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Suivez le point de presse du premier ministre du Québec François Legault, du ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux Christian Dubé et du directeur national de santé publique Dr Horacio Arruda. Barbancourt le rhum des connaisseurs Publié le 16 décembre 2021 à 17h50
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
Liberia's leader President George Weah is being put to the test on Tuesday when a referendum will open asking whether to shorten presidential terms and whether to lift a ban on dual nationality.
Weah, a former footballing icon, wants to cut the length of terms for presidents and lower-house lawmakers from six to five years and from nine to seven for senators.
\"Distinguished partisans, ladies and gentlemen; I want you to say yes to the referendum because it is in your interest,\" he said.
But some members of the opposition say Weah, who was elected in 2018, will aim to extend his stay in office because the first six years would then be under a different constitutional arrangement.
Reducing term limits is a relative novelty for the region, where ageing presidents have followed a pattern of clinging to office using constitutional changes.
In Guinea, for example, 82-year-old President Alpha Conde won a controversial third term in October after pushing through a new constitution that allowed him to bypass a two-term limit.
The same month, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, 78, was elected for an equally contentious third term, after having revised the country's constitution.
But voters are undecided.
\"You know when it comes to the referendum, I don’t have (an) understanding on it yet. So for the referendum, I won’t really vote on it,\" said Amelia Johnson.
Another question being put to voters will be whether to scrap a ban on dual nationality.
It's a divisive issue in the poor West African country. Some hope it could lead to an economic boom but others say wealthy diaspora members could wield too much influence.
\"Well really I feel that the referendum is not timely and I feel that this should not have been conducted during this time around because there were not much publicity carryout on the referendum,\" said Thomas G.
In the midst of the holidays, as Christmas decorations go up, so does the rate of COVID-19 infections. L.A County health officials are seeing their early holiday predications coming to light after Thanksgiving, as many visited with others outside their residences. The result has sent L.A. County into stricter Stay-At- Home order guidelines.
The post Stay-At-Home Order Keeps Public Home Amid COVID-19 Surge appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
[The Conversation Africa] Despite a recent slight decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic, greenhouse gas emissions continue to accumulate in the atmosphere. They are projected to rise again once the economy recovers.
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday heralded former international Papa Bouba Diop at a ceremony marking the reception of his coffin from France, where he died after an illness last week aged 42.
Diop is best known in native West African country for scoring the winning goal against then defending champions France in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup.
The Lions of Teranga went on to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament before they were knocked out by Turkey.
Diop was also part of the side to lost to Cameroon on penalties in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations final.
He won the 2008 FA Cup with Portsmouth in a club career including stints at French club Lens, Fulham, West Ham United and Birmingham City.
On Friday, Sall said \"the loss for the nation is immense\". Diop placed Senegal \"for posterity, on the planet of football,\" he added.
The president also announced a museum at a 50,000-seater stadium, which is under construction near the capital Dakar, will be named in Diop's honour.
Diop died in Lens, in northern France, from where his body was flown to Senegal.
Players from the renowned 2002 Senegal international squad attended the ceremony on Friday with Diop due to be buried on Saturday.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The candidacies of the Angolan Josefa Sacko for the post of AU Commissioner for agriculture, rural development , blue economy and sustainable environment, as well as that of the Rwandese Monique Nsanzabaganwa, for the vice chair of the African Union Commission, were analysed last Tuesday by the both countries' permanent representatives to the African Union (AU).
By Victor Omondi A team of U.S. senators, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, and Kirsten Gillibrand, inaugurated the Justice for Black Farmers Act. The objectives of the Act are “to address the history of discrimination against black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future discrimination and for other purposes.” […]
Black Leopards goalkeeper King Ndlovu says teams are no longer scared of playing Kaizer Chiefs as the two sides prepare for battle.
[The Conversation Africa] World hunger has risen for the third year in a row, with Africa reported to have the highest rate of undernourishment of all regions globally. Africa also bears the greatest burden of HIV, which is linked to food insecurity, and women are disproportionately affected by HIV and food insecurity compared to men.
… officially being named the first African American Chairman of the House Agriculture …
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Rising global food prices will have no impact on Tanzania's food security, a senior government official assured yesterday - thereby trashing reports that the country could face extra pressure on its food security situation.
A senior research analyst at the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) is pitching agriculture and agro-processing as the best option to move the country’s economy into a position of sustained growth. Wendel Ivey told panellists at yesterday’s Jamaica...
