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[Nation] General Service Unit (GSU) coach Gideon Tarus says they will be on a revenge mission when they take on Esperance of Tunisia in one of the four men's African Clubs Championship quarter-final matches on Friday in Tunis, Tunisia.
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.
[Monitor] The government has said they have had to review the National Development Plan programmes as the country struggles to control the spread of Coronavirus and learning to live with it.
[New Times] President Kagame has rallied Rwandans to support Antoine Kambanda in his new responsibilities as Cardinal within the Catholic Church.
[Nation] Kenya and the United Kingdom on Tuesday formally signed a trade agreement ending an era of doing business through protocols of the European Union, from which London will be exiting by the end of December.
[Cameroon Tribune] The Atlas Lions are working out winning strategies in order to keep the trophy they won in the previous edition.
[Monitor] Arrangements have been finalised through which survivors of gender based violence (GBV) can access timely legal information and assistance to access justice.
[Nairobi News] It is eight years since a grenade blast almost killed Kamukunji Member of Parliament Yusuf Hassan in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate.
[New Times] African leaders under the Smart Africa Alliance on Monday, December 7, committed to bring down the cost of the internet in their countries under an ambitious project that will be implemented starting next year.
The Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir will resume on Wednesday after it was postponed when players walked off the pitch on Tuesday after allegations that a match official used a racist term when identifying a Black assistant coach.
Players from the Turkish team alleged fourth official Sebastian Coltescu used a racial term to describe their assistant coach Pierre Webo, who is from Cameroon, before he was sent off by the referee.
Basaksehir substitute Demba Ba demanded that the fourth official explain himself and signalled for his teammates to walk off.
The French team followed them off the field.
PSG players Neymar and Kylian Mbappe also demanded an explanation. Basaksehir coach Okan Buruk said “you are racist” to Coltescu.
The score was 0-0 when the incident took place about 14 minutes into the match.
UEFA said on Twitter:\"Racism, and discrimination in all its forms, has no place within football,\" adding, an investigation would be opened and that the match would resume on Wednesday evening with new officials.
What was said?
Television footage captured the exchange between the fourth official and the referee, with Coltescu telling Hategan that Webo should be reprimanded for his behavior on the sidelines:
“Go and give it (the red card) to the Black one, this is not possible (tolerable), go and identify him, go verify, the Black one over there,” Coltescu allegedly said, in Romanian, about Webo.
Webo was enraged and was heard to repeat at least six times “Why you say negro?” as he sought an explanation from Coltescu.
Webo, who was visibly distressed, then added: “He can’t say negro, he can’t say negro.”
At this point, Ba could be heard also questioning what Coltescu had said.
“Why is the fourth official saying ‘negro?’” Ba said twice.
Moments later, Ba then came off the bench and stood in front of Coltescu and said: “Why when you mention a Black guy, you have to say ‘This Black guy?’”
What has been the reaction?
The Istanbul team said Webo was \"exposed to racist behaviour\".
PSG forward Kylian Mbappe tweeted: \"Say no to racism. Webo we are with you.\"
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, said he believed Uefa would \"take the necessary steps\".
\"We are unconditionally against racism and discrimination in sports and in all areas of life,\" he wrote on Twitter.
[IPS] Nairobi -- 'A hungry man is not a free man. He cannot focus on anything else but securing his next meal.' So proclaimed the late Kofi Annan.
[Monitor] President Museveni may not be worried about his performance in his traditional stronghold of Ankole but he is likely to face a big challenge of resolving the outcome of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Parliamentary primary elections that were marred by violence.
[East African] Kenyan banks' credit ratings are in danger of a possible downgrade due to their high appetite for lending to a government staggering on the brink of a debt distress.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A police officer and his wife were on Sunday found dead in Kwale in a suspected murder and suicide case.
Nigeria is Blacklisted by the USA
On Monday, the United States placed Nigeria - for the first time, on a religious freedom blacklist; A core issue for the outgoing administration which often counted on strong evangelical Christian support while playing down other human rights concerns among allies. Mixed Reactions
Frank Tietie, a local human rights lawyer, shares his reaction to the news, \"I think it's coming quite a bit late because we are looking at facts that have been on the ground for many years, a situation where religious minorities in this country suffered helplessly, persecuted and the most painful part of it is there hasn’t been that kind of strong commitment on the part of the government.\" Nigeria is the base of Boko Haram, Islamist extremists whose 11-year insurgency has taken over 36,000 lives and spread to neighbouring countries.
