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The Dean of the Court of First Instance in Port au Prince, Bernard Saint-Vil, says a “very competent” judge has been appointed to lead the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, who was gunned down at his private residence on July 7. The Dean, had in the past few days, found it difficult […]
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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
As the U.S. COVID-19 death toll hit a single-day, record-breaking high, Shelby County’s surge this week follows that alarming trend, according to the Shelby County COVID-19 Joint Task Force. Thursday, around the nation, 3,156 deaths from the virus were reported, the deadliest day this year. Shelby County’s new cases Thursday totaled 368, with 11 deaths. […]
[Parliament of South Africa] The Western Cape High Court has refused the Public Protector's leave to appeal its judgement handed down on 9 October, which dismissed her application for an interim order to stop National Assembly Speaker, Ms Thandi Modise, MP, from continuing to process a motion for her removal from office. The application was opposed by the Speaker (first respondent), the President (second respondent) and the Democratic Alliance (tenth respondent).
Prosecutors say attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse - the teenager who allegedly shot and killed two unarmed people at a Jacob... View Article
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Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 3 December and warned that Sarah Baartman District and the Garden Route could face additional restrictions.
In light of trying times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stevie Tchako a Fall 2018 initiate of the Pi Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. came up with a new initiative to say thanks to the essential workers on the frontline of the pandemic that has raised $11,317 for Doctors Without Boarders. In […]
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To Be Equal #49 December 2, 2020 Health Care, Voting Rights, And Pandemic Recovery Are At Stake In Georgia's January 5 Runoff Election Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Support for the majority-vote plan reinforced the moderate segregationist position. It did not remove anyone's right to cast a ballot, but it was […]
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Lawsuit Seeks to Hold Accountable Attorney General Barr, U.S. Park Police, and Other Law Enforcement Officers for Violent Attack in Lafayette Square on Racial Justice Demonstrators (Washington, D.C.) - The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and co-counsel filed an opposition motion to dismiss last night in Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump, after […]
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By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer Photos by Brian Goodin The Southeast Art Team is busy with their paint brushes these days. So much so that they have literally pictured and painted their way into a new store front art gallery. The location is perfect for exposure to the fine art from various gifted artists because […]
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WHILE sculpture is a celebrated art form in the country, it appears many have not been able to appreciate some of the artefacts, if the trending disapproval of the memorial statue for the country’s late first Chimurenga heroine Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana, who is popularly known as Mbuya Nehanda, on different digital platforms is anything to go by. BY WINSTONE ANTONIO Mbuya Nehanda was considered a powerful spirit medium and heroine of the 1896-97 First Chimurenga war against British colonialism. The statue, the government claims, will serve to cultivate the spirit of heroism and also act as an inspiration for girls to self-actualise. The memorial statue of Mbuya Nehanda that is set to be erected at the intersection of Samora Machel Avenue and Julius Nyerere Way in Harare has, however, been widely criticised by the public on different digital media platforms as a caricature of the spirit medium. The images of Mbuya Nehanda’s statue went viral after President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visit to Nyati gallery near Snake Park along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway on Monday where the statue is being carved by renowned sculpture David Mutasa. Speaking during the tour of the gallery, Mnangagwa said the government decided to honour Mbuya Nehanda for her heroic rebellion against colonialism in which she paid the ultimate price by being hanged on April 27, 1902. The carving that shows Mbuya Nehanda in her trademark outfit has been shared on social media platforms, with many observers questioning if it bore a close resemblance to the celebrated superwoman. In similar fashion, about four years ago, the late former President Robert Mugabe’s stone sculpture carved by renowned artists Dominic Benhura was met with mixed reactions. Some art enthusiasts and creatives, who spoke to NewsDay Life Style yesterday said good art was supposed to speak for itself. “Something really went terribly wrong. This Mbuya Nehanda statue is a catastrophe, it was supposed to have been done in a better way than as commissioned work,” Katsoka said. “This is an insult to our heroine. She has just been sculpturally insulted; this sculpture should have never attempted it.” Former National Arts Council of Zimbabwe director Elvas Mare said if Mbuya Nehanda’s statue was supposed to be just a piece of art, then it had no limit as to what it should look like. “I think the missing link in this whole discussion is the voice of the artist and those who commissioned him. It would be important to know if this piece of art was meant to depict a certain image or just an abstract image, what is really the intention of the commissioning agent?” he said. “In the absence of that information, however, my view is that the piece is neither abstract nor an accurate image of what has always been projected as the image of Mbuya Nehanda. This is where the people involved should then explain themselves satisfactorily because art is supposed to speak to the target audience. Failure to do that, even if it is a song or book, then it has no listeners or readers.” Mare said: “Statues, however, mu
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec 4, CMC – Caribbean countries were on Friday reporting increased cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) while reiterating the need for their nationals to follow the various measures and protocols aimed at curbing the...
