football rankings. Few trades will have as…
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Former NBA star Lamar Odom said his former fiancée, Sabrina Parr, was “taking advantage” of him “for monetary reasons.” Odom... View Article
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[Vanguard] IN his book, There was a country, Chinua Achebe wrote: \"The structure of Nigeria was such that there was an in-built power struggle among the ethnic groups\", adding: \"and, of course, those who were in power wanted to stay in power\". He was right. Structural imbalance and self-interested behaviours drive power politics in Nigeria.
The construction of stadia for domestic football powerhouses Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers in Blantyre is expected to start this Thursday June 11 2020 soon after President Peter Mutharika presides over the groundbreaking ceremony, government has said.
President Mutharika promised to build the stadia's for the two giants last year and Treasury allocated K1.6 billion (K800 million) each in the 2019/20 National Budget.
The President will tour both sites--near Moneymen along Chikwawa Road for Bullets and Kanjedza Forest near Blantyre Teachers College for the Nomads.
Both Bullets and Wanderers officials have commended President Mutharika for fulfilling his promise and that they were pleased with the state-of-the art designs of their home grounds.
The People'sTeam chief administration officer Albert Chigoga said the country has reached reached a stage where \" all doubters realise the fulfillment of the project\"
Nomads general secretary Victor Maunde said the Lali Lubani Road side is thankful to the President Mutharika and government for living up to the promise.
