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The island’s final two senators, Dr Kristina Hinds and Dr Chelston Brathwaite were this morning sworn in by President Dame Sandra Mason at State House. Dr Hinds and Dr Brathwaite said they were honoured to be appointed and pledged to represent the interests of Barbadians. Dr Hinds, the current head of the Department of […]
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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.
By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden quietly pushed forward with the business of preparing to become America's next commander in chief on Wednesday, ignoring President Donald Trump's unprecedented push to block his Democratic rival's transition. Biden stepped away from his closed-door planning only to honor the nation's fallen soldiers for a Veterans Day tribute at the Korean War Memorial in Philadelphia. The president-elect, whose late son, Beau, served in the Delaware Army National Guard, made no public remarks at the small ceremony. Biden continues to shrug off Trump's refusal to accept the […]
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1. Georgia Secretary of State: Official Recount of 5 Million Votes What You Need To Know: One week after elections, the state of Georgia has not been called for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. Wednesday Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the official recount of five million ballots cast in that state during the presidential contest. […]
Implementation of another month-long lockdown in the UK has forced several airlines to cancel flights to South Africa.
[Nation] Authorities have stepped up surveillance of an apartment in the serene Nyali suburb of Mombasa believed to be owned by drug lords looking to take control of the narcotics business from the Akasha family.
The Africa-America Institute (AAI) is hosting its 6th Annual State of Education on Africa Conference (SOE) on Friday, November 13th, 2020 and will examine issues that are very important to the education agenda for Detroit and children generally. The theme for this 6th annual conference is “Teaching Africa:” A 21st Century, Anti-racist Agenda that Promotes … Continued
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By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher Its is clear that the African American voters, and black women in particular, are responsible for the election of our New President and Vice President. We have seen the solidarity of African Americans as they stood in line for hours to vote; we saw the Black voter turnout in […]
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Election Day is over but California already is consumed with its next high-profile political contest — the competition to fill Kamala Harris' soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat. In this race only one vote matters, because there is only one vote. The selection falls to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is being pressured by rival interest groups, fellow Democrats and even friends intent on swaying his decision. Harris will be sworn in as President-elect Joe Biden's vice president on Jan. 20 and it's not yet clear how soon before then she […]
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With Barbados’ male population being depleted by gun violence, the country can ill afford to lose more to same-sex unions. This is one other argument, religious leader Paul Leacock is using, against the government’s proposal to legally recognize same-sex unions in Barbados.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent “In all of my years covering news in our community, Sen. Harris has been one of the smartest, most fearless, steadfast and caring politicians that I have come to know,” San Francisco Sun Reporter Publisher Amelia Ashley-Ward stated during the ceremony. One day before the Associated […]
The post ‘It had to Be You’ — Black Press Publisher on Her Respect and Commitment to Vice President-Elect Harris appeared first on Voice and Viewpoint.
[Nation] From Shashamane, a town in central Ethiopia, smugglers have created two routes to get bhang to Nairobi and authorities say they are boldly hauling huge consignments stashed in oil tankers.
(Photo Credits: Ernesto Benavides AFP) By Juan Ignacio Chávez In the midst of popular rejection, Manuel Merino has illegally replaced President Martín Vizcarra, dismissed on Monday, November 9 for 'permanent moral incapacity' after an expeditious vote in Parliament. According to specialists, this measure would be […]
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By Bashir Akinyele 'Be careful of ceremonies without substance'-Dr. John Henrick Clarke (The late and great Afrikana Studies Scholar and Pan-Afrikanist) The power of the Black vote is real in American politics. (That is why since the establishment of 15th Amendment in 1870, White supremacy has worked to impeded the Black vote by creating systems […]
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- \"We can not silence the guns in Africa without the inclusion of women in peace processes. - these were the opening remarks by the African Union Special Envoy Bineta Diop at the Virtual Africa Forum on Women, Peace and Security on November 10.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament could soon begin meeting with MP David Patterson as Chairman.
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is ticking closer toward its record in mixed trading on Wednesday, and this time big technology stocks are also rising on Wall Street. The benchmark index was up 0.4% in morning trading to climb within 0.5% of its all-time high set in September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 53 points, or 0.2% , at 29,367, as of 10:24 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was gaining 1.4%. Enthusiasm about the economy's possible return to normal has vaulted stocks higher this week following encouraging, but […]
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