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Mourners waving white handkerchiefs, Kenneth Kaunda's trademark symbol, gathered at a Lusaka stadium on Friday for a state memorial service for Zambia's first president, who died last month aged 97.
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.
With the current local restrictions and social distancing rules, the parents of autistic children have unique concerns and needs.
Francene Noel, mother to Zachary, a teenager, is dedicating her time during the stay-at-home period to work on her son's life skills.
Her son attends one of the 10 special needs schools built by the Digicel Foundation.
Marr works at Digicel and commended the foundation for their work in special needs.
The Digicel Foundation has been working with teachers at these schools to stay in touch with students and assess the needs of the special needs community.
BY SILAS NKALA SIBANGILIZWE, the son of the late former Vice-President Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, yesterday paid tribute to the late Zambian founding
The post Kaunda supported Zapu: Nkomo appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
By Wednesday, 450 healthcare workers had been infected with the virus, after 264 were diagnosed in the last 15 days.
The partial burning of the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital has not only affected patients and workers, but business people too.
Edward Colston's statue had stood in Bristol for 125 years before protesters toppled it in June. Now, a very different figure has taken its place — but it won't last long without the city's approval.
China’s UnionPay International (UPI), has partnered with Kenya’s iPay to enable its cardholders to access about 8,000 online merchants across Africa.
This is what Melissa Fleischut, president of the New York State Restaurant Association, told a reporter last month.
One estimate proclaimed that 40 percent of restaurants in New York are unlikely to reopen after the pandemic is over.
Over 660,000 people employed in restaurants in New York state alone have been furloughed.
Though Georgia Governor Brian Kemp re-opened much of the state last week, over 120 restaurants in Atlanta are refusing to open their dining rooms until they believe it’s safe.
Many elected officials and civil rights groups are focused on Black owned businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
[East African] The Malawian diplomats who were declared persona non grata in South Africa will be disciplined in accordance with the provisions of their home country's civil service laws, the government said on Monday.
The negative outlook reflects the worsening fiscal position of the country amid the impact of the pandemic on the economy.
Ride-sharing entity Uber announced on Tuesday that it is now operational in Jamaica, sending off alarms among the thousands of taxi operators destined to collide with the Silicon Valley behemoth that has sparked conflict in transportation centres...
