Login to BlackFacts.com using your favorite Social Media Login. Click the appropriate button below and you will be redirected to your Social Media Website for confirmation and then back to Blackfacts.com once successful.
Enter the email address and password you used to join BlackFacts.com. If you cannot remember your login information, click the “Forgot Password” link to reset your password.
[Radio Dabanga] New York -- The United Nations Security Council was briefed on the situation in Sudan yesterday by high-ranking UN officials. They are positive about last month's developments, especially the Juba Peace Agreement, but also see threats and challenges.
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.
By Peggy Shinn - At the Olympic Games Rio 2016, Simone Manuel won an Olympic gold medal in the 100-yard freestyle and became the first Black female swimmer on Team USA to win an Olympic gold [...]
Best Detailed Walkaround 2021 Mercedes Benz AMG GLE 63 S AMG 4.0 L V8 Bi-Turbo Engine 603 HP @ 627 Lb-Ft Torque AMG SpeedShift TCT 9 Speed Automatic Transmission Exterior Color: Brilliant Blue Metallic Interior Color: AMG Macchiato Beige Nappa Leather Fuel Economy Not Available MSRP: $133,075.00 Pros * Adaptive Cruise Automatically Adjust Speed to […]
Almost 150 people were extrajudicially killed by Malian and Burkinabe security forces in Mali between April and June, the UN has said.
[Addis Standard] In a fresh letter addressed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on June 24, Sudan has requested the SC to \"discourage all parties from unilateral actions including starting the filling of the reservoir before reaching an agreement.\" Sudan also said it was \"deeply concerned about Ethiopia decision to start filling the GERD reservoir in the absence of an agreement.\"
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, more children are testing positive for the deadly disease. READ MORE: Several students, staff at... View Article
The post Nearly 100K children test positive for COVID-19 as schools reopen appeared first on TheGrio.
To achieve unique results in the technology era, you can’t keep thinking about data the same old way. Instead, you need to consider the unique ways you can harness it to provide equally unique solutions to your clients. By FNB's Mark Nasila.
South African business confidence plunged to the lowest level in 45 years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with companies even more pessimistic now than when disinvestment from the country over its apartheid policies started gaining momentum more than three decades ago.
A quarterly gauge measuring business confidence fell to 5 in the second quarter from 18 in the previous three months, Rand Merchant Bank and Stellenbosch University’s Bureau for Economic Research said in a statement on Wednesday.
That was the year the United Nations Security Council called on members to introduce more far-reaching economic sanctions against South Africa.
A reading of 5 means just about every respondent in the second quarter was unsatisfied with the prevailing business conditions
A reading of 5 means “just about every respondent in the second quarter was unsatisfied with the prevailing business conditions”, RMB said.
A monthly business confidence index compiled by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry also dropped to an all-time low in April and was then temporarily suspended due to a lack of activity during the lockdown.
A lot of homeowners do not pay too much attention to the garage when it comes to making renovations. Most of them think that the room is only useful for storage, waste collection, car parking. You can improve your home value if you focus on making upgrades to the area. Your vehicle is one of …
How to Turn the Garage into a Perfect Space for Your Car Read More »
The post How to Turn the Garage into a Perfect Space for Your Car appeared first on Brothers on Sports.
Kenya is banking on repeated endorsements by the African Union and Nairobi's own networks to clinch a seat at the UN Security Council when a vote comes up this evening.
In Africa, Kenya will be competing against Djibouti, which it beat three times at the African Union endorsement vote last year, but which stuck to the race, challenging the validity of the elections.
It was the third time the mission was clarifying the issue, after Djibouti contested the decision at the AU, saying the committee of permanent representatives who voted in Kenya had no authority to transmit the decision, unless endorsed by the AU Executive Council (a group of foreign ministers from AU member states).
In October last year, two months after Djibouti challenged Kenya's victory, Namira Negm, AU's Legal Counsel, wrote to AU members advising that the vote was conducted by African permanent representatives to the AU, on the authority of the Executive Council and hence did not require any further endorsements from the foreign ministers.
Kenya could also enjoy an edge over Djibouti, given that the African Union might want to prevent any possible falling-out from its decisions, argued Dr Wilfred Nasong'o Muliro, an international relations lecturer at Technical University of Kenya.
This money got invested in new business startups and expanded existing Made-in-America businesses.
By Lestey Gist, The Gist of Freedom Sarah Smith Tompkins Garnet was the first African-American female principal in the New York public schools. The eldest of eleven children, she was born Minsarah Smith in Brooklyn in 1831. Her parents were prosperous farmers, and one of her sisters, Susan Smith McKinney Steward (1847-1918), was the first African-American female […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — New York Attorney general Letitia James alleges that the organization, its vice-president Wayne LaPierre, former CFO Wilson Phillips, former Chief of Staff and Executive Director of General Operations Joshua Powell, and Corporate Secretary and General Counsel John Frazer failed to manage the NRA's funds and failed to follow numerous state and federal laws, contributing to the loss of more than $64 million in just three years for the NRA.
