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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.
Cameroon is marking its national day Wednesday under coronavirus restrictions and amid ongoing clashes between the military and anglophone separatists.
Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, broke his silence on the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday night in a televised address to mark the country’s national day.
He made no mention of the ongoing separatist conflict in western Cameroon that the U.N. says has cost more than 3,200 lives and displaced more military raised flags on public buildings Wednesday to mark the anniversary of a 1972 referendum for a unified state instead of the federal system agreed to when the country first gained independence.
Cameroon’s anglophone rebels refuse to honor national day, saying the referendum was unjust because it allowed the French-speaking majority to rule over them.
Ongoing clashes
Cameroon’s military said clashes with rebels this week killed at least six people, where separatists had called for a lockdown and vowed that national day would not be observed.
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Volusia County is preparing to roll out two more assistance programs to boost the community’s continuing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic after the County Council allocated $3 million in emergency financial support to help home-based businesses and another $1 million to purchase protective equipment for local businesses.
Owners of home-based businesses in Volusia County that have or are in the process of receiving a COVID-19 rent or mortgage assistance grant from the county don’t qualify for the home-based business grant program.
The application and along with a complete list of the eligibility criteria are posted online at county also is launching a program to help local businesses acquire personal protective equipment like gloves, face masks, hand sanitizer, sanitary wipes and thermometers.
the County Council approved a $1 million allocation of recovery funds to provide businesses with some of the protective equipment they need to ensure the safety of employees and customers.
In addition to the $4 million approved on Tuesday, the County Council has previously allocated $35.5 million for rent and mortgage assistance, food aid, grants for small businesses and non-profit agencies and help for local cities with expenses they’re incurring related to the coronavirus.
Seattle has been one of the central points of the Black Lives Matter protests this summer and if you have been to the city, you have probably seen the huge Black Lives Matter mural that was painted on the street there. Teddy Phillips, a local Seattle artist and member of Kappa Alpha chapter of Alpha […]
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A swarm of desert locusts following a poor harvest season has added to fears about a lack of food for millions in Kenya, as the country grapples with the effects of COVID-19. The desert locusts—in the worst invasion in Kenya in 70 years, according to the United Nations—have destroyed huge swaths of crops and pasture []
Protest has become the national pastime. In 2020 it seems as if there is always some form of protest taking place somewhere in the USA. The majority of the atrocities that led to these protests have taken place in the African American community. When it’s all said and done, who is going to be left... [Read More]
When Cloyd Steiger was placed on administrative leave from the Washington Attorney General’s Office for causing a public scene over a waitress’s Black Lives Matter pin, it wasn’t the first time his conduct had been called into question. Steiger, a homicide investigator, was placed on leave Sept. 8 after Reese Vincent, a waitress at the Tacoma … Continued
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Pastor Michael Todd announced during a Sunday service that his church bought out Silhouette USA's entire stock for $65,000 and will donate the inventory to the Tulsa Boys' Home. Head inside for details.
0 (Image: Screenshot) A white police officer in Georgia was terminated from the Gwinnett County Police Department after a video surfaced of him tasing an unarmed Black woman outside her…
Solis introduced a motion that passed on Tuesday; the Department of Health Services will lease medical space to respond to health issues in south east Los Angeles. At this new health center there will be primary care providers, nurses, case managers, case navigators, and other caring personnel to provide health services during COVID-19 and after the pandemic.
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The normally quiet Upper East Side erupted into a street brawl between white supremacists and anti-fascists. Members of the Proud Boys, a white supremacist group ...
Several Trump allies and former aides acknowledge this is a sensitive time for the nation but remain unsure as to whether Trump can lead at this particular moment.
“This is more of a time for healing than anything else, and they need to figure out a way to take the tensions down,” said one former senior administration official.
“There are people around him who know that.
For the second night in a row chaos erupted outside the White House.
More Secret Service than usual could be seen pacing the roof of the White House as the president’s helicopter landed on the South Lawn, and just a few hundred yards away people yelled “F— Trump.”
