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In a rare move, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out Wednesday at Ethiopia's explanation for the recent expulsion of seven UN officials, which the UN says violates its charter, demanding written proof from Addis Ababa of their alleged mis
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 Vyalema Kaluluma-Phiri, contributor For 11 years, Kate Mwanza has been longing to see husband Dalitso Mkandawire, who left for South Africa in 2010. He undertook the journey down south while the couple was expecting their third child. During the first two years in South Africa, Mkandawire used to regularly communicate with his wife but …
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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.
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South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk has seen his fortune rise to $195 billion, making him the richest man on earth, according toBloomberg Billionaires Index. Until Thursday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world with a net worth of $185 billion. The Space X and Tesla founder was pushed to the top...
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Former Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo has been appointed the chairperson of the board of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday appointed Ms Odhiambo to the new post for a term of three years.
NTSA has not had a substantive board chairperson since the former chairman, Lt-Gen (Rtd) Jackson Waweru left in 2019.
Meanwhile, President Kenyatta has also appointed the former vice-chancellor of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Prof Mabel Imbuga, as the new chairperson of the board of the anti-drug abuse agency Nacada.
Like NTSA, the Nacada board was being headed by an acting chairperson, Ms Margret Moitallel.
Philadelphia, PA — Khaliyah and Aaliyah White, twin sisters from Philadelphia, have graduated as the number 1 and 2 students of their class at GAMP High School.
Despite the hardships they faced, Khaliyah graduated valedictorian and Aaliyah graduated salutatorian with their drive and motivation.
The twins dedicate their success most especially to their mother who passed away last year.
“She was proud of us for everything that we were doing,” the twins told NBC News about their mother.
Both of them are pursuing premed but Khaliyah is heading to Delaware State University, while Aaliyah is going to the University of Pennsylvania.
At just 25, Mwiza is not only part of the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF), she is also currently serving as a helicopter pilot on a United Nations Peacekeeping mission stationed in Juba, South Sudan.
Mwiza says that being sent on her first UN Mission in 2017 was an opportunity to work alongside many other peacekeepers while also getting exposure to many other cultures and ways of life.
While Mwiza is single and has no children, 39-year-old Major Stella Uwineza had to leave her husband of 11 years and three children to serve on UN Mission in South Sudan.
As of 2019, out of approximately 95,000 peacekeepers globally, women constituted 4.7 percent of military contingents and 10.8 percent of formed police units in UN peacekeeping missions.
The first peacekeepers for Rwanda were deployed 15 years ago to what was the then AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan which later became a hybrid force, after UN got involved.
A court interdict stopped the EC Education Department from implementing the R538 million contract. The tablets must still be returned.
After four years away from the NFL and going from a quarterback to a freedom fighter along the way, Colin Kaepernick now has the interest of more than one National Football League team, according to NFL Network.
Still, this is the most that’s been said about the 32-year-old Kaepernick playing in the NFL again since the league set up a tryout for him last year and invited teams to watch.
An NFL Network reporter said that he spoke with one head coach of the league who is “absolutely” interested in Kaepernick.
The teams interested in Kaepernick haven’t been revealed, but earlier this month Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said Kaepernick fits his team’s system perfectly.
Earlier this month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell also spoke about Kaepernick and said that he encourages an NFL team to sign him.
Billionaire Robert Smith made headlines last year when he paid off the student debts of Morehouse’s graduating class. Smith, the Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, followed it with the launch of a nonprofit, the Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) to help ease the debt burden of thousands of students attending Historically Black Colleges and...
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The country reported a daily record of 145,384 new infections on Saturday. Scientists in Europe identified unusual antibodies that appear to cause, in rare cases, serious and sometimes fatal blood clots in people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine.
