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Nearly 80 000 households – equivalent to 400 000 people – evacuated the city of Goma on Thursday as the region is still unsafe following the devastating Mount Nyiragongo eruption at the weekend.
\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.
Tanzanians began voting on Wednesday morning to elect their president and members of parliament. The outgoing head of state John Magufuli, nicknamed the \"bulldozer\", faces main opponent Tundu Lissu, who has been able to reinvigorate the opposition, largely stifled during the last five-years.
On the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, the situation had become clearly tense on Tuesday, with an opposition candidate - briefly arrested - and an accusation from his party that security forces had killed 10 people.
On Wednesday morning, in the Garagara neighborhood on the outskirts of Stone Town in Zanzibar, where police fired tear gas and live ammunition on Tuesday, 48-year-old Mnao said she came to the polling station early so as to get home quickly.
\"During the skirmishes with the police, a tear gas grenade landed in my house. I screamed, I cried, I was distraught. My heart was beating very fast and I was praying,\" she said.
More than 29 million voters are called to the polls in mainland Tanzania and 556,000 on the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, which together constitute the United Republic of Tanzania (about 58 million inhabitants).
In Zanzibar, voters not only vote in national elections (presidential, legislative), but also to appoint the president and parliamentarians of the archipelago.
\"I thank God for giving me this opportunity to choose my leaders. We ask that the Electoral Commission is impartial so that peace reigns,\" Nestor Shoo told AFP Nestor Shoo, who arrived at 6:00 am in front of the polling station of Mwenge elementary school in Moshi, a city located near Arusha, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.
There have been reports of the restriction of internet access across the country with some users experiencing difficulties in sharing and downloading images on whatsapp and tweeting.
- Who are the candidates? -
Among the 15 candidates running for the presidential election, there is a duel between Mr. Magufuli, 60 years old, candidate for re-election under the green and yellow colors of the party CCM (\"The Party of the Revolution\"), in power since 1961, and Tundu Lissu, 52 years old, on behalf of Chadema (Party for Democracy and Progress).
During his first term in office, Magufuli, according to his critics, was authoritarian and adopted an abrupt style of governance, true to the nickname he earned as Minister of Public Works (2010-2015): the \"bulldozer\" or \"Tingatinga\" in Kiswahili.
Shortly after his election, his tolerance for any form of criticism seemed to collapse.
Political rallies outside the election period were banned, draconian laws against the media were passed, journalists, activists and opposition members were arrested.
- Sixteen bullets in the skin -
Mr. Magufuli highlighted his fight against corruption, the extension of access to free education and a policy of major infrastructure projects in the hydroelectric and railway fields. He also resurrected the national airline.
Facing Mr. Magufuli stands Tundu Lissu, a lawyer by trainin
[UN News] The UN Secretary-General has called on all stakeholders in Tanzania to ensure that Wednesday's general elections are held in a safe, inclusive and peaceful manner, amid reports of intimidation and harassment of political opponents, journalists and activists.
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[Daily Maverick] It is one of the most universally worn and versatile pieces - people sleep, work, exercise in it and dress it up or down depending on the occasion, and many times in our history it has been worn as a symbol of protest.
The flagship trade forum for Zimbabwean tourism held last week has highlighted the determination of the industry to tackle the effects of the present pandemic, build traveller confidence while creating a resilient future for all those working in travel and hospitality.
In a major statement on the political situation here, United Nations (UN) Resident Co-ordinator Mikiko Tanaka today said that given the slim margin in the legislature between the two sides, parliamentary decision-making should entail consensus building and compromise so as to be inclusive of all sides.
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OPINION - In Sacramento, nearly one in five people live in poverty. Homelessness is a systemic problem that only seems to get worse. And affordable housing remains unavailable for many, especially low-income families. Add to this the plight of unequal justice facing Black citizens, the Covid-19 pandemic and the threat to lives and livelihoods from […]
By AARON FAVILA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fast-moving typhoon blew away from the Philippines on Monday after leaving at least 13 people missing, forcing thousands of villagers to flee to safety and flooding rural villages, disaster-response officials said. The 13 people missing from Typhoon Molave included a dozen fishermen who ventured out to sea over the weekend despite a no-sail restriction due to very rough seas. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The typhoon was blowing west toward the South China Sea with sustained winds of 125 kilometers (77 miles) per hour and gusts of up […]
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Two members of the Soroptimist Club have been selected to represent Jamaica to Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), a global volunteer movement which operates in some 124 countries to educate, empower and enable...
