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Despite significant strides made by government to soften the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic, more still needs to be done to assist the vulnerable as the country faces a risk of resurgence.
\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.
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Coppin State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Named Recipient of John Lewis HBCU Grant BALTIMORE – Coppin State University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, led by SAAC President Jazzleen McRae, as well as advisor and head bowling coach Shaunita Middleton, has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 John Lewis HBCU Grant. The grant, in honor of the […]
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[Africa Renewal] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will launch a groundbreaking global online action tomorrow (21 October), calling on people around the world to #PledgetoPause before they share content online. The activation is part of a wider behavior change campaign that aims to create a new social media norm to help combat the rising impact of viral misinformation.
… People,” comes “Bad Hair,” an African-American-centered “hair horror” film to … .D.’s well-versed in African-American folklore, including a story about …
The commitment by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to help increase opportunities and recognize the plight of African Americans as outlined in an exclusive editorial with Black Press USA resonated quite loudly with African American publishers and national board members from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).
Lenny Kravitz admits he is amused by all the memes inspired by the infamous giant scarf that he wore to... View Article
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Some had to pay fees. Some were tested. Many people died for that right. It is too important for us not to vote, and if we want to have a democracy, we need to participate in it. We can’t hope that situations will change. We have to be active in helping candidates get elected who will create that change,” said Lex Scott, the president of the Black Lives Matter Utah Chapter.
The monetary sector hasn’t been the most effective place to mine for good inventory buys throughout the pandemic and ensuing recession — at the very least normally phrases. The sector…
Press Release - Angola will be making a return to the COSAFA Women's Championship for the second year running in 2020 as they take their place among the 10 teams who will compete in Nelson Mandela Bay from November 3-14.
During the final presidential debate last night in Nashville, President Donald Trump declared himself the 'least racist person in this... View Article
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Violence rocked Guinea's capital Conakry on Friday as supporters of opposition leader Cellou Diallo clashed with security forces who tried to disperse them.
They threw stones and blocked roads. Police responded with teargas and bullets. The clashes erupted as soon as provisional results released by the electoral commission showed president Alpha Conde winning with a big margin.
Conde, 82, won twice as many votes as his nearest rival, opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo, with 37 of 38 districts counted, according to preliminary results from the commission.
Opposition supporters accuse the electoral authorities of rigging the vote for incumbent president Alpha Conde.
Sekou Koundouno, head of mobilisation for the opposition coalition FNDC said Conde had committed 'high treason'.
\"He is an illegal and illegitimate candidate who is stubbornly pursuing his obsession to turn Guin ea into a monarchy in which, by the way, he will dictate orders to his subjects,\" said Kounduno.
Diallo maintains that he won with a landslide despite irregularities, according to his own tally. He remains barricaded in his home which security forces have besieged since Monday.
ICC warning
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned on Friday that warring factions in Guinea could be prosecuted after fighting erupted.
“I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages and contributes in any other way to crimes … is liable to prosecution either by the Guinean courts or the ICC,” she said.
#ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: "I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages or contributes, in any other way, to the commission of #RomeStatute crimes, is liable to prosecution either by #Guinean courts or by the #ICC."
— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) October 23, 2020
Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
[Observer] Ouattara, Conde's unconstitutional ambitions could affect over 200 million people in Africa
P.J. Patterson, Former PM Jamaica Dear Mr. Dinkins, I am truly saddened by the news of the passing of your dear wife, Joyce Dinkins. Joyce Burrows Dinkins, the younger daughter of Daniel and Elaine Burrows, was an outstanding figure at the Howard University and First Lady of New York, among the many other services to which she contributed towards increasing […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Wednesday, October 14, 2020 announced that more than 100 Confederate symbols have been removed since May 26, 2020 — the start of the protests following the police killing of George Floyd. The Whose Heritage? report’s data and map track public symbols of the Confederacy across the United States. Since... [Read More]
Faith Education Centre has settled into its new location. The special-needs institution, which launched a GoFundMe campaign on May 21 to relocate from its Willodene, Spanish Town, location, has moved to Innswood Village, also in the Old Capital. “...
[The Conversation Africa] The tight movement restrictions introduced around the world to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease have had far-reaching consequences. These include effects on access to healthcare. People living in slums have been particularly hard hit.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s and Democratic rival Joe Biden’s campaigns are assembling armies of powerful lawyers for the... View Article
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Sri Lanka's parliament on Oct. 22 passed the controversial 20th Amendment to the Constitution, expanding the powers of the president and diminishing the role of the prime minister, among other major changes. The amendment passed [...]
For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer counterparts, according to a... View Article
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The policy pursued by the US president has a huge impact on people's lives both at home and abroad, so the outcome will matter to everyone when Americans go to the polls on 3 November,
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer U.S. stock indexes are modestly lower in midday trading Friday as Wall Street weighs another batch of corporate results from the summer earnings period. The S&P 500 was down 0.2%, after shedding a slight early gain. The benchmark index is on track for its first weekly loss in four weeks. Losses in technology stocks outweighed small gains in health care and other sectors. Treasury yields remained near their highest levels since June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 111 points, or 0.4%, to 28,254 as of 11:54 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite, […]
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A message from NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson.
(WORDINBLACK.COM) - As early voting continues to shatter records, amid a surge in domestic pandemic infections, the Black press as well as African American political experts and leaders are warning the electorate to remain vigilant because voter suppression is alive, well, and in plain view. “We can’t take anything for granted,” said Elinor Tatum, publisher […]