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(The Center Square) – Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell announced a series of proposed ordinances, including protest buffer zones around public building and parking lots, in order to combat recent protests in the city. Protesters interrupted the council’s July meeting after reportedly “espousing various forms of hatred filmed, chanted, displayed offensive signage and clothing,” according to […]
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\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.
LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021
[New Times] Rayon Sports put Mukura Victory Sports to the sword with a 4-1 victory at the Kigali Pele Stadium on Saturday, November 4, in a Primus National League encounter that was marred by controversial refereeing decisions.
A High Court in the Ugandan capital Kampala earlier this week ruled that the president had the right to decide who follows him on social media platform Twitter.
The court presided over by Justice Andrew Bashaija held that even though personal Twitter handles could be used for official communication by a public official, it remained an individual and private property.
A Ugandan national living in the diaspora, Hillary Innocent Taylor Seguya, took the president and two other public officials to court for blocking him on Twitter.
“The President is a public officer and a holder of a Twitter social media platform handle @KagutaMuseveni and there is no other official handle for his office.
He opened the Twitter handle when he was holding the office of the President and he has since been using it in his official and not in private capacity,” the petitioner’s suit read in part.
The annual free-of- charge Tumaini Festival led by Tumaini Letu kicked off Thursday with a number of workshops with performances taking centre stage Friday and Saturday at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa. Close to 115 artists in different artistic trades are set to showcase their artistry during the festival which is now in its ninth […]
Burundi's government has announced the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza, a former rebel leader who took office following a bloody civil war in 2005.
Nkurunziza initially served as the minister of good governance in a transitional administration before taking Burundi's highest post in August 2005 after legislators elected him president.
Things took a turn for the worse in April 2015 when Nkurunziza's controversial decision to seek a third term in office plunged the country into widespread violence that left hundreds of people dead.
In 2017, Nkurunziza formally withdrew Burundi from the International Criminal Court (ICC) - the first country to do so - amid accusations the court was focusing too much on the continent.
READ HERE | We can’t allow Covid-19 to derail efforts to unite, develop continent - Ramaphosa marks Africa Day
A 2018 referendum cleared the way for Nkurunziza to potentially stay in power until 2034, but the president later surprised observers by deciding not to run in this year's election and back Ndayishimiye, the candidate of the governing CNDD-FDD party.
Danville was a tobacco and textile town of about 50,000 residents, a third of whom were black.
In May 1883, the town’s black majority helped elect the Readjusters—a political coalition of moderate whites, Republicans, and African Americans—and blacks were appointed as aldermen and policemen.
On May 31, 1963, a group of blacks met under the auspices of the Danville Christian Progressive Association.
Like their counterparts in Birmingham, the protesters in Danville pressed for desegregated facilities, equal employment opportunities, representation in city government, and creation of a biracial commission to monitor racial progress.
The city resisted the demands of the movement, and with every strength of power, created a hostile environment which included seeking injunctions under a pre-Civil war “John Brown” statute against any person conspiring to incite the black population to uprise against the city.
Social media restricted
Authorities in Burundi cut access to social media networks early on Wednesday morning.
NetBlocks.org, an organisation monitoring internet shutdowns, analysed traffic from Burundi's three major internet providers and determined that access to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp had been restricted.
⚠️ Alert: Social media and messaging apps disrupted in #Burundi on election day; real-time network data show Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and WhatsApp unavailable via leading network operators; incident ongoing 📉 📰 https://t.co/lPlbogsFLZ pic.twitter.com/T9CGP2wPB8 - NetBlocks.org (@netblocks) May 20, 2020
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Willy Nyamitwe, a advisor to Nkurunziza and former government spokesperson, denied that the internet in Burundi had been severed, but did not address the cut to social networks.
Social media users in Burundi reported having to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to bypass the government's restrictions.
In light of numerous reports revealing her repeated endorsements of sedition, domestic terrorism, and political violence, Congressman Jimmy Gomez announced today he will introduce a resolution to expel Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from the U.S. House of Representatives. “As if it weren’t enough to amplify conspiracy theories that the September 11 attacks were an inside … Continued
The post Tomorrow: Resolution Introduced to Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
WESTERN BUREAU: Equipped with a crane and flatbed truck, local government officers spearheaded a major anti-vending operation at the Lucea municipal car park on Tuesday, removing illegally erected shops, including a 20-foot metal container fitted...
Zambia deployed the military to curb escalating political violence ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections on Aug. 12, President Edgar Lungu said on Sunday. Two supporters of the ruling Patriotic Front party were hacked to death with machetes on Friday by attackers suspected to be members of the main opposition party, police said. Four people […]
The post Zambian president sends in military to tackle pre-election violence appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS - Last week, District “C' Councilmember Kristin Palmer and Tremé residents, community, and business leaders celebrated the approval of the ‘Protect Tremé Interim Zoning District’ Motion. The motion [...]
