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Suivez le point de presse du premier ministre du Québec François Legault, du ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux Christian Dubé et du directeur national de santé publique Dr Horacio Arruda. Barbancourt le rhum des connaisseurs Publié le 16 décembre 2021 à 17h50
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
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In the midst of the holidays, as Christmas decorations go up, so does the rate of COVID-19 infections. L.A County health officials are seeing their early holiday predications coming to light after Thanksgiving, as many visited with others outside their residences. The result has sent L.A. County into stricter Stay-At- Home order guidelines.
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[This Day] The federal government yesterday expressed its readiness to open talks with the United States for the delisting of Nigeria from the religious freedom blacklist.
Motheo Koitsiwe became the first African man to receive a Ph.D. in African indigenous astronomy from North-West University (NWU).
Better-than-expected GDP data is the result of a very specific cocktail, says Maarten Ackerman.
… later. He was the first Black American to serve in either role …
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led to the death of hundreds of people, Lebanon's official news agency said. The four are the most senior individuals to be indicted so far in the investigation, which is being conducted in secrecy. Judge Fadi Sawwan filed the charges against Hassan Diab and former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, as well as Ghazi Zeiter and Youssef Fenianos, both former ministers of public works. […]
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As a leading congressional advocate of debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries and a supporter of the Jubilee movement, I am especially proud of President Rawlings’ advocacy for African nations to have their international debts cancelled. Debt relief was critical to free more than thirty-five of the world’s poorest countries – […]
The post Waters remembers Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings on eve of country’s election appeared first on The Orlando Advocate.
Tottenham headed into the weekend in England atop the standings, but without having kicked a ball already find themselves in second place.
There were four matches played on Saturday in the DStv Premiership - and all four clashes ended in stalemates.
[Monitor] Masaka -- Independent Presidential candidate, Mr John Katumba has promised to stop the growing of rice in Lwera Swamp by Chinese farmers.
The final round of group matches in this season's Champions League will be played this week with plenty still on the line.
… make history as the first African-American to lead the country’s … Pentagon, and is the only African-American to have headed U.S … in the Army, especially among African-American officers and enlisted soldiers, as …
THE NAME of a slave owner has been removed from entrance signs to a Hackney...
The post Historic moment for Hackney as first slave owner name removed from gardens appeared first on Voice Online.
[Monitor] President Museveni Sunday said he will continue pushing for elections in the neighboring South Sudan on grounds that it will help solve their political problems \"once and for all.\"
The Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday declined a request for an injunction that would have pressed pause on Pennsylvania’s effort to deliver the state’s 20 Electoral College votes to former Vice President [...]
(CBM) - More than half of California is now under a regional stay-at-home order. Last week, when the governor announced the impending shutdown, he said health officials had carved the state into five regions. Their goal is to coordinate a broad emergency response that would reach across county lines and consider the proximity and capacity […]
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The article Some of us need to stop behaving poor and thinking poor appeared first on Stabroek News.
PROMINENT attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie is adding to the discourse on the appointment of senators, calling for changes to the constitution that would essentially cancel existing appointments when a new prime minister or Opposition leader takes office.
