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[African Union] African Union Heads of State and Government have underscored the urgent need for member states to kick-start trading activities, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The decision was adopted during a virtual meeting of the 13th Extra Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on the AfCFTA, held on Saturday 5 December 2020, under the Chairmanship of H.E. Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the African Union (AU). The summit is taking place
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
[DW] The start of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was postponed due to the coronavirus. Experts believe that the pandemic could help give the ambitious free trade project a boost.
The money, to be channelled through the African Union, will fund the training of health professionals in member states to handle pandemics.
The money is the highest amount so far deposited into the continental kitty, Africa Covid-19 Fund, which was established by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, currently the Chairperson of the African Union.
In Kenya, the Africa CDC has supported the Covid-19 response through donation of 1,400 laboratory test kits following the first confirmed cases in March.
The African Union, and their public health agency Africa CDC, are at the forefront of the continental response, providing strong African-led leadership and technical advice from which we all stand to benefit,\" British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott said.
This big boost together with UKAid funding of Ksh99 billion ($990 million) will help vulnerable countries in fighting the virus as well as strengthen health systems.
Senators Manchin, Capito announce $29.6M in grants and loans for rural development in West Virginia - Correct Success CLARKSBURG, W.Va. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)…
A pensioner lost his home and his only source of income when the KwaDukuza Municipality expropriated the land for low-cost housing.
Analysis - The African Peer Review Mechanism’s pandemic governance guidelines are useful, but do they go far enough?
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 30,026 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 571 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said yesterday.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated South Africa's and the continent's long-held position that the United Nations (UN) Security Council must be more representative.
As of 24 October, South Africa has recorded a total of 714 246 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as well as 18 944 deaths related to the novel coronavirus.
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Kenya’s trade negotiation with US will strive to generate a pact that protects the local economy and safeguards regional integration, President Uhuru Kenyatta said last week amid calls for caution.
Kenya is yet to make public its negotiation objectives for the proposed free trade area (FTA) almost two months after the US published its intention to get unfettered access of its products and firms to key segments of the local economy.
We are trying to find a scenario that opens Kenya as a market for some of US products and one that enables Kenyans to take advantage of the huge market as well,” President Kenyatta told the Atlantic Council last week.
Experts and local business lobbies have urged caution after the US’s FTA negotiation objectives indicate that the world’s largest economy would be seeking duty-free access of its industrial and agricultural products.
Kenya, the President said, was a “trailblazer” in pursuing the FTA with the US market, adding that other AfCFTA members would soon have to enter such pacts after the lapse of Africa’s Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa).
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called for urgent decisions on debt relief and financial aid to Africa's poor to help the continent's quick recovery from the Covid-19 shocks.
His reelection campaign has not rejected or returned campaign contributions from multiple well-known far-right bigots, FEC records show.
[The Conversation Africa] The tight movement restrictions introduced around the world to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease have had far-reaching consequences. These include effects on access to healthcare. People living in slums have been particularly hard hit.
[Vanguard] A Diaspora group, Yoruba One Voice, YOV, on Friday, condemned the recent killing of peaceful protesters in Lekki area of Lagos State, describing the act as genocide.
Local companies with plans to expand their physical plants say that they have become increasingly impatient with the time it is taking to establish the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Caymanas in St Catherine. Sanmerna Paper Product, which is...
The Move One Million movement has marched to Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg to call on the Constitutional Court to hold those responsible for state capture accountable. Members of the movement also marched to Parliament in Cape Town, to hand over the same memorandum.
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In Equatorial Guinea … founders of the Irish African-American Society of North America. … Mooney became the first African American to row across any …
Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the murder of George Floyd that occurred in the United States of America at the hands of law enforcement officers, and wishes to extend his deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.
Recalling the historic Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU) Resolution on Racial Discrimination in the United States of America made by African Heads of State and Government, at the OAU's First Assembly Meeting held in Cairo, Egypt from 17 to 24 July 1964, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission firmly reaffirms and reiterates the African Union's rejection of the continuing discriminatory practices against Black citizens of the United States of America.
He further urges the authorities in the United States of America to intensify their efforts to ensure the total elimination of all forms of discrimination based on race or ethnic origin.
HIGH Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere has filed an interdict against President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop him from suspending her until Chief Justice Luke Malaba has followed correct disciplinary procedures. By DESMOND CHINGARANDE Justice Ndewere has been accusing Justice Malaba of discrimination, saying former judge Justice Francis Bere’s disciplinary hearing was done according to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) guidelines, but her case had been sent directly to Mnangagwa without giving her an opportunity to be heard. In her application for interdict, Justice Ndewere cited Mnangagwa, Justice Malaba, Judge President George Chiweshe, the JSC and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. “On September 15, 2020, I received documents containing complaints against myself from JSC,” Justice Ndewere said. “It was noted that the complaints had been placed before JSC in terms of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. “I was asked to respond to the complaints on or before September 22. My lawyers of record then wrote a letter to JSC highlighting critical issues on how complaints against a sitting judge ought to be dealt with.” She added: “It was clear from the document I received from JSC was acting on the basis that it is Malaba who is complaining about my conduct. If, indeed, it is Malaba who is of the opinion that I have conducted myself contrary in any shape or form, then the JSC code of ethics should apply.” Justice Ndewere said the JSC did not respond to her letter and on October 13, she was shocked to receive news that she was to appear before a tribunal and received a letter stating that the complaints commission had referred the matter to the President. She said she, therefore, concluded that the complaints considered by the JSC at the extraordinary meeting chaired by Justice Malaba were the same as the complaints delivered to her, which confirms that Justice Malaba was the one complaining about her conduct. “By operation of law, the setting up of a tribunal by the first respondent (Mnangagwa) will result in my automatic suspension which will prejudice my work and my reputation,” she said. “My reputation is in jeopardy because Malaba has complained about my conduct. I run the risk of losing my job based on complaints raised against me by Malaba alone. To allow this would be a violation of my right and to the administration of justice.” Justice Ndewere said section 163(2) and (3) of the Constitution clearly stated that the Chief Justice was the head of Judiciary and was in charge of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court and Judge President Chiweshe was in charge of the High Court. She said Justice Chiweshe was supposed to be the complainant in her case. Justice Ndewere is reportedly being victimised after allegedly refusing bail instruction in cases involving former Cabinet minister Priscah Mupfumira, who is accused of corruption and fraud, and MDC Alliance legislator Job Sikhala, accused of plotting Mnangagwa’s ouster.
[Seychelles News Agency] Voters on Seychelles' three main islands lined up early Saturday to cast ballots in the island nation's third and final day of voting for President and National Assembly.
[Radio Dabanga] Washington DC -- This afternoon, US President Donald Trump confirmed to congress his intent to formally rescind Sudan's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, in a move that has been eagerly and cautiously awaited by Sudan.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a game changer for investment on the continent which in recent years has seen foreign direct investment (FDI) continuing to weaken, Regional Integration and Trade Division Director at the Economic Commission of Africa (ECA), Stephen Karingi underscored.
