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By: Alyssa Wilson Authorities in Haiti have arrested more people in connection to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Taiwan's Embassy was raided after several suspects were believed to have sought refuge there. Two Haitian-Americans and several former Colombian soldiers were also arrested in connection, the Associated Press reported. PREVIOUS: Two Haitian Americans Detained In Connection to Assassination of Haitian President The new arrests bring the total number of suspects to 17, according to National Police Chief Léon Charles. 'We are going to bring them to justice,' he said Thursday. Colombia's government has offered full cooperation and revealed that some of the suspects detained […]
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South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara met with a main opposition rival on Wednesday and promised to pursue talks aimed at calming a standoff over the October 31 election, which has ignited clashes killing scores of people.
Ouattara met with opposition candidate and former president Henri Konan Bedie in Abidjan.
The election handed Ouaterra a third term, which some say violates a two-term constitutional limit.
\"It was a first meeting... to break the ice and restore trust,\" said Ouattara.
\" And we agreed to meet again very soon to continue this dialogue, which has got off to a good start and mutual trust is restored.\"
Both Ouattara, 78, a nd Bedie said the meeting was an important first step but did not indicate that they had made any concessions.
Bedie, 86, said: “In the days and weeks ahead, we will call each other and meet so that the country becomes what it was before.”
Ouattara was declared victor of the election with more than 94 percent of the vote, which was boycotted by the main opposition.
Up to 85 people have been killed in the clashes that ensued after Ouattara decided to run for a third term.
More than 8,000 people have fled the country to seek refuge in neighbouring states, fearing the violence last seen after the 2010 election, which killed more than 3,000 people, could reignite.
Voice & Viewpoint Staff Although fewer children have been infected with COVID-19 compared to adults, children can: Be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Get sick from COVID-19. Spread COVID-19 to others. The CDC has recommended that everyone 12 years and older should get a COVID-19 vaccination to help protect against COVID-19, to stop […]
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[VOA] N'djamena -- The Chadian military said it had halted an advance by rebels coming from neighboring Libya, but the rebel group said Sunday that it was pressing ahead after the American and British embassies warned of a possible assault on the capital in the coming days.
[Nation] ODM leader Raila Odinga yesterday hinted at the possibility of reopening talks on the Building Bridges Initiative report before a vote is taken as allies of Deputy President William Ruto welcomed the gesture in a dramatic day of political give-and-take.
ORLANDO ADVOCATE — First, there is the matter of his pride. His feelings have been hurt, and now like a petulant child he refuses to do what’s best for the nation and walk away. He fully understands the sway he has with his followers and he has already riled them up with the stolen election nonsense. But even further, when a group of his followers encircled some Biden campaign buses, Trump defended them, saying, “In my opinion, these patriots did nothing wrong.” That statement was a clear message that he looked favorably on potentially violent behavior undertaken on his behalf. He continues to put his own interests above those of the nation.
We analyze the legitimacy of Amy Coney Barrett's status on the U.S. Supreme Court, what her appointment to the position means for Americans, and what can be done to remedy the negative affects.
South Africa recorded 60 more Covid-19-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 20 011.
Black people are sure to remember the remarks that a triumphant President-elect Joe Biden made shortly after taking the stage to celebrate his victory over Republican Donald Trump.
With the COVID-19 pandemic having a major impact on both the financial markets and the personal assets of many, Cicely Jones, CEO and founder of MPA Financials, remains on a mission to equip the Birmingham community with tools to attain financial freedom and establish generational wealth.
Via her website and social media pages, Jones educates the community about matters like the extended July 15 tax deadline, as well as how to properly apply for economic injury relief payments, stimulus packages, and Small Business Alliance (SBA) loans and grants.
Jones set her sights on leadership at an early age, with aspirations of becoming a teacher, like the many women she grew to admire at Mobile’s Bessie C. Fonvielle Elementary School.
After moving to Birmingham in 1999, Jones began her professional career in the accounting department at an executive firm.
Jones also serves as vice president of the Heart of Birmingham Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association, a nationally recognized organization that empowers women from diverse occupations through leadership, educational, and networking support.
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received a bachelor of history and political science from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa in 1965 followed by a master’s degree in international relations from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London (UK) in 1975.
Carson’s overseas experience began in 1965 when the 22-year-old became a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1967. His first overseas assignment was at the U.S. Embassy in Lagos, Nigeria from 1969 to 1971. He was then sent to the newly opened American Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique from 1975 to 1978. He also served in the U.S. Embassies in Lisbon, Portugal (1982-1986), and Gaborone, Botswana (1986-1990). While stationed in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. State Department he served as desk officer in the Africa department for the State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1971-1974). He was also staff director for the African Subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives (1979-1982).
In 1991 President George H.W. Bush nominated Carson to become ambassador to Uganda. After U.S. Senate confirmation, he headed the U.S. Mission in Kampala from 1991 to 1994. President Bill Clinton nominated him to serve as ambassador to Zimbabwe. He oversaw the U.S. Embassy in Harare from 1995 to 1997 and served in the same role in Nairobi, Kenya (1999-2003), when President Clinton nominated him for that ambassadorship.
