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[Citizen] The US Department of State on Friday announced a blanket travel ban on Ugandan government officials who they say were involved in gross human rights violations and undermining democracy during and after the January 14 general election.
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
The International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association called Black Lives Matter a \"terrorist group\" in a manual that was sent out.
[Shabelle] Osman Dubbe, Minister for Information said six al-Shabab terrorists were also arrested including the mastermind of the attack. The attack also left 15 other people, including soldiers dead.
The Supreme Court is mulling whether to give hundreds of people the right to redo their trials after they were convicted by non-unanimous juries.
For society to address systemic racism, the education system in which Black Americans consistently underperform whites must be considered. Postponing in-person instruction and preventing parents from seeking alternatives for in-person instruction is to systematically discriminate against Black Americans, who disproportionately attend public schools.
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. It's hard to imagine more consequential picks. Already one prominent candidate to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has faded from the scene. New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was offered another Cabinet post — interior secretary — and turned it down, a person close to the Biden transition said Wednesday. That person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. Lujan Grisham's office had no comment. Biden is expected […]
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(Jamaica Gleaner) The love story of a blind St Catherine couple living under a leaky roof tugged at the heart-strings of a Jamaican expatriate who has given them an early Christmas present.
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While I honor the talent and perseverance of Alex Haley, much of his genealogical research has been sorely put to the test of time. There is no doubt that the man accomplished what few could have done in his day, but we should not overlook his shortcomings. Before we factualize fiction, let us stop and […]
[Nyasa Times] An influential youth rights activist has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to stop the recruitment of Tony Blair and his team as advisors to the government, with some observeser saying his administarion has failed to explain what is their challenge.
We must change our behaviour now to prevent a resurgence of the virus and manage outbreaks wherever they occur, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his address on Thursday night.
Your article about local Black Lives Matter chapters demanding to know the whereabouts of the millions of dollars in donations received over the past summer reminds me of the famous speech by Malcolm X during the 1950s (\"Chapters revolt against Black Lives Matter,\" Page 1, Dec. 3). He was reminding Black Americans how easily we are manipulated by outside groups that serve no purpose in improving the quality of our lives. He used words and phrases such as hoodwinked, lead astray and bamboozled. The only difference in 2020 is that instead of White America being the source, it's the African-Americans who created Black Lives Matter.
Joe Biden endorsed a bipartisan $908 coronavirus stimulus proposal saying it \"wouldn't be the answer\" but would provide relief for millions of Americans.
… the interview when asked about African Americans potentially being skeptical about taking … , particularly in the African American community, we are -- African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans …
Today is the 338th day of 2020. There are 28 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1964: Police arrest some 800 students at the University of California at Berkeley, one day after the students stormed the administration building and staged a massive sit-in.�OTHER EVENTS1621: Galileo perfects the telescope.
Even as the world awaits the deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine, Africa’s chances at getting a shot remains remote in the short term according to experts.
That, coupled with the need to cushion health systems across the continent from being overwhelmed is the other reason for the deployment