Jay-Z and Roc Nation have conquered music and sports and are heading down a new avenue. The entertainment company has partnered with Brooklyn’s Long Island […]
Sudan will on May 31 know whether the United Nations Security Council has accepted to deploy a new peace mission that had been requested by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
Dr Hamdok asked for a mission that would support the implementation of the Constitutional Declaration; implement peace accords in Darfur, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, mobilise international economic assistance for Sudan; and support drafting a new constitution.
The request comes as the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur ends in October, which could leave Sudan exposed to counter-revolutionary forces, given that there is still war in Darfur, the Blue Nile and Southern Cordofan regions.
However, experts on Sudan say that the request is a realisation that counter-revolutionary forces are rising, threatening the current governance arrangement between the military junta and civilians.
He said the transitional government is experiencing rivalry between the head of Sudan’s ruling council Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of the Sudan Armed Forces, and Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo better known as Hemedti of the Rapid Support Forces.
Images of wildcats, bears and other animals using the same trails in Colombia's Alto Fragua Wasi National Natural Park have experts optimistic about the health ...
When Israel Keyes died by suicide while in custody on Dec. 2, 2012, he left behind a trail of murder and mayhem stretching from Alaska ...
Sure age is just a number, but Ashanti makes 39 look like the new 20. The \"Rain on Me\" singer is looking younger than ever these days and her skin is
As head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU), Ms. Tetteh spoke with Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor on, among other issues, the current state of the UN-AU partnership and how women and young people can help resolve conflict.
There are currently three partnerships between the UN and the AU: There's the Partnership on Africa's Integration and Development Agenda (PAIDA), one on Peace and Security, and another on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union's Agenda 2063.
But its development agency [African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)] and other pan-African institutions such as the African Development Bank and, on the UN side, the Economic Commission for Africa, can help countries develop policy responses.
Creating lasting peace and security in countries or communities in conflict involves negotiating a peace agreement and a process of reconciliation--that involves men and women.
The UN has supported the AU's project of developing a cohort of female mediators--FemWise Africa--for deployment in countries to ensure more women and young people are brought into the processes of mediation and peacebuilding.
By NICOLE WINFIELD and LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press ROME (AP) — The United States' failure to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe, as the world's most powerful country edges closer to a global record of 5 million confirmed infections. Perhaps nowhere outside the U.S. is America's bungled virus response viewed with more consternation than in Italy, which was ground zero of Europe's epidemic. Italians were unprepared when the outbreak exploded in February, and the country still has one of the world's highest official death tolls at 35,000. But after a […]
The post US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad appeared first on Black News Channel.
The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is fighting off allegations of corruption, mismanagement, harassment and political interference.
An internal report by the African Union (AU) criticises Francisco Madeira for mistreating employees - including refusing to provide sanitary towels - using abusive language, hijacking Amisom donations to gain political mileage and taking sides in situations where the mission is expected to be neutral.
\"Madeira has said several times that Amisom will remain neutral during political disputes between Somali politicians but this has not been matched by his actions,\" says a leaked report filed last week by the Amisom Mission cell analysis chief, Walters Samah.
\"Madeira introduced an erratic management and leadership style, characterised by fear, suspicion, threats, corruption, favouritism, bullying and intimidation,\" the reported added, warning that if unchecked, the mission may fail to use its position to support the political process in Somalia.
Madeira has been the head of Amisom since January 2016 when he replaced Tanzanian diplomat Augustine Mahiga as the special representative of the AU chairperson to Somalia.
Since June, Condé Nast has been contending with rumblings of a toxic culture at the international media company's New York headquarters.
A Dutch company’s effort to build what it calls the world’s first commercially marketed production model of a “flying car” could obtain permission to use it on roads in the Netherlands in August. The car, named the PAL-V Liberty, is set to receive its final inspection from the Dienst Wegverkeer, the Netherlands Vehicle Authority, also […]
The post Dutch company claims its ‘flying car’ will be the 1st to hit the road appeared first on The Orlando Advocate.
What You Need To Know: Over the weekend, the U.S. surpassed five million coronavirus cases, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The first U.S. case of coronavirus was reported on January 21. Almost 163,000 people have lost their lives to the virus. Five states – California, Florida, Texas, New York and Georgia […]
Kenya is persuaded that global challenges are only surmountable if the world's rules based multilateral system is deployed in a manner that attracts consensus not only in the appreciation of the challenges, but also in the evolution of practical response strategies.
In 2013-2014, the world entrusted Kenya and Hungary withco-facilitation of the international negotiation process that created the global sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Because of its impressive leadership in the SDGs process, Kenya was again appointed by the President of the 71st session of UN General Assembly to co- facilitate the 2030 UN Agenda design process together with Ireland.
Kenya's skills in multilateral diplomacy, as demonstrated in the SDG process, SBEC and others, will be exemplified in the Security Council in at least three ways:First, Kenya will bring on board consensus building capabilities, more so within the context of unprecedented challenges occasioned by the global COVID-19 pandemic and other existential threats.
Kenya's leadership in multilateral diplomacy has stood out even during these extraordinary times of global COVID-19 pandemic.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order that enables restaurant employees who had previously tested positive for COVID-19, to... View Article
The post In Florida, restaurant employees can return to work without negative COVID-19 tests appeared first on TheGrio.
