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[New Times] Around 600 international finance professionals will, starting October 19, gather in Kigali for a five-day Africa Microfinance Week.
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Press Release:- The Whitsuntide weekend signaled an unofficial start to the summer for Saint Lucia with British carrier TUI’s return to the destination, marking the official reopening of several accommodation providers including BodyHoliday Saint Lucia, East Winds, and Royalton Resorts. The weekend welcomed over 2300 visitors to the destination breeding more optimism that Saint Lucia’s tourism […]
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[This Day] -Nigeria tops list with 3.94m doses
The South African National Editors' Forum has announced the launch of a relief fund for journalists who have lost their livelihoods as a result of the Covid-19 national disaster.
Malawi’s FIFA referee Bernadettar Kwimbira is set for another milestone in her refereeing career on Friday when she will be part of an African trio that will officiate a quarterfinal match at the Women’s Olympic Games. According to Fam.mw, Kwimbira has been designated as the first assistant referee alongside centre referee Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda […]
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[New Times] The national football team are in Cameroon where they are preparing for a must win match that will give the country a second appearance in the Africa nations cup tournament.
Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), following a nationwide search, named Jacqueline Waggoner president of its Solutions division, which operates 11 market offices across the country and delivers policy, program, advisory and capacity-building support at the national, state and local level. As Enterprise embarks on an ambitious new five-year strategic plan, Waggoner will be a critical leader in leveraging all of the Solutions division’s capabilities to drive the organization’s three major priorities of increasing housing supply, advancing racial equity and building resilience and upward mobility.
The post Jacqueline Waggoner Named President of Solutions Division at Enterprise Community Partners appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
General Colin Powell's Full Remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention Below are General Colin Powell's full remarks as prepared for delivery from night two of the 2020 Democratic National … Continued
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The laborious diplomatic statements that often proceed from foreign offices across the world when the Israel-Palestine dispute assumes perennial armed dimensions are once again flying all over the place. At this time, one reads with paralyzing frustration the urging of calm, advising the parties to consider diplomatic talks, the reiteration of a two-state solution (a...
The post What can the African Union do about the Israeli-Palestinian war? appeared first on Face2Face Africa.
Moins de 24 heures après la formation du gouvernement dirigé par Ariel Henry, le Secteur Démocratique et Populaire (SDP) n’a pas passé par quatre chemins pour exprimer son désaccord par rapport au cabinet ministériel.
The post Formation du nouveau gouvernement : le secteur démocratique et populaire exprime son désaccord appeared first on Haiti24.
[Namibian] FORMER health minister and current Malaria Elimination 8 ambassador Richard Kamwi says the green light from the World Health Organisation for the first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in countries battling the disease is 'a game-changer.'
Gribaudo recalls spotting a familiar-looking elephant in a similar Buenos Aires circus tent seven years later.
The May road trip to Elephant Sanctuary Brazil was four days long, and almost a waste of diesel: At the border crossing from Argentina, a COVID-19 health order had shut down all traffic for nearly a month.
Blais says when Rana, a 60-year-old female elephant, met Mara, she “was incredibly vocal—a lot of bellowing, rumbling, signs of excitement and enthusiasm.
Brazil appeared to tiptoe close to that standard last year, when a judge ruled that state authorities can’t levy a tax of 50,000 Reals (about $9,500) on Elephant Sanctuary Brazil after it took in an elephant named Ramba.
The post MEET AN ANIMAL: Mara the elephant found sanctuary after 50 years in circuses and zoos appeared first on Zenger News.
Niger nī´jər, nēzhâr´ [key], officially Republic of Niger, republic (2005 est. pop. 11,666,000), 489,189 sq mi (1,267,000 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Burkina Faso and Mali in the west, on Algeria and Libya in the north, on Chad in the east, and on Nigeria and Benin in the south. Niamey is the countrys capital and its largest city.
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THE EDITOR: It was a beautiful Summer's day and I was sitting on the grass at Streatham Common attending a Jamaican-hosted Back to Africa Movement party. My Benin University friend on a television course at London University asked 'Why do you people want to go back when we sold you into slavery?' I must now … Continue reading Trade unions must get with the programme
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People fleeing volcano in Congo May 24, 2021 (GIN) - An erupting mountain of fiery red flames from one of the world’s most active and dangerous volcanoes shook residents of the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, sparking a panicked exodus by thousands to neighboring Rwanda. A din of people and honking horns […]
The sun rises on Africa as we mark the 57th anniversary of the OAU
Tomorrow marks the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
In May of 1963, 30 heads of African states and governments that had attained liberation not long before assembled in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where they endorsed what was to be the OAU Charter, one of whose objectives was to coordinate and intensify efforts to achieve a better life for the people of Africa.
Granted, it was through its lobbying efforts and pressure that the granting of independence to those countries still under colonial rule picked up pace, including in South Africa’s case.
Not only was the organisation missing in action where it was expected to have been involved, for example, ensuring that there were minimal instances of the removal of governments by the army and that there were no unnecessary killings and maiming of innocent people, but there were several instances where the very annual summits of the organisation provided opportunities for disgruntled opposition members (and the army) of member states to stage coups against their governments back home when the head of state was away at the OAU meeting.