The post Councilmember Palmer and Treme' Community Leader Alonso Knox Issue Statement after Council Passes ‘Protect Treme' Interim Zoning’ Legislation appeared first on New Orleans Data News Weekly.
Dallas residents without home broadband will now have 2,000 more ways to access the internet thanks to Dallas Public Library’s expanded hotspot lending program. As of December 15, every Dallas …
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced on Tuesday that he would hold talks on establishing a new unity government, after weeks of escalating criticism from the country’s political opposition.
On Tuesday, Keita said he would “begin consultations for the formation of a government of national unity,” in an apparent overture to Mali’s political opposition.
However, the constitutional court caused controversy in Mali in April when it overturned several results for parliamentary seats in the recent elections.
In a move that triggered protests in several cities, Mali’s constitutional court in April overturned the results in some 30 seats, which saw about a dozen candidates from the presidential party take parliamentary seats.
Keita’s decision to form a new government of national unity also comes after speculation in Bamako political circles about whether the president would dissolve the parliament.
By Daniel James Graeber Federal date from the U.S. Department of Energy suggested demand for crude oil and refined petroleum products dropped off substantially, though the market remains tight enough to drive oil prices higher. The U.S. Energy Information Administration, part of the Energy Department, publishes weekly data on storage levels of crude oil and […]
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium offered free coronavirus testing at Masjidullah on Tues., May 5, 2020, marking the first time the group has organized an effort at an Islamic house of worship.
On Tues., May 5, 2020, the Black Doctor’s COVID-19 Consortium brought their on-site testing to the Masjidullah Center for Human Excellence in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia.
Led by the phenomenal Dr. Ala Stanford, the Consortium of Black Doctors organized and took action to address the lack of access to Covid-19 testing in the black community.
For more information about Dr. Stanford and the Black Doctor’s COVID-19 Consortium, go to For more information about the Masjidullah Center For Human Excellence, go to www.masjidullah.org
ABOUT BLACK DOCTORS COVID-19 CONSORTIUM: African Americans are being diagnosed at a disproportionately higher rate than other groups and are dying from coronavirus at a higher rate than other groups.
To address that need, the Black Doctors COVID19 Consortium (BDCC) was born and has built a mobile COVID0-19 testing operation with the goal to provide a testing alternative that is BARRIER FREE to test for coronavirus disease in “our hardest-hit areas in Philadelphia.”
Barnes & Noble welcomes global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith for a photo opportunity experience in celebration of her new memoir, Worthy (On Sale: October 17, published by HarperCollins Publishers/Dey Street). From an unconventional upbringing in Baltimore, to an unconventional marriage to one... Read more »
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A New Partnership to Promote Universal Rights Education in Africa Washington, D.C. [April 7, 2021] – On the anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, a new educational partnership was announced today to help stem the rising tide of tribal, religious, and political violence, amplified by disinformation and hate speech in many parts of Africa. AfroLeadership, […]
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com Protests across the country have increased as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies. Americans across the nation are calling for a ceasefire and speaking up […]
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CMC:- Guyana, in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, has issued amendments to its COVID-19 guidelines, which dealt with vaccination requirements for government buildings, to now include all public buildings inclusive of privately-owned ones and institutions of learning. According to the amendment, issued less than a week after the guidelines were revealed, “any person who wishes to enter a public building shall be vaccinated”. It further explained that in the absence of being vaccinated against COVID-19, a person would have to make an appointment to visit that public building and present a negative PCR COVID-19 test result to gain
Black women die at the hands of police and are sexually harassed and assaulted in devastating numbers by cops.
Cops protect private property and serve the wealthy
The police have always been in the service of capitalism and white supremacy, since their origins in Southern slave patrols.
The cop keeping bystanders away during Floyd’s murder is an Asian American, and there have been other cops of color connected to killings of Black people across the country.
Unite for real police accountability
The four cops involved in Floyd’s killing have been fired, but they and all cops who have senselessly killed people must be prosecuted and convicted.
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[DW] With violence escalating in Somalia, the country's prime minister signaled his opposition to the president's plan to extend his mandate. Some residents have started fleeing Mogadishu.
[AIM] Maputo -- The Association of United Health Professionals of Mozambique (APSUM) - which claims to represent nurses, laboratory technicians, drivers and other health sector professionals - guaranteed on Monday that its members will not go back on strike in the next 15 days.
