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[Nation] To promoters and supporters of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, the proposed law changes have surmounted all the roadblocks that were on its way.
\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.
\"Today\" co-host Al Roker thanked fans and well-wishers over the weekend for their support after he revealed Friday that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Six People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) councillors resigned from the Rosignol/Zeelust Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and then did an about-face after meeting with party leaders.
The article PPP/C Rosignol/Zeelust NDC councillors retract resignations appeared first on Stabroek News.
Seventeen out of the 18 Covid-19 patients in Mandera County have been discharged from hospital after testing negative even as the county flattened its curve.
\"We have flattened the curve for now but we remain vigilant considering our vulnerability as we border Somalia and the rampant movements of our people in and out of Mandera,\" said Mr Mohamed.
Mandera recorded its first cases from passengers who had travelled from Kilifi to Nairobi before arriving in the frontier county on April 2 by road.
Days before recording the first case, Mandera County had established isolation centres, quarantine facilities, trained health workers, procured supplies, rehearsed contact tracing protocols and engaged various players on ways of preventing the spread of the disease.
\"When the first two imported cases landed in Mandera in April via a Makkah bus from Nairobi, the health team was ready and it was all systems go,\" said Mr Mohamed.
Many were waiting for Ivorian opposition leader Henri Konan Bédié to speak, but instead it was FPI's P ascal Affi N'guessan who spoke for the opposition parties.
N'guessan confirmed they rejected the October 31st vote , and stated once more the opposition no longer recognized Alassane Ouattara as the country's president.
\" The Ivorian opposition political parties do not recognize the election of october 31st 2020. They note the end of president Ouattara's mandate as of October 31st 2020, and call on the international community to duly record it.\"
\"Therefore, the Ivorian opposition political parties demand the opening of a civilian transition, in order to create conditions for a just, transparant and inclusive presidential election \" N'guessan said.
Affi N'gessan also called for a transitional government to be instaured shortly with all opposition forces.
In the meantime, partial results have arrived at the electoral commission , which, department after department, continues to gather reports.
\" The key point tonight remains the turnout rate of this vote . This is what everyone is waiting for \" added Africanews' Abidjan correspondant Yannick Djahoun.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia's fruit exports to Libya edged up 50% and more till the beginning of September 2021, despite the shutdown of the two countries' borders last July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Efforts to revive Mumias’ operations and payback lenders were quashed leaving receiver with the option of leasing Mumias’s assets for a given period.
Kampala, Uganda — The Ministry of Health has launched the distribution exercise of free mosquito nets across the country.
The first batch will be distributed in 25 districts that were hit most by floods around Lake Kyoga and in districts with high prevalence rate of malaria.
Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health says that the Global Fund and the United States government contributed 446.8 billion shillings to procure and distribute the nets.
Atwine said that the ministry has tasked NMS to handle the procurement, storage and transportation of the mosquito nets because of its capacity to reach the entire country.
According to Atwine, the mosquito nets will be distributed door to door by the Village Health Teams assisted by local area leaders.
[New Zimbabwe] Kwekwe Magistrate Florence Nago has acquitted six MDC Alliance youth activists who were facing public violence charges.
Many White educators fail to understand or accept the idea that their actions, whether large or small, consistently contribute to the oppression of Black and Brown students.
In the world of many white teachers, there is no space created in their classrooms to listen to the voices of Black and Brown students, unless those voices are rattling off the answer to a math equation they were asked to solve.
In 1979, during the mandatory desegregation of South Boston High School, White students rioted and fought with Black students.
In the former Confederacy, White parents demanded law and order and invited police to “protect” their sons and daughters as Black students enrolled in public schools for the first time in history.
The education of White students in the United States permits racist actions where Whites can call the police with impunity, even with malicious intentions such as Amy Cooper.
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma will be allowed out of prison on Tuesday next week to appear in person at a corruption trial.
The post Zuma to be allowed out of prison for trial appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
[Ghanaian Times] The Electoral Commission (EC), yesterday inaugurated a 16-member Adjudication Committee to clean the new voters register to ensure a credible 2020 polls come December 7.
[Nation] President Kenyatta's succession game plan has been scrambled by the High Court judgment scuttling the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) proposed constitutional changes.
[The Conversation Africa] Zambia is one of the fastest eroding democracies in the world. This is according to the Varieties of Democracy Project (V-dem), one of the most trusted sources of information on indicators of democratic progress or regression. The project's 2020 report notes that Zambia has registered a remarkably rapid decline in the quality of democracy since the last election in 2016.
Senate Democrats considered reshaping parts of the House-passed COVID-19 relief bill on Monday, as party leaders who are hoping to... View Article
The post Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill appeared first on TheGrio.
By Samuetta Hill Drew Over a 100 million people in America are now vaccinated as of April 30. This number represents almost 40 percent of the country’s adult population. So, if you are among the people who are fully vaccinated, I am sure you are wondering, what exactly does this mean, where can I go […]
[African Arguments] I was arrested and beaten last week for daring to contest the presidential election. This is not a fair fight, but I have no option but to be strong.
The Electoral Court has authorised the postponement of by-elections due to adjusted Level 3 lockdown restrictions, which prohibit political activities, the Electoral Commission of South Africa said in a statement.
BY MTHANDAZO NYONI BULAWAYO city’s supply dams are 70,39% full, with the local authority saying it is progressively moving towards suspending the water-shedding programme. According to the city’s inflows summary report, the dams were at 70,39% full as at March 5, 2021, which is enough to last for 14 months without council implementing any rationing programme. Insiza Mayfair was 84,24% full, Upper Ncema (75,29%), Mtshabezi (64,54%), Inyankuni (66,39%), Lower Ncema (44,49%) and Umzingwane (36,22%). Officiating at the Dan Church Aid water response project ground-breaking ceremony held in the city on Thursday last week, Bulawayo deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube said they would progressively reduce water-shedding. Ncube said he hoped that by next week, council would be able to provide residents with water on a daily basis. “We have been able to replace equipment such as the flow serve pumps and conduct various repairs and upgrades to our waterworks. “We are also grateful that the recent rains allow us to have a bumper harvest,” he said. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement minister Anxious Masuka last week told the National Assembly that urban centres were unlikely to face water challenges this year due to the good rains that have been received so far. President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week commissioned the Nyamandlovu Epping Forest Water Supply Augmentation Project for Bulawayo which delivers 20 megalitres of water per day as part of efforts to address the city’s persistent water challenges. Government through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority and other partners worked on the Epping Forest Project. Output from the Epping Forest project, when combined with that from the Rochester Scheme in Nyamandlovu, has helped bring relief to water-starved Bulawayo. The city last year decommissioned three of its six main supply dams, Umzingwane, Upper Ncema and Lower Ncema due to low water levels. The dams have since been recommissioned.
