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In Chad, opposition parties do not recognise the newly declared transitional council and warn France to not meddle in the nation's political affairs.
\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.
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Olympic 'participants' and fans arriving for next year's postponed Tokyo Games will be encouraged to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. Bach said it won't be mandatory, but he left no doubt it will be strongly pushed. Bach campaigned across Tokyo on Monday, his first visit to Japan since the Olympics were postponed almost eight months ago amid the coronavirus pandemic. He met support at all stops; from Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Yoshiro […]
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The U.N. refugee agency is appealing for $186 million to protect and assist hundreds of thousands of civilians who have been forced to flee from escalating, increasingly brutal attacks from multiple armed groups in the volatile central Sahel region.
The agency reports attacks by Islamist extremists and criminal gangs in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have crippled life in the border towns and areas, and forced people to flee their homes multiple times.
Baloch said money from the appeal is a critical lifeline for all these people on the run and for the communities hosting them.
“If we do not get enough support, the consequences on the ground for these people in terms of basic needs — food, water, shelter would be disastrous,” Baloch said.
Baloch said 3.1 million people in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are in desperate need of humanitarian support.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Thursday asked UK citizens to be cautious and cited \"possible clashes throughout the country\" during the November 28 inauguration.
\"Political tensions are high and demonstrations and clashes are possible throughout the country, particularly in the western region; you should exercise caution and, where possible, avoid travelling around areas where demonstrations may take place,\" the FCO said in a statement.
The office is anticipating possible demonstrations and clashes during the inauguration and Britons planning to visit Kenya during this period have been asked to exercise caution and, where possible, avoid travelling around areas where demonstrations may take place.
The areas where FCO advises against all but essential travel does not include Kenya's safari destinations.
In April, when political parties were scheduled to hold their nominations ahead of the deadline by the electoral commission, UK advised its nationals against all but essential travel to north eastern counties of Garissa, Wajir and Mandera as well as Eastleigh in Nairobi.
As Rwanda maks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 Tutsi genocide, the recent publication of a report on the role France played in the tragedy could help normalise ties between the two countries.
The Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) Serge Brammertz, has called for greater efforts to locate and arrest fugitives wanted for their role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Referring to the recent arrest of alleged Genocide mastermind Felicien Kabuga, Brammertz said that cooperation of member states played a critical role in the effort, adding that further success can be achieved if this continues as the search for another key fugitive Protais Mpiranya and the five other ICTR fugitives continues.
Brammertz recalled that cooperation to track the fugitives is not only a legal requirement but also a moral obligation to the victims and survivors.
\"The victims and survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda deserve nothing less than our collective best efforts,\" he said.
Brammertz paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the Genocide, noting that their demand for justice, trust and support made his work possible.
The Indian government have agreed to the IPL's request to stage the tournament outside of its home country for the third time.
Analysis - President Idriss Deby has ruled Chad for 30 years. His nomination to run for a sixth term in the April election is inflaming tensions in a country marked by economic woes and frustration with the political elite.
[RFI] France is to host a flagship pan-African event in December designed to break down negative stereotypes of Africa and its people. Announced in a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in 2017, the Africa2020 Season will bring together change makers from the continent to \"tell their own story\".
Dear Editor,
I must say that daily I am more and more appalled by what we have in this country for a political opposition.
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By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The pressure rises with each gruesome attack. After three in five weeks, France's Muslims are feeling squeezed. A spotlight of suspicion was trained on them again even before the latest acts of extremist violence, including two beheadings. President Emmanuel Macron has forged ahead with his effort to rid Islam in France of extremists, part of a project he labels 'separatism,' a term that makes Muslims wince. Amid intensifying rhetoric and fresh attacks by outsiders, including the killings of three people Thursday at a Catholic church in Nice, Muslims in France have kept […]
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Serge Brammertz, the Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT), has said his team of investigators in collaboration with other organs relied on telephone and financial data, among others, to eventually arrest Félicien Kabuga this past weekend.
Kabuga, one of the key architects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, was arrested Saturday, May 16, in a Paris suburb after more than two decades on the run.
Speaking to Rwanda Broadcasting Agency on Monday, May 18, Brammertz explained that Kabuga's arrest was a result of two years of investigation.
Brammertz said he could not go into operational details but explained that they later came to the conclusion that Kabuga could be either in the UK, France, or Belgium.
French prosecution and police said 85-year-old Kabuga was living under a false identity in the Paris suburbs.
Unidentified gunmen have abducted 10 humanitarian aid workers as they were distributing food in a village in southwestern Niger, their NGO said in a statement.
She told the AFP news agency APIS, a partner of the UN World Food Programme, had worked in the volatile region near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali “without problems” in the past year.