The extent of failure by African governments to provide for the needs of their people is illustrated by the trend of the political elite’s choosing to go abroad for medical attention, rather than using their local medical facilities.
Businessman and Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) member Adrian ‘Smiley’ Bailey believes that local and regional cricket is at the crossroads and has some great ideas on how to get it back on track once successful in his bid to serve on the board.Bailey, who for the past 49 years has followed local Division One cricket and has been a member of Carlton club for almost 30 years, is offering up himself to serve on the BCA board as a member when elections are held no later than July 31.Head of the Bridgetown Port Co-op Society Limited, Bailey would like to see the BCA join forces with the Ministry of Sport to change the status quo of cricket in Barbados. He also thinks that the BCA should follow a module that could be beneficial to local clubs through Barbadian players who represent the West Indies.
[New Times] The Rwandan economy is projected to grow by 5.1 per cent in 2021 after its first recession since 1994. However, experts say that the path to growth and recovery is not an easy one especially taking into account challenges in access to vaccines, measures to curb the pandemic as well as purchasing power of the public among others.
[New Times] Minister of Health Dr Daniel Ngamije has revealed plans to open a one-stop mental health care centre. The centre will add to existing efforts to address mental health issues by diagnosing and treating even the smallest and earliest signs of mental diseases.
The Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA), is conducting a series of seminars entitled “Building an Inclusive and Equitable Adaptation Movement.” Their recent seminar, held on July 20, focused on the youth and how they could be more recognized and represented in the climate adaptation space.
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Nine companies including government agency Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB) have won tender to supply textbooks to Grade 5 pupils.
Kamal Zerfi has long run a junkyard in a no-man's land on the far edge of the Sahara desert. Then government soldiers came and things took a turn for the worse.
Zerfi lives in a remote outpost of the Western Sahara region claimed by both Morocco and Polisario Front pro-independence rebels who recently revived their three-decade struggle.
His auto- and scrapyard is located at the desolate truck stop of Guerguerat in a UN-patrolled buffer zone along the Mauritanian border, where the deployment of Moroccan soldiers has now put paid to his lucrative business.
\"They've stripped me of my goods!\" protested the 42-year-old who said he had been doing good -- and, he insists, legal -- business selling cars on to Mauritania until Rabat sent in the troops on November 13.
Western Sahara has been disputed since the end of Spanish colonial rule. Morocco claims all of it as it own, while Polisario rebels, backed by Algeria, want independence.
Trouble flared again when Rabat recently accused the rebels of blockading the road which links the desert region with Mauritania and the rest of Africa at Guerguerat.
The pro-independence movement, which says the road was built in violation of a 1991 UN-sponsored ceasefire deal, declared the truce null and void and insisted it had no choice but \"to intensify the fight for national liberation\".
- 'Apaches in Kandahar' -
Zerfi said the rebels, whom he calls \"Apaches\", would often block the road link, harming business in the region locals dub \"Kandahar\" after the city in southern Afghanistan.
No UN forces could be seen by a visiting AFP team in the region, known as a hotspot for smuggling of all kinds.
Zerfi, from Marrakesh in southern Morocco, insists his trade is entirely legitimate due to the special status of the demilitarised zone, even if the Moroccan customs service may disagree.
License plates buried in the sand identify the origins of cars that have passed through the junkyard: France, Italy, Spain -- and Germany, the most sought after among Mauritanian buyers, the dealer said.
Now that Moroccan troops have asserted control, tow trucks have taken away the cars that were in decent condition. Spare parts and loads of rubbish, meanwhile, have been set on fire, with acrid black smoke swirling into the sky.
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Some businesses in the border outpost \"have lost everything\", said Zerfi, since Moroccan forces arrived to secure the road.
The Polisario has since declared a \"state of war\" that put an end to its 30-year-old ceasefire with Rabat in the disputed territory.
Rabat has also built a sand wall to secure the road to the border post where Moroccan flags are now displayed.
The \"parking lots\" in Guerguerat have long served as a depot for various goods from Mauritania, providing significant income for locals.
Since the troop deployment, \"those who had deposited goods have recovered them -- but those who left them here have been left with nothing\", said Zerfi.
Under the ceasefire deal, Morocco controls around three-quarters of the Western Sahar
\"A lot of people depend on this type of water and this is definitely not to any standards of public health,” said Dominik Stillhart, director of operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who is completing a three-day visit to Cabo Delgado.
Netflix is expanding its streaming services to Africa as there have been several isolated deals with the likes of John Boyega to start producing African content for the platform.
Now the media streaming service and producer has partnered with Mo Abudu, renowned Nigerian filmmaker to create content straight out of Nigeria to the world.
The Nigerian media mogul is the owner of production company, EbonyLife, and together with Netflix, they will create two Netflix original series and several other Netflix-branded films.
Last Friday, Netflix’s lead for original series in Africa, Dorothy Ghettuba, said in a statement that, Abudu was Netflix’s top choice because of her “passion for creating high-quality, riveting multi-genre films.”
She said she was “thrilled” her work will be brought to life through a partnership with Abudu and Netflix.
[Leadership] African superstars, Wizkid and Burnaboy have bagged nominations in the Best International Act category of BET 2021 Awards. Diamond Platinumz from Tanzania makes the third African nomination. Wizkid and Burnaboy from Nigeria stands a better chance to win the award having done so before.