Willah Mudolo says the money self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri allegedly transferred into the account of one of his businesses was without his knowledge and had been paid back.
A continuation of these encounters only continues to erode the trust of Black community members weary of a system founded to enslave them. By Charise Frazier, NewsOne A Black, Los Angeles man is recovering from injuries sustained during an encounter with the police which began as a plea for help. On Tuesday an unnamed man […]
Tony Allen, Ph.D., the President of Delaware State University (DSU) and a member brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was named Chief Executive Officer for President-elect Biden's Presidential Inaugural Committee this week. “I’ve known and loved the Biden family for 25 years and am deeply humbled to help organize the historic inauguration of a good and […]
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[Dalsan Radio] The Commander of the Somali National Army, General Odowa Yusuf Rage has concluded training for Danab Special Forces units southern Lower Shabelle region.
Eric Holder won't be going to trial anytime soon. Nipsey Hussle's alleged killer's trial has been delayed for at least... View Article
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Historic Trial For War Crimes in Liberia
Accused of having committed barbaric acts between 1993 and 1995 during the civil war in Liberia, the doubly historic trial of the former Liberian rebel commander Alieu Kosiah began on Thursday in Switzerland where he had been in exile for twenty years.
Incarcerated since 14 November 2014, the 45-year-old Alieu Kosiah appeared before the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona accompanied by his court-appointed lawyer Dimitri Gianola.
Although the proceedings are not behind closed doors, the number of seats in the courtroom is extremely limited in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Questioned by the president of the court Jean-Luc Bacher, Kosiah — who is the first individual to be tried for war crimes by a civil court, stressed that he had been in prison \"for six years and a month\" and denied all the charges brought against him,
Justice for Liberia Overdue
Both former warlord and president Charles Taylor — who also played a significant role the aforementioned conflict, was convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Liberia's neighbour Sierra Leone in 2012.
However, no Liberian is yet to be convicted in Liberia or abroad for crimes committed during the West African country's civil war — which saw 250,000 people lose their lives between 1989 and 2003.
Most of the commanders of the various armed groups fled the country after the war.
Kosiah, who had been living in Switzerland since 1999 according to HRW, was arrested following criminal complaints by victims.
Child Soldiers in Civil War
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the victims, who reside in Africa, will not be heard before 2021. This is deplored by the organisation Civitas Maxima, which represents some of them.
\"This is a case where Kosiah claims that they are all lying and that he did not commit any crime. We want this contradictory debate to take place,\" Romain Wavre, a lawyer at Civitas Maxima, told AFP.
The Swiss federal prosecutor's office accuses Alieu Kosiah of having committed, between 1993 and 1995, as a member of the armed faction ULIMO (United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy), a faction of armed groups hostile to the movement of Charles Taylor (the National Patriotic Front of Liberia, NPFL), several offences constituting \"war crimes\". Namely: recruitment and use of child soldiers, forced transportation, looting, cruel treatment of civilians, attempted murder, murder (directly or by order), desecration of a corpse and rape.
War Crime \"Impunity\"
In France, the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office recently requested a trial by jury against another former Liberian rebel commander, Kunti K., accused of acts of torture.
\"Alieu Kosiah and Kunti K. were two of the commanders of the same armed group - ULIMO - and were fighting at the same time in Lofa County in northern Liberia,\" said Wavre of Civitas Maxima.
More than fifteen years after the end of the conflict, many of the personalities directly involved in the civil war still hold important positions in the spheres of
Already struggling with a high rate of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases, Malawi is coming to terms with increased cases of defilement and rape compelling activists and politicians alike to call for stiffer penalties for perpetrators. The latest case to have particularly incensed the nation is the defilement of a five-month-old baby by a 31-year-old in...
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[African Arguments] Amid shifting dynamics in the Horn of Africa, South Sudan finds itself caught in the middle of regional rivalries.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 years women have been able to attend the 175-year-old institution. A Black academy alumna of another generation saw her potential. Navy […]
Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election by what seems like an overwhelming margin—at least 6 million votes nationwide. Yet thanks to the United States’ peculiar Electoral College system, only about 150,000 [...]
Ramaphosa was adamant that public behaviour needs to change immediately to prevent the spread of the virus, and blasted defiance of the laws.