The newly formed Glen Hill Cemetery Preservation Society, city officials, and family cemetery owners have come together to preserve and restore Glen Hill Cemetery, a historic African American cemetery in Rockwall. This 1.27-acre cemetery near the present-day Harbor development is the only remaining vestige of what was once a thriving African American section of Rockwall, […]
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Ethiopian opposition party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has accused Prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his government of being in chaos and trying to thrive in chaos.
“It has become fashionable to blame TPLF for everything that goes wrong in the country,” Getachew Reda, a TPLF spokesman told the BBC denying that the front had any hand and or interest in the killing of Oromo entertainer Hachalu Hundessa early last week.
In a six page document titled “Context and Updates of Current Issues in Ethiopia,” the PM’s office cited two main factors for the assassination and subsequent deadly protests and mass arrests.
The document said “Unabated attempt made by aggrieved forces to perpetuate political tensions and increasing political polarization and the negative role of media in creating ethnic tensions;” were at the heart of the issues.
“It’s a flat-out lie,” Reda told the BBC stressing that the TPLF “doesn’t believe in eliminating individuals to make political scores.” The PM’s statement did not specifically mention TPLF but made inferences to them.
The paragraph that seemed to be pointing at the TPLF read: “... it should be mentioned here that the government is under constant and unrestrained pressure from disgruntled forces, organizing and supporting anti-peace elements, by using the economic and political muscles they have built over the last three decades, in order to undermine this inevitable reform process.”
Escalating war of words between PM Abiy administration and TPLF extremely dangerous, irresponsible.
Strategy of demonising TPLF deflects some of the Oromo anger but risks deepening sense of siege, victimhood in Tigray Region and stoke, potentially, new armed conflict.— Rashid Abdi (@RAbdiCG) July 10, 2020
Aside the TPLF, the governing party had also accused former Oromo rebel group of being behind the shooting of Hachalu Hundessa. Amid high security deployment, Addis Ababa and Oromia regional state remains peaceful according to reports.
Ethiopia is in the tenth day of an internet blackout that was effected the morning after the musician was killed. It is the longest blockade since Abiy came to power. A spokeswoman has defended the move.
“... if the internet is being used by certain forces to spread hate speech and vitriol, that is perpetuating and initiating ethnic, religious and communal violence, then ensuring human security supersedes,” Billene Aster Syoum told the BBC.
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is anticipating increased political tensions and contestations ahead of the 2023 harmonised election following the continued political instability in the country since the 2018 elections. In the ZRP Horizon 2025, a document which maps the organisation’s strategic plan for the next five years, the police asked government to avail funds for the acquisition of adequate equipment to manage public disorder and disaster situations. Police claim that media polarisation was fuelling political activism, resulting in security forces having to devote more time and resources to managing public disorder, thereby constraining the organisation’s crime reduction efforts. “The period 2021 to 2025 is anticipated to be punctuated by political (in)stability even though the 2018 harmonised elections left some sections of the society disgruntled,” part of the document read. “Consequently, polarisation and tension remain evident as they continue to dominate the social and mass media. Therefore, since the planning period ahead also has harmonised elections slated for 2023, an increase in tension and political contestation is expected.” Post-electoral violence plunged the country into chaos in August 2018, with army deployed to quell the unrest claiming six lives. MDC Alliance supporters took to the streets to protest delays in the announcement of presidential results in an election President Emmerson Mnangagwa was eventually pronounced winner. In 2008, the country experienced its worst electoral violence when the late former President Robert Mugabe unleashed party youths and war veterans, soldiers and the police on the opposition in a bid to overturn a first round poll defeat to the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Tsvangirai was later forced to pull out of the race “to save lives” in a wave of violence that claimed over 300 of his supporters, injuring thousands while tens of thousands were displaced. Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said government was aware that police required adequate funding to enhance policing. “Police officers need to have modern tools of the trade and resources at their disposal if they are to outmanoeuvre criminal propensity and sophistry,” Kazembe, whose Zanu PF party is often accused of the violence, said. “Similarly, concerted efforts will relentlessly be made by the government to avail the requisite resources which include modern policing technology gadgets and equipment in order to operationalise this strategy.” In the next five years, the organisation says it will also employ advanced technologies and resources to counter terrorism. “The organisation is also alive to the fact that political extremism manifesting in the form of terrorism has now found its way into some Sadc member states. This scourge has the potential to engulf the entire region,” the ZRP said. “To this end, enhanced information sharing, use of advanced technologies, training and resource mobilisation will go a long way in countering terrorism.” Police Commissioner-General Godwin
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[Capital FM] Embattled Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza will have to face the Senate plenary after Kenya Kwanza Senators shot down a motion seeking to establish an 11-member panel to probe her impeachment.
The Indian government have agreed to the IPL's request to stage the tournament outside of its home country for the third time.
