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Le Mali a déclaré «persona non grata» le représentant spécial de la Communauté économique des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest (Cédéao) Hamidou Boly, pour «agissements incompatibles» avec son statut, a annoncé lundi 25octobre la télévision publique. Le diplomate de nationalité burkinabé «a 72heures pour quitter» le pays, affirme le bandeau diffusé sur l’ORTM, sans préciser les
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Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
Nigel Owens says refereeing the 2015 Rugby World Cup final was the pinnacle of his professional career, but has now turned to farming.
Une boutique T-Mobile à Washington, le 26 juillet 2019. ALASTAIR PIKE / AFP Après avoir lancé une enquête sur un potentiel piratage massif d’informations personnelles par un groupe de hackers, T-Mobile a confirmé, lundi 16 avril, qu’il y avait bien eu une intrusion dans son système informatique. « Un accès non autorisé à des données
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[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States, I offer congratulations to the Zimbabwean people on the 41st anniversary of your country's independence.
[Leadership] The federal government is constructing about 28 solar mini-grids with a total capacity of 2.1 MW at a cost of $9 billion.
L'une se remet d'une blessure à la hanche, l'autre d'un passage à vide: Ashleigh Barty et Karolina Pliskova sont de retour au plus haut niveau et se disputent samedi le trophée le plus convoité du tennis. Ashleigh Barty, 25 ans, est la N.1 mondiale depuis le 24 juin 2019, mais elle ne compte qu'un seul
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L'impressionnant accident de Lando Norris (McLaren) au Raidillon de l'Eau rouge, lors des qualifications pluvieuses du Grand Prix de Belgique samedi, relance le débat sur ce virage dangereux. «C'est horrible à voir pour moi. Pour beaucoup de gens dans le paddock, cela nous rappelle les jours sombres d'il y a deux ans. Nous avons perdu
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Didier Deschamps avait formé un recours, et la cour d’appel a confirmé le 9 septembre la décision de première instance. PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP Le différend entre les deux hommes remonte à la veille de l’Euro-2016, lorsque Didier Deschamps accusait Eric Cantona de l’avoir diffamé quand il avait déclaré dans le quotidien britannique The Guardian
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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Samalout -- When Eman Essa's husband died and she took over running his farm in southern Egypt, she found herself guessing when the wheat crop needed watering.
BOUNA, Ivory Coast, July 1 - A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday sentenced 10 people found guilty of child trafficking to 10 years in jail, part of an effort to clamp down on organised networks that smuggle children to work in cocoa plantations.
… knowledge of the gamut of African-American music. While several pieces are …
Black Male Students Coalesce for Success at CSUSB “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” -Malcolm X In the Jack H. Brown College at California State University, San Bernardino “Black Education Matters”. During the 2018-19 Academic Year, 5 percent of California State University students were […]
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Slave descendants and those who experienced segregation and housing discrimination will receive grants, but some say that is discrimination in itself.
[Daily News] THE ruling CCM presidential candidate, Dr John Magufuli on Tuesday boldly stressed that his government, if re-elected next month, will continue with the implementation of various development projects to all parts of the country, regardless of differences in political ideologies.
[Premium Times] President Buhari says he has given the military all the necessary support to defeat Boko Haram.
Franck Kuwonu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2021: Kossi Gavon, 24, is a lieutenant from Togo serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali. (MINUSMA). He is one of the youngest peacekeepers, he is the Chief of Staff managing the office of the Togolese battalion commander. He says he is grateful for the opportunity to…
There are now more than over 390,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. As of May 13, every African country had recorded an infection, the last being Lesotho.
We shall keep updating this list largely sourced from the John Hopkins University tallies, Africa CDC and from official government data.
SUGGESTED READING: Africa’s COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000 mark
Major African stats: June 30 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 404,796
Active cases = 202,049
Recoveries = 192,600
Number of deaths = 10,147
Countries in alphabetical order
Algeria – 13,907
Angola – 284
Benin – 1,199
Botswana – 227
Burkina Faso – 992
Burundi – 170
Cameroon – 12,592
Cape Verde – 1,227
Central African Republic – 3,745
Chad – 866
Comoros – 303
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,087
DR Congo – 7,039
Djibouti – 4,682
Egypt – 68,311
Equatorial Guinea – 2,001
Eritrea – 203
Eswatini – 812
Ethiopia – 5,846
Gabon – 5,394
(The) Gambia – 49
Ghana – 17,741
Guinea – 5,391
Guinea-Bissau – 1,654
Ivory Coast – 9,499
Kenya – 6,366
Lesotho – 27
Liberia – 780
Libya – 824
Madagascar – 2,214
Malawi – 1,224
Mali – 2,181
Mauritania – 4,363
Mauritius – 341
Morocco – 12,533
Mozambique – 889
Namibia – 205
Niger – 1,075
Nigeria- 25,694
Rwanda – 1,025
Sao Tome and Principe – 714
Senegal – 6,793
Seychelles – 81
Sierra Leone – 1,462
Somalia – 2,924
South Africa – 151,209
South Sudan – 2,007
Sudan – 9,257
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 650
Tunisia – 1,174
Uganda – 889
Zambia – 1,594
Zimbabwe – 591
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The Limpopo health department said not a single Covid-19 vaccinated healthcare worker died during the third wave.
Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema vowed Friday to strengthen anti-corruption efforts and show \"zero tolerance\" for graft, in his first speech to parliament.