At the end of his tenure in Nairobi, Ambassador Carson became the senior vice president of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. (2003-2006). On May 7, 2009 Ambassador Carson was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs in the U.S. State Department. He retired from that post and from the Foreign
There has been an outpouring of condolences following the death of outgoing Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu.
Makila James is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland. James was nominated by President Barack Obama early in 2012. Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2012, James arrived in Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland and presented her credentials to the King of Swaziland on September 20, 2012.
Makila James, one of ten children born to Albert and Eddie Mae James, was born in July 1957 in New York. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Cornell University in 1979, double majoring in Africana Studies and American History. She was one of the few African Americans inducted into Cornell’s Quill and Dagger Honor Society at the University. Three years later James received a Juris Doctor (law degree) from Colombia Law School and in 2010 she received a Master’s Degree in National Security from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
James’s career as a diplomat began when she joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1988. Her first overseas posting was as a Consular Officer in Kingston, Jamaica from 1989 to 1992. From 1993 to 1995 she was a Political/Economics Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Kaduna, Nigeria and she later served as Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Ambassador James also held positions at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. including Watch Officer at the Operations Center, Desk Officer for Sierra Leone and Gambia in the Office of West African Affairs, and International Relations Officer in the Department’s Office of International Organization Affairs. She was the State Department representative in the International Relations Office for Africa at the United Nations Security Council in New York City, New York. From 2002 to 2003 James was a Research Fellow at the Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy in Washington, D.C.
From 2003 to 2006, James served as a member of the U.S. State Departments Policy Planning Staff. She returned to Africa between 2006 and 2007, to become the first full time Principal Officer at
At least 11 000 Ethiopians fleeing conflict in the Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan, a Sudanese official said Wednesday.
The United States announced on Monday visa restrictions against \"leaders\" and \"accomplices\" of violence in western Cameroon, the scene of a four-year bloody conflict between armed Anglophone groups and the army.
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Are you considering taking a trip by yourself? If so, you are like millions of other women who consider solo travel but are skeptical. Where should you go? What are the risks? What are the benefits? These are common questions among women who are considering […]
The presidential race was hovering in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence. Clinton was a Democrat and his vice president, Al Gore, was running against Republican Bush. Gore had been reading the so-called President’s Daily […]
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According to a Level 3 travel advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. citizens should “reconsider” traveling to Jamaica due to health and safety measures and COVID-19 conditions on the island.
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricanes are keeping their staying power longer once they make landfall, spreading more inland destruction, according to a new study. Warmer ocean waters from climate change are likely making hurricanes lose power more slowly after landfall, because they act as a reserve fuel tank for moisture, the study found. With Hurricane Eta threatening Florida and the Gulf Coast in a few days, the study's lead author warned of more damage away from the coast than in the past. The new study looked at 71 Atlantic hurricanes with landfalls since 1967. It found that in […]
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Unemployment is hovering. Company earnings are shrinking. And we’re nearly definitely in a recession. Sowhy has the inventory market which was down 34% at its bear market low on March…
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JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — News that Pennsylvania put Biden over the top sparked dancing in the streets and tears of joy in many households. So did the sight of Kamala Harris making her historic appearance as our next vice president—the first woman, first Black woman, first South Asian woman, to be elected to the White House.
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Her appointment followed upon three and a half years as ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, and before that a brief stint as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan. Previously she served as Consul General in Vladivostok, Russia from 2002 to 2004. From 2000 to 2002 she was Assistant Coordinator at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Her reputation in Washington inner circles was sufficiently high to have her name mentioned in one Washington Post article listing rumored possible nominees for the post of Ambassador to Russia that was filled in early 2014.
Born in Columbus, Ohio on July 14, 1954 to parents Thaddeus and Lois Price Spratlen, and raised in Washington State and California, Pamela Spratlen graduated from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles in 1972 and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1976. After graduation, she returned to California to work for the Los Angeles-based Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and other public service organizations. In 1981 she earned an M.A. from the School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and she holds an additional Master’s in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College in Washington, D.C. That M.A. was received in 2006. From 1981 to 1989, Spratlen served as senior consultant in Sacramento to the California Legislature’s Joint Legislative Budget and Assembly Ways and Means Committees, advising them on oversight of the state’s $3 billion higher education budget.
Spratlen first joined the U.S. State Department in 1990 as an economic officer, and spent her first tour in Guatemala, 1990-1992. She also participated in two multilateral missions, the U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States from 1992 to 1994, and the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development from 1995 to 1998. She worked in the Executive Secretariat of the State Department from 1999-2000. The foreign languages she commands are Russian, French, and Spanish.
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By Julianne Malveaux It took five days for the 2020 election to be called for former Vice President Joe Biden. Five days with me peeled to the television and the internet. Five days holding my breath. Five days, meditating and praying for strength. I could not imagine four more years of Trump. I actually started […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Researchers at Oxford University in Great Britain noted that first-time diagnosis of anxiety, depression, and insomnia increased two-fold in patients after they’ve recovered from COVID. Further, they discovered that COVID survivors also found significantly higher risks of dementia.