By Business Reporter PLATINUM producer Anglo America’s production slumped by 25% in the first half of 2020 due to lockdowns imposed in Zimbabwe and South Africa to contain the coronavirus scourge. The two countries have imposed national lockdowns since March this year due to the advent of the coronavirus pandemic, otherwise referred to as COVID-19. The pandemic, which has claimed more than 600 000 lives globally, has affected more than 2 500 in Zimbabwe with 34 fatalities. South Africa has more than 445 000 affected by the pandemic with more than 6 700 fatalities. President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a national lockdown on March 30 this year before easing restrictions. However, the upsurge in coronavirus infections has resulted in the Zimbabwean government tightening restrictions, which include a curfew between 6pm and 6am. “Operationally, total PGM production (expressed as platinum, palladium, rhodium, gold, iridium and ruthenium metal in concentrate, including joint ventures and third-party purchases) declined by 25% year-on-year in the first half to 1 619 900 ounces, mainly due to the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns in South Africa and Zimbabwe,” the platinum miner revealed in its interim report for the six months ended June 30 2020. It also revealed that total refined production, including tolling, declined by 46% to 1 246 900 ounces, as the temporary closure of the ACP and load-shedding in the first quarter impacted production. “Work is well under way to repair Phase A of the ACP, which is expected to be completed by the year-end. A cautious approach has been taken with the ongoing operation of the Phase B unit during this period, with increased monitoring likely to result in intermittent stoppages to inspect the plant until the repairs to Phase A are completed,” the mining outfit said. “As a result of the ACP process interruptions, there was a build-up of work-in-progress inventory of around 500 000 PGM ounces. It is expected that approximately 45% of this build-up in inventory will be released in the second half of 2020.” In line with the 25% decrease in mining production, the unit cost of production per PGM ounce increased by 26% to R12 555 (H1 2019: R9 951), the platinum miner said. Anglo American said at the end of June, production levels at its managed operations were at around 80% of normal capacity in aggregate, with expectations that this would increase to over 95% by the end of the year as it benefits from a high proportion of open-pit and mechanised production. “While the early stages of recovery are underway in many geographic regions, there remains a great deal of uncertainty, with limited visibility beyond a few months. Mine supply is expected to be sharply lower this year due to the impact of COVID-19, while global recycling volumes are expected to be less affected. PGM demand will be impacted by the decline in global car and commercial vehicle sales and production, weaker sales of platinum jewellery, and softer industrial demand,” Anglo American said. ”Despite the impact on demand, we expect platinu
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must be given the sole responsibility of registering political parties to avoid name contestations among political actors as witnessed in the opposition MDC. BY VENERANDA LANGA/NQOBANI NDLOVU/BLESSED MHLANGA Electoral watchdog, Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (Zesn) made the suggestion in a draft Electoral Amendment Bill proposal handed over to Parliament yesterday. To ensure independence, Zesn also suggested that Zec should be answerable to Parliament and empowered to postpone elections at polling stations where there are fears of disputed results. Zesn also proposed amendments to the Electoral Act to allow registered voters based outside the country to take part in postal voting alongside those that are unable to attend voting due to employment, security services and other reasons. Zesn chairperson Andrew Makoni said the Bill should be seen as a step towards implementing much-needed electoral reforms to break the cycle of electoral disputes. “We believe this will significantly improve the electoral landscape and remove electoral contestations,” Makoni said during the Zoom platform launch. “It will take us a step further in implementing the much-needed electoral reforms. We need to break the cycle of continuous or cosmetic amendment to the electoral system which at the end of the day does not address challenges to our electoral cycles.” The Bill was submitted to Parliament through the Justice and Legal Parliamentary Committee acting chairperson Joshua Murire who emphasised the need for free and fair elections. “We are fully geared to ensure that this Bill goes through all processes in Parliament, and eventually gets signed by his Excellency … to pave way for well-managed election processes in Zimbabwe. We hope that future elections will be guided accordingly,” Murire said. The Bill speaks to the need to ensure Zec’s independence while also providing for appeal mechanisms, among others, as well as placing control of all electoral-related functions on Zec. “There is no requirement in the (current) legislation in place for registration of political parties and we have seen how those are affecting those parties themselves with litigations all over …,” Makoni said. Zimbabweans are witnessing the implosion of the opposition MDC, fighting over MPs and councillors as well as party name. “The Bill will also introduce a new section 39B which empowers the commission to postpone an election at any polling station if it has reasonably determined that it is not possible to conduct a free and fair election at that polling station. Any postponement should be to a time within the period prescribed for holding elections by section 38(1) of the Constitution,” part of the highlights of the Bill read. On election dispute resolution mechanisms, the Bill proposes the alignment of the “Electoral Act to its new status as a special division of the High Court rather than an independent court.” After receiving the Bill, committee member Innocent Gonese said it was very important for Parliament to ensu
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump worked to take back an apparent acknowledgment that Joe Biden won the White House and was making clear he would keep trying to overturn the election result. Trump's earlier comments Sunday had given some critics and supporters hope that the White House was ready to begin working on a transition with […]
This year’s Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Holy Convocation already was to be the final annual confab in the city of St. Louis.
Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake Sr. and the General Board have decreed that the 2020 event is a no-go.
Simultaneously released was a brief video message to the church on the official COGIC international website.
COGIC, with six-million-plus members worldwide, is known for its “great gatherings which could lend to some of our spread,” Bishop Brandon B. Porter, who pastors Greater Community Temple COGIC in Memphis, told The New Tri-State Defender in an early May interview.
In addition to the Holy Convocation, several other events have also been cancelled: The International Women’s Convention, The AIM (Auxilaries in Ministry) Convention, Elders Shepherd’s Conference, and the Annual Bishop’s Conference.
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Nowadays, the food question is not only a challenge for the government but also for professional agricultural organizations, the private sector and citizens alike.
How has Senegal's agricultural policy responded so far to a continually varying food demand?
Among those were:
– strengthening the financing of investments in agriculture,
– the eradication of hunger in Africa by 2025,
– a 50% reduction of poverty by 2025 through inclusive agricultural growth and transformation,
– and strengthening the resilience of livelihoods and production systems to climate change/other risks.
Main features of such a policy could be:
Prioritization of food value chains: Based on rigorous analysis, the government should choose and invest heavily in food value chains.
The implementation of a vigorous food policy centred on our agroecological, socioeconomic and cultural potentials should generate tangible results in several areas:
As much as food policy requires multisectoral governance, it also challenges the world of research.
THERE is a call for school nurses to be afforded the same benefits as nurses in clinical settings to reduce the deficit of school nurses islandwide as institutions prepare to reopen amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.The number of nurses in secondary schools have increased over the years, but a majority of primary institutions have none in place.
