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By Stacy M. BrownBlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on dozens of nations, including a record-setting 50 percent reciprocal tariff on the tiny southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho — the highest levy imposed on any sovereign country by the United States. Trump’s move targets at least 60 countries […]
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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.
It comes as parts of the world become ready to roll out vaccines for COVID-19
To read Donald Trump's Twitter feed is to see a man seemingly obsessed with finding some way, any way, to hold onto the presidency. To watch what he does (or, more accurately, doesn't do) in his waning days in the White House suggests that Trump has already folded his tent - effectively not even trying to do the job that […]
Here's a quick glance at what the weather forecast holds in store across all the South African provinces. Stay warm or keep cool.
[Daily Maverick] England's short tour to South Africa could be called off after the first One-Day International was cancelled on Sunday.
By Justin Blum | Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, willfully broke the law by engaging in political activity in his official capacity, the latest member of the administration accused of such violations, according to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Navarro, a former economics professor at UC Irvine, used media appearances and […]
[Cameroon Tribune] The Abakwa boys played a 0-0 tie with Kaiser Chiefs of South Africa on Saturday December 5, 2020 in the second leg preliminary in Johannesburg.
The Centre for Regenerative Design and Collaboration uses unrecyclable waste plastic, mainly collected from rivers and the ocean, and turns it into an aggregate used in the concrete industry.
From 'Rogue' and 'Her Mask', here are eight African highlights to stream on Showmax this December.
[GroundUp] Langa residents say uncollected garbage and illegal dumping has resulted in an infestation of rats in the community.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, an African-American to be his defense secretary.
A new in-depth study shows that 90% of the live music industry lost income due to COVID-19 from March until very recently. Of the musicians surveyed, 41% report selling their instruments and equipment to pay their bills; others are living on loans that will need to be repaid.
It's not often you see businesses use a war crime to flog their products - and there's a damn good reason for that. Grillers' Pearl Harbour milkshakes will now 'live in infamy'.
The SIU said it will be looking at documents, contracts and allocations going as far back as 2014 at National Lotteries Commission offices.
[The Conversation Africa] The results of the latest regional and local government elections in Namibia show just how much the political landscape has changed in the country since independence from South Africa in 1990.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that the ANC's problems run deep, calling for the National Executive Committee to respect its own decisions.
South Africa has an abundance of amazing delicacies to offer. This Gin & Tonic Cocktail with Fynbos honey and Spekboom throws everything this country has to offer into the tastiest cocktail ever.
