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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks. Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russia stands for extending the pact and is waiting to see the details of the U.S. proposal. The White House said Thursday that Biden has proposed to Russia a five-year extension of the New START treaty. 'We can only welcome political will to extend the document,' Peskov said in a […]
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
A GROUP of indigenous churches led by Zanu PF-aligned businessman Jimaya Muduvuri has called for a multi-sectoral dialogue to end the country’s economic woes, saying the anti-government protests planned for July 31 would only stoke political tension. BY PRECIOUS CHIDA The Zimbabwe Amalgamated Council of Churches’ dialogue call come at a time some citizens, backed by opposition political parties, were plotting to protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government on July 31. Zanu PF has threatened to ruthlessly crush the protests, accusing opposition parties, particularly the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance, of plotting to unconstitutionally remove Mnangagwa from power. Muduvuri said only dialogue could bring about peace and stabilise the economy, characterised by runaway inflation, shortages of goods and an unstable currency. “We are concerned that there are people who still believe that public protests and demonstrations are a viable method to resolve perceived national problems,” Muduvuri told journalists on Friday. “Our view is clear that protests and demonstrations, when used for purposes other than national interests and development, become less connected to the populace and do not add value to the consolidation of democratic processes.” The indigenous churches patron added: “There is no evidence that putting people on the streets will diminish the support for the President and the ruling party because all demonstrations ever achieve is sponsoring public disorder. “President Mnangagwa has kept his doors wide open for dialogue. He has demonstrated not once, but numerously, his willingness to build a nation based on consensus and unity of purpose. “We, therefore, believe that protests and demonstrations can and should never be used as a tool of political advocacy. “We, therefore, condemn outrightly and unreservedly this wanton propensity towards unbridled and thoughtless public demonstrations in the name of constitutional rights.”
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — A powerful earthquake centred near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least four people, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent thousands fleeing into the streets.
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said one person was killed and another injured when a building collapse in Huatulco, Oaxaca.
The US Geologic Survey said the quake hit at 10:29 a.m. (11:29 am Eastern) along Mexico's southern Pacific coast at a depth of 16 miles (26 km).
Mari González of the Princess Mayev hotel in Huatulco said staff and guests were able to evacuate the building before the quake, but that 45 minutes after the initial quake they were still outside as strong aftershocks continued.
Local news media reported damage to some buildings in the state capital, Oaxaca city.
There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. As of May 13, every African country had recorded an infection, the last being Lesotho.
We shall keep updating this list largely sourced from the John Hopkins University tallies, Africa CDC and from official government data.
SUGGESTED READING: Africa’s COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000 mark
Major African stats: June 30 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 432,421
Active cases = 214,627
Recoveries = 207,148
Number of deaths = 10,646
Countries in alphabetical order
Algeria – 14,657
Angola – 315
Benin – 1,199
Botswana – 227
Burkina Faso – 967
Burundi – 170
Cameroon – 12,592
Cape Verde – 1,301
Central African Republic – 3,788
Chad – 868
Comoros – 303
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,382
DR Congo – 7,189
Djibouti – 4,715
Egypt – 71,299
Equatorial Guinea – 3,071
Eritrea – 215
Eswatini – 873
Ethiopia – 5,846
Gabon – 5,513
(The) Gambia – 55
Ghana – 18,134
Guinea – 5,450
Guinea-Bissau – 1,654
Ivory Coast – 9,992
Kenya – 6,941
Lesotho – 35
Liberia – 819
Libya – 891
Madagascar – 2,403
Malawi – 1,342
Mali – 2,260
Mauritania – 4,606
Mauritius – 341
Morocco – 12,969
Mozambique – 918
Namibia – 293
Niger – 1,081
Nigeria- 27,110
Rwanda – 1,063
Sao Tome and Principe – 717
Senegal – 7,054
Seychelles – 81
Sierra Leone – 1,518
Somalia – 2,944
South Africa – 168,061
South Sudan – 2,021
Sudan – 9,663
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 667
Tunisia – 1,178
Uganda – 902
Zambia – 1,632
Zimbabwe – 617
SUGGESTED READING: rolling coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in Africa II
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Limited (ZSE) has suspended trading on the local bourse until further notice following government’s directive, Justin Bgoni, the exchange’s chief executive officer has said.
“Following the statement issued by the Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services on 26 June 2020, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Limited (ZSE) engaged both the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development,” Bgoni said in a statement.
Government on Friday suspended mobile money transactions as well as trading on the local bourse in an effort to contain the collapse of the country’s currency.
Government said it was “in possession of impeccable evidence which constitutes a prima facie case whereby the phone-based mobile money systems are conspiring with the help of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange either deliberately or inadvertently in illicit activities that are sabotaging the economy”
Suspension of trading on the ZSE will affect the 57 actively listed firms on the local bourse and Zimbabwe’s three mobile companies, namely, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, NetOne and Telecel Zimbabwe.
The ban comes despite the ZSE having a market capitalisation of $228,87 billion (US$4 billion) and mobile money-based transactions totalling $19 868 651 872 (US$346 445 542,66) as at the end of the first quarter.
18 Georgia NAACP Branches in 19 Counties to “Party at the Polls' in Pivotal State ATLANTA – In one of the most unique get-out-the-vote efforts this year, 18 Georgia NAACP branches over 19 counties have launched an ambitious plan to get more than 40,000 African-American voters to the polls across the state on the last … Continued
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Jamaican leaders in the diaspora have reacted with shock and horror at seeing violent protesters storming the United States Capitol building in Washington yesterday to protest the certification of the election of Joe Biden to the presidency. The...
A summer of protests has resulted in over 100 people receiving head injuries from rubber bullets shot by police. Read... View Article
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DENVER — As the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic descended on Colorado in November, gatherings were limited and restaurants closed to sustain social distance. However, pot shops remained open. Recently at The Green Solution, [...]
Seattle has been one of the central points of the Black Lives Matter protests this summer and if you have been to the city, you have probably seen the huge Black Lives Matter mural that was painted on the street there. Teddy Phillips, a local Seattle artist and member of Kappa Alpha chapter of Alpha […]
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