A German aid worker and an Italian priest were abducted in the region in 2018.
Gunmen in the area have previously stolen several vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) in the region.
Fighters with links to al-Qaeda and the ISIL (ISIS) group have increasingly mounted attacks across the Sahel in recent years despite the presence of thousands of regional and foreign troops in the region.
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up — by hand — a three-ton oak truss Saturday in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, a replica of the wooden structures that were consumed in the landmark's devastating April 2019 fire that also toppled its spire. The demonstration to mark European Heritage Days gave the hundreds of people a first-hand look at the rustic methods used 800 years ago to build the triangular frames in the nave of Notre Dame de Paris. It also showed that the […]
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Hundreds of women rallied across Belarus' capital Wednesday to protest a brutal police crackdown that left hundreds injured and thousands detained while challenging election results extending the rule of the country's authoritarian leader. In several parts of Minsk, groups of women formed human chains, chanting 'Shame!' and urging authorities to stop their violent suppression of demonstrations. Police moved to disperse them — but stopped short of violent tactics they have used previously. Protesters are contesting the official count showing President Alexander Lukashenko winning a sixth term with 80% of Sunday's vote […]
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While Lesotho outgoing Prime Minister, Tom Thabane still ponders when exactly to vacate office, it will be imperative for incoming leader of the Mountain Kingdom, Prime Minister-designate Dr Moeketsi Majoro to prepare for office in earnest.
Against this fleeting background, it will be incumbent upon Dr Majoro to consider the following six action points as his immediate priorities in order to save the US$2.73 billion landlocked economy:
With at least one positive case of coronavirus having been confirmed, Lesotho may not afford to rely on South Africa to test cases for far too long.
Besides political sectarianism in government departments, the morale among Basotho public servants is very low, and it is understandable.
The new Prime Minister should now ensure that the security cluster is permanently kept out of politics and into the service of protecting Basotho.
Re-arrange foreign missions and explore more into Basotho in the diaspora
Lack of diplomatic presence in South America and the Oceania means Lesotho has no direct representation in a market of almost half a billion people.
Pan-African businessman and Special AU envoy for COVID-19, Strive Masiyiwa, has hailed the approval today (April 9, 2021) of a US$500 billion Special Drawing Rights facility by IMF members which is set to benefit all countries in the world. Masiyiwa, the billionaire entrepreneur and founder of the Econet Group, has been an early proponent of a global facility to support African economies ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Writing on his Facebook blog with over 5.6 million followers, Masiyiwa said: Today (9th April), IMF members will approve a special facility, known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), which will be distributed to all countries. It will be 650bn SDRs (the equivalent to $500bn). Without commenting on the fairness or otherwise of the distribution mechanism, Africa will get about $30bn (the equivalent to 5.2%). This money is desperately needed and will go some way in helping our countries secure some foreign exchange. Some of you who have been on this platform for a while know that I started talking about this mechanism as a way to help African economies battered by Covid-19, more than a year ago. Then I called for $100bn to be made available for Africa. This money is not debt or loans. And the $30bn is far short of the $100bn. But we (the people who have campaigned for this money to be released through the IMF reserves) have a plan. Once today’s decision is made, we are asking the rich countries who receive 75% of the of the US$500m, which they don’t actually need, to lend it to us. Legally it is more difficult for them to just give it to us; but they can lend it to us for a nominal interest of 1% or less, and for a very long time. You will recall that President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed 7 Special Envoys, including myself, at the beginning of this COVID-19 crisis. My colleagues included Dr Ngozi Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Trevor Manuel, and Tidjane Thiam — all of them financial and economic experts —THIS IS WHY! Their job was to navigate the halls of the IMF, the World Bank and global capitals pushing for this and other solutions. There were other African experts, including Dr Vera Songwe, and leading finance Ministers who met regularly with the Envoys. I particularly want to single out the ministers of South Africa and Ghana for their amazing intellectual acumen on this. Globally we also had highly influential finance experts, like Gordon Brown (former Prime Minister of the UK), Prof Jeffrey Sachs and numerous others, who just kept a constant drum beat, demanding a solution. Organizations like The One Campaign, led by Gayle Smith, drove awareness campaigns and lobbied the rich countries. The French President Emmanuel Macron was our main champion of the EU leaders, whilst President Ramaphosa led the African charge. Although people in Africa have long had a negative view on the IMF for some of its past missteps, under the leadership of Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF has been amazing in championing the poor nations. I was truly impressed with her leadership. The breakthrough came with the election of Pres
[Citizen] Today Uganda votes in an election that is all but set to return President Yoweri Museveni, who's been running things for 34 years now, to power.