Anegbe Gideon, a civil servant, takes a defiant stance - believing that national issues should be resolved internally, \"Nigeria cannot lay low to the US whatsoever because what binds them is different from what binds us together. We are Africans, they are out there on their own and they cannot force us to dance to their own tune, it is not possible.\"
A Religious Melting Pot
Isaac Akpegi, a trader, wants more visibility and respect for all Nigerians found within the country's borders, \" The sentiment that is in this country is the same one religion, they ((Referring to President Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim) didn't even put any other religion. It is only one religion that is ruling and the ruling that they are doing now is bondage to indigenous (tradition) of Nigerians.\" As a multi-religious society, Nigeria navigates a delicate balance between Muslims, Christians and others in between. However, the Nigerian people's rising concerns require action for a truly harmonious co-existence.
Kedon Slovis was eager to get back on the football field after USC’s victory over Utah three weekends ago. The Trojans had won, but Slovis wasn’t fully satisfied with his performance. “Not my worst game in the world, but I felt like we left a lot out on the table as an offense,” the sophomore […]
[New Times] Rwanda's Under 17 men's football team, will start their group B campaign against Tanzania at the upcoming Cecafa tournament at Umuganda Stadium, in Rubavu district in the Western province.
[East African] Tourism stakeholders are optimistic over industry's recovery following Kenya Airways resumption of service on the Nairobi-New York route on November 29, despite low bookings ahead of the Christmas holiday.
[New Times] Rwanda's Under 17 football team has been placed in Group B at the upcoming Cecafa tournament scheduled for December 13- 28 in Kigali.
[Egypt Online] Egypt and the United Kingdom have signed an association agreement to strengthen political and trade ties between the two countries.
[Vanguard] PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday, told 36 governors that the Federal Government was looking into reopening the nation's borders as soon as possible.
[Monitor] The Ministry of Health has revealed that they are spending between Shs 7 million and Shs 20 million to treat a Covid-19 patient in Intensive Care Unit at Mulago national referral hospital.
[Nation] Kinshasa -- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has ended the coalition that has ruled the country for 16 months.
[Premium Times] An official says flooding affected 320 local government areas in 35 states, including Abuja.
Kenya Moore spoke candidly about her separation and possible divorce from her estranged husband Marc Daly during the season 13 premiere of “The Real Housewives […]
[Nation] As the festive season approaches, a decision on whether there will be a Christmas lockdown will be taken during today's meeting of the National Response Committee on Covid-19.
Up in arms over the Egyptian President's state visit to France, around 20 protesters gathered outside the Paris National Assembly late on Monday, shouting \"down with dictatorship\".
The demonstration outside the parliament painted a very different picture to earlier in the day when France welcomed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with a cavalry parade through Paris.
Before the three-day visit, rights groups accused France of indulging President al-Sisi's \"brutal repression of any form of dissent\".
\"We've come across a President of the Republic who welcomes the butcher of Cairo, the butcher of Egypt, in great pomp, on a state visit, with the Republican Guard,\" said François de Roche, chief of the NGO Justice and Rights Without Borders.
\"We have fallen on our heads. This is unacceptable. France, the country of Human Rights, cannot accept this.\"
But French President Emmanuel Macron refrained from direct criticism of former army general Sisi, who has cracked down on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, as well as on leftists and liberals.
Macron told a joint press conference with Sisi that he would not condition the sale of weapons to Egypt and trade ties on human rights as he did not want to weaken Cairo’s ability to counter-terrorism in the region.
\"I think it is more effective to have a policy of dialogue than a policy of boycott which would reduce the effectiveness of one of our partners in the fight against terrorism and for regional stability,\" he said.
To force the issue of human rights would be both \"ineffective on the subject of human rights and counter-productive in the fight against terrorism, that's why I won't do it,\" he added
Social media users were mourning the death and celebrating the life of Patrice O'Neal on what would have been the comedian's 51st birthday.
