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MIAMI —The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two systems in the Atlantic, with chances increasing for development into tropical depressions later in the week. The next names in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be Odette and Peter. 1. Showers and thunderstorms associated with a low pressure area located a few hundred miles
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was in Egypt Sunday where he sought to ease tensions with the Arab world, after uproar surrounding the republication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Le Drian met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, Egypt's highest Muslim authority, speaking of his country's \"deep respect\" for Islam, while at the same time acknowledging differences.
Le Drian's highly anticipated meeting with Tayeb, head of Al-Azhar -- considered the foremost religious institution for Sunni Muslims -- tackled French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's decision in September to reprint the cartoons.
Last month Tayeb denounced remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about \"Islamist separatism\" as \"racist\" and spreading \"hate speech\".
Macron's remarks followed a suspected Islamist extremist decapitating a schoolteacher in a Paris suburb in October after he showed the cartoons to pupils during a lesson on freedom of expression.
Tayeb's position was unmoved on Sunday as he reiterated his defense of Islam's sacredness. Depictions of the Prophet are strictly forbidden in Islam.
\"Insulting our Prophet is completely unacceptable and we will pursue anyone who disrespects our honorable Prophet in international courts, even if we spend the rest of our lives on this matter only,\" he forcefully said in a statement released by Al-Azhar.
Sent to defuse tensions, Le Drian sought to convey an emollient message following the meeting.
\"I noted many points of divergence in our respective analysis,\" he told reporters. But \"the Grand Imam proposed we work together towards a common convergence... because together we must fight fanaticism.\"
'Deep respect for Islam'
In a press conference alongside Egyptian foreign minister Shoukry earlier on Sunday, Le Drian had likewise struck a conciliatory tone.
\"I have emphasized, and emphasize here the deep respect we have for Islam,\" said the French minister.
\"What we are fighting is terrorism, it is the hijacking of religion, it is extremism,\" he added, noting he came \"to explain, if need be, this fight, and at the same time the fight for respect for the freedom of belief\".
Demonstrations erupted in several Muslim-majority countries after Macron defended the right to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, seen by many as insulting and an attack on Islam.
Sisi himself had weighed in on the controversy last month, saying that \"to insult the prophets amounts to underestimating the religious beliefs of many people\".
Le Drian's visit also included a discussion on Egypt's conflict-hit western neighbor Libya.
\"The developments in recent weeks are going in the right direction,\" he said, referring to a ceasefire agreement and negotiations between opposing sides, including the latest round of peace talks between rival administrations held in Morocco.
He said both France and Egypt were on the same page in demanding the immediate withdrawal of foreign mercenaries from Libya and res
Analysis - With Angola's economy battling, anti-government protests have been brutally subdued. But demonstrators are not backing down, and plan to take to the streets again on Wednesday -- Angola's independence day.
Over the last week or so, I've learned a lot about this election, about race, about equity and about this country from Black, independent news sources and journalists.
[Nairobi News] Peter Tabichi, the Nakuru based teacher who won the Global Teacher Prize last year, has bagged yet another international award.
[allAfrica] On November 4th, 2020, the United-Kingdom based Public Health Organization Knowledge Action Change, which aimed at promoting health through the concept of harm reduction issued a report entitled: Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction and also organized two discussions about the state of Tobacco Harm Reduction in the world.
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[Monitor] In many respects, the African Nations Championship is Ugandan football's awkward middle child. The enduring importance of the Africa Cup of Nations finals has lodged the championship in the back of our mind as an almost accidental thing.
Press Release - Zambia and East African guest nation Tanzania have booked their place in Saturday's final of the 2020 COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championships, sealing qualification with one round of matches still to play.
[New Times] TechMet, a UK-based mining company, will deploy more capital worth $20 million (about Rwf19.5 billion) in its Rwanda operations in the next two years, Brian Menell, the firm's Chief Executive said on Tuesday, November 10.
Two major events planned for tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 12) have been rescheduled as Burke County expects tropical storm weather to pass through this week. Edmund Burke Academy’s annual Veterans Day program has been moved to next Monday, Nov. 16, at 9:30 a.m. The special program will be held on Rogers Field in order to allow for social distancing. Veterans are […]
The Southern African country famous for magnificent landscapes and abundant wildlife is taking a phased approach to reopening its borders.
Blacks, Latinx and Asian Americans turned out in record numbers to put Biden and Harris over the top. BY SUNITA SOHRABJI AND PILAR MARRERO TRICE EDNEY NEWS WIRE In a country that is polarized and hurt by COVID-19 and a divisive leadership, a massive turnout of voters resulted in a close election where Democrat Joe […]
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Safa formally announced its backing for Patrice Motsepe, who is bidding for the role of Caf president on Monday.
Social media regulations in Africa are not fighting hate speech and disinformation.
Lots of Laughter in Cameroon
Young comedians in Cameroon are steadily gaining both strength and popularity — with social media platforms so far being their primary means of comedic expression.
Nevertheless, the value of direct exchange between performers and the audience provided by in-person standup comedy shows is not lost on this growing trend. Leticia Fotso, a comedy spectator, expresses her enjoyment of the art form, \"I usually see a stand up like this in other countries, in Europe in fact it's a pleasure to attend and to take a time to laugh, to be able to forget everything, it's just wonderful.\"
No More Starving Comedians
Stand up comedy shows showcase local talent as well as confirm the craft as a viable and lucrative career path. Valery Ndongo, comedian and organiser of events at Canal Comedy show, shares his industry insight, \"I've been doing this job for more than 15 years, and in 15 years there have been many other young comedians, there's Major Asse, Ulrich Takam, there's Moustik the Charismatic, there's Markus, there's a plethora of young comedians today who make a living from their art, that is to say, that the public follows. And if the public doesn't follow, it doesn't work because nobody can live from their art.\"
New Heights for a New Era of Comedy
Ndongo seeks to revive the Cameroonian comedy tradition from the 60s and 80s and make it not only more contemporary and professional but also more lucrative for the comedic performers so that local comedians can keep the art form in the country alive while also still making a good living. The comedy visionary and businessman is currently casting young Cameroonian talent for a show he is organising in November. Valery Ndongo reflects on the perception of comedians in Cameroon as he outlines his vision for the evolution of the industry, \"Artists were criticised for being like thugs and dressing anyhow, so we had to marry a style that combines all that, that combines quality work and style, so the stand up is a bit like that. So now with this extra, it's more than stand up, it's something that tries to go as far as possible towards the current events.\"
Laughter is the Best Medicine?
Although the Covid-19 pandemic has put a sanitary strain on live comedy shows, many comedians remain positive about the future of comedy in the country. Alain St Baba, a local artist, affirms that laughter might just what Cameroonians need to get through these unprecedented times, \"The disease doesn't prevent you from smiling, it's very good to be in contact with people, every time it's organised here, the public comes in large numbers, it's just that we need to get back to the atmosphere that prevailed before Coronavirus\".
Indeed, talent, professionalism and public support are what foresee a bright future for comedy in Cameroon.
Standup
Many young people are now participating in stand up comedy shows, an art form in full expansion in Cameroon with the aim of making themselves known. Something that makes professionals such as Valery Ndongo, the pione