Tanzania, which holds general elections on Wednesday, is a country rich in wildlife and mineral resources, whose fast-growing economy recently saw it upgraded to lower-middle income status by the World Bank.
Analysis - The massacre of schoolchildren in Cameroon has grabbed global attention. Experts have called for the international community to stop ignoring the Anglophone conflict.
[WHO] Kampala, 30 October 2020: - Lawrence Ahumuza (26), his pregnant wife Magdalene Kembabazi 24 (not real names) and their five-year-old son Prosper are a typical young Ugandan rural family.
'Skemerdans' is a Cape Flats neo-noir murder mystery that's set to be released on Showmax in 2021.
Libya is set to restart the last of its major oil fields following a ceasefire in its civil war.
The state energy firm lifted force majeure on exports from El Feel on Monday.
The OPEC member has mostly been offline since January.
The move will help the attempt by the Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation to boost Libyan production to 1 million barrels each day within a month.
Libya has been in chaos since a 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
Libya, which sits atop Africa's largest proven crude oil reserves, has been torn between the rival powers of the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and strongman Khalifa Haftar who backs a rival administration in the east.
The two warring factions Friday signed a \"permanent ceasefire\" after five days of talks at the United Nations in Geneva.
A LANDMARK fund set up between the UK and Germany in collaboration with the government...
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St. Matthews Anglican Church in Boscobel St. Mary, Jamaica celebrated its 120th anniversary in September 2020. The occasion was memorialized with a Patronal Festival, which is the Anglican Church’s tradition of celebrating the Church’s Saint namesake.
[Moroccan American Center] Dear Mr. President,
AFRICAN lithium developer, Prospect Resources Ltd (Prospect) has sold its Penhalonga gold project in Zimbabwe to Luzich Resources Africa for US$1 million. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In a statement, Prospect said it had entered into a binding term sheet with Luzich Resources Africa, an affiliate of Luzich Partners for the asset. Luzich is expected to pay a non-refundable deposit of US$200 000 within 45 days of the date of the agreement and US$800 000 within 180 days. “Completion of the transaction is subject to Luzich being satisfied with its due diligence investigations and Prospect obtaining all necessary regulatory consents and approvals (together with) normal commercial terms and warranties associated with a transaction of this nature,” the statement read. “It is good news to see a North American investor of Luzich Partners’ status investing in Zimbabwe and it is further evidence that Zimbabwe is becoming an attractive international investment destination,” Prospect managing director Sam Hosack said. “Prospect is focused on taking Arcadia lithium project into production as soon as possible. The agreement allows Prospect to extract value from its non-core assets and further strengthen Prospect’s balance sheet. Proceeds from the sale of the Penhalonga gold project will be applied to this aim.” Luzich Partners is a Las Vegas-based multi-strategy private investment firm that was established in 2013. It seeks investments in public and private assets globally across a range of industries, including mining. Prospect is an ASX-listed lithium company based in Perth, Australia, with operations in Zimbabwe. Its flagship project is the Arcadia lithium project located on the outskirts of Harare. Prospect also revealed that Hugh Warner had stepped down as executive chairman after more than eight years of service. Warner and Harry Greaves, who is currently the company’s executive director, led Prospect’s move into Zimbabwe and under their leadership, the company acquired a portfolio of grassroots mining assets comprising gold, rare earths and lithium. The company said it had commenced the process of recruiting a high calibre independent non-executive chairperson. In the interim, Greaves will act as chair.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 October 2020: MPs in the parliament of Sierra Leone yesterday approved loan agreements totalling $40 million which the government has signed with the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) respectively, to help boost the country’s education [Read More]
Nigeria's police chief ordered the immediate mobilisation of all force resources on Saturday to try to control the worst street violence in Africa's most populous country in two decades stemming from protests against police brutality.
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has faced a jihadist insurgency and economic recession, but youth protests that have spiralled into widespread unrest appear to be his biggest challenge yet. The 77-year-old former military ruler has drawn fierce criticism for his slow response as the shooting of demonstrators unleashed chaos in Africa's largest city, Lagos.
UN Women is bringing up-to-date information and analysis on how and why gender matters in COVID-19 response.
[Africa Renewal] The UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security recognizes the important role women play in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, and also in peace negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response, as well as in post-conflict reconstruction.
South African specific climate change risks and social concerns are as important as governance concerns, some believe.
Column - In 2010, at the opening session of the civil society forum observing the tenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women and Peace and Security", I had the honor to declare 1325 as "the common heritage of humanity" indicating the wide-ranging nature of the potential benefits which will flow from the landmark resolution's full and effective implementation by all at all levels.
