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[Vanguard] The cabal around President Muhammadu Buhari has been thrown into a dilemma on pushing forward a successor to the outgoing president after ruling out a number of powerful individuals in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC including some within the government.
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
UCLA Track & Field legend, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion and humanitarian Rafer Johnson passed away Wednesday at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif., surrounded by his family. He was 86.
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Growing Food Insecurity Threatens West Africa
With these words, experts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Food Crisis Prevention Network and Sahel Club sounded the alarm on Thursday. It is estimated that more than 16 million people have been facing a situation of acute food crisis in West Africa and the Sahel since October,
And the already dire situation could get even worse in West Africa as unless swift action is taken, up to 24 million people could go hungry between June and August 2021, one of the most difficult periods to obtain food just before harvest season begins in the fields.
The Problematic Presence of Islamist Terrorism
There is a lack of resources, mainly due to challenges of insecurity which have gradually grown more complicated to overcome in affected nations. In Nigeria alone, where Islamist extremists have been wreaking havoc in the north of the country, the number of people threatened by hunger could reach 13 million, i.e. half of the total West African population.
In the Sahel, four million refugees displaced as a result of jihadist terrorist attacks are also at risk of food insecurity.
In spite of the diverse efforts of various governments and their international allies, the next six months could be catastrophic for millions of people.
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The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) joins the United Nations (UN), members of the international and regional disability communities and Guyanese living with disabilities today to observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) under the theme “Building back better, toward a disability inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.
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National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise has agreed to postpone the ATM's motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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 of those votes across five key swing states will have actually made the difference between Biden winning or losing.
… ranking Black lawmaker, want more African-Americans named to senior positions.
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www.yourblackworld.com By Victor Omondi A former White House employee who served 11 presidents has succumbed to Coronavirus. Wilson Roosevelt Jerman died at the age of 91. His granddaughter confirmed the death on Thursday. Jerman is one of the longest-serving employees of White House, who was remembered fondly by former U.S. President, George W. Bush and […]
President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration plans to support legislation offered by District of Columbia Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton that would ensure federal agencies advertise with minority-owned businesses, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).
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The Morality Of Canceling Student Debt
Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir has disallowed a motion by the opposition calling for the current Government to retain the name of the “Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs”.
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Mathematics Teacher of the Year 2020, Kelly Kellier Anderson (second right),holds the champion's trophy presented to her by state minister for education Robert Nesta Morgan and chief of treasury and investments at JN Bank, Audrey Williams (right). National Mathematics Coordinator Dr Tamika Benjamin also shared in the moment at an awards ceremony held at JN Premier in New Kingston on Wednesday, and streamed live on social media.�
… presidential candidates infused reparations for African Americans into their 2020 campaign platforms … ,000 watts. As the only African American female voice in drive-time …
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s motion of no confidence vote hangs in the balance as the African Transformation Movement (ATM) has approached the High Court in Cape Town to compel Parliamentary Speaker Thandi Modise to conduct it via secret ballot
Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to address the nation, but this won't be a joyous family meeting. There are some serious matters that need to be discussed.
[Nyasa Times] Despite coronavirus wreaking havoc on the Malawi economy and depressed revenue, Members of Parliament (MPs) have handed themselves an inflation-busting a huge increases in salaries and allowance, bringing their salary bill to almost K3.4 billion in the current fiscal year from K2.4 billion in the 2019 /20 fiscal year.
The emergence of new outbreaks in several parts of South Africa has raised fears of a resurgence of the coronavirus, which could be encouraged by the expected gatherings during the festive season.
Authorities in the African country officially most affected by Covid-19 have been struggling to control the number of outbreaks since an increase was reported in November in the neighboring Eastern and Western (Southern) Cape provinces.
Nationally, the daily number of new cases has surpassed 3,000, a 50% jump from an average of 2,000 earlier in November.
More than half of this increase came from infections in the Eastern Cape and about 25% from the Western Cape Province.
\"The small outbreaks we are seeing right now (...) are temporary. Something must be done,\" Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said last week.
The rate of coronavirus transmission in South Africa had dropped sharply after peaking in July, with fewer than three cases detected daily per 100,000 people between late August and early November.
But the lull was short-lived, and authorities are now trying to combat a possible resurgence of the epidemic.
\"We are not in the second wave but in these two provinces (...) we are in full resurgence,\" commented the government adviser in charge of the fight against the coronavirus, Salim Abdool Karim.
If these new epidemic outbreaks are not contained, it is \"only a matter of time\" for the whole country to be affected, he warned.
In the Eastern Cape's largest city, Port Elizabeth, hospitals are already struggling with the rebound of the epidemic, although local authorities say the situation is under control.
'Chronic shortages'
Still reeling from the shock of the first wave, the health services requested assistance from the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in three public facilities.
\"The hospitals are really overwhelmed with a large number of patients, some even say more than in July,\" said an MSF official for the province, Dr. Colin Pfaff.
\"The facilities are understaffed,\" he added, criticizing \"chronic shortages\" and citing contamination among medical staff.
Private facilities are also affected.
\"Our hospitals in the Eastern Cape are incredibly full at the moment,\" Richard Friedland, head of South Africa's largest private medical network, Netcare, told AFP last week.
\"We still have the capacity to treat new cases\" with the installation of additional beds, he assured nevertheless.
While the provincial government assures that hospitals are neither \"full\" nor \"overwhelmed\", the South African Physicians Association accused the Department of Health this week of not providing adequate support to \"overwhelmed\" staff.
South Africa has recorded 792,000 cases, including more than 21,600 deaths, for a population of nearly 58 million people.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ruled out a new lockdown at this stage.
The stringent infections which came into effect at the end of March have seriously affected the economy of the most industrialized country on the continent, causing 2.2 million people to lo
One of the nation’s leading civil rights organizations announced the honorees for its annual awards ceremony recognizing people for working to promote social, racial and economic justice in their communities.
[Dalsan Radio] Somalia has made a series of accusations against Kenya accusing it of working against its interest.
The ATM's motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa will be postponed due to the party's court application to have it voted on by secret ballot.
Black Leadership Matters Dr. David E. Jackson @dejacksonii Black lives matter – shout it from the housetops! But merely asserting the value of African-American lives is not enough to get our people to the promised land; nor is any party, politician, or program. Black lives matter most when they have purpose, and purpose comes from … Continued
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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 [...]
[Parliament of South Africa] Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Thandi Modise has received a letter from the African Transformation Movement (ATM) asking for a postponement of the Motion of No Confidence in the President scheduled for consideration by the House this afternoon. The Motion was sponsored by the party's President Mr Vuyolwethu Zungula.
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Acting Mayor Thsonono Buyeye is \"anxiously waiting\" for the Presidency to announce stricter regulations to halt rising Covid-19 figures in the metro.
