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Le N-VA, le parti flamand ultranationaliste de Bart De Wever, continue sa guerre d'usure contre les vocables francophones dans les villes de Flandre. PICASA 2.0 / HENDRIK DACQUIN-FLICKR-CC Le moment n’était pas choisi au hasard: le 20juillet, à la veille de la fête nationale belge, Bart De Wever, président de l’Alliance néoflamande (N-VA) et maire
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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.
Better-than-expected GDP data is the result of a very specific cocktail, says Maarten Ackerman.
[East African] Last Monday, following weeks of deadly encounters between its supporters and Ugandan security agencies, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu's National Unity Platform tweeted: \"This is war, not presidential campaigns.\"
Kaizer Chiefs’ DStv Premiership clash with Black Leopards has been moved to Wednesday to give the Soweto side additional time to prepare.
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 – […]
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We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
Veteran farmer Paul Henry is well aware of the potential of the 26-acre parcel of land he will be forced to give up when the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited takes control of the property on the former Bernard Lodge Sugar Estates in...
South Africa's FIFA world ranking has remained unchanged over the past 12 months - 71st place and 13th in Africa.
[FAO] Rome/New York -- Director-General spoke at UN Central Emergency Response Fund annual pledging event
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Rising global food prices will have no impact on Tanzania's food security, a senior government official assured yesterday - thereby trashing reports that the country could face extra pressure on its food security situation.
South Africa is facing a nightmare before Christmas, as COVID-19 cases continue to soar. Here's the data behind Zweli Mkhize's 'second wave' announcement.
[Radio Dabanga] Wadi Fira (Chad) -- Darfuri refugees in Wadi Fira in eastern Chad seek to return voluntarily if they will get individual and collective compensation, and if the villages, that were destroyed or damaged during the civil war that broke out in Darfur in 2003, will be rebuild.
Energy innovation in Israel’s Negev Desert. Photo courtesy of DeserTech Israel’s Negev desert has long attracted scientists, environmentalists and solar energy-tech enthusiasts seeking Israel’s know-how on combatting desertification. A new initiative, DeserTech, aims to transform [...]
Normally in December, I write the Year-In-Review, then take a sabbatical for the remainder of the month. However, with 2020 being such a tough year for many of us, I want to run this “feel-good” story before my usual Year-In-Review. A “feel-good” story is one that brings a smile to one’s face and makes them... [Read More]
… historic selection as the first African American Chairman of the House Agriculture … scholarships for students attending 1890 African-American land-grant colleges and universities …
[Zimbabwe Standard] On November 15, artisanal miners were buried alive in mine shafts by a Chinese company, which was sub-contracted by a Belarusian mining company at Premier Estates on the outskirts of Mutare.
RESIDENTS of Willshire Mount, near Gordon Town in St Andrew, are happy that a proper road is finally being built in the community but are concerned about the alignment of the thoroughfare.
Efforts to overturn November’s election results in Pennsylvania are not dead, say the attorneys who continued working after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a one-sentence ruling that was widely seen as the case’s last breath.
Equal Education says Umalusi and the Department of Basic Education have not convinced school communities that a national rewrite of the leaked Maths and Physical Sciences exam papers is the only way to protect the integrity of the matric exams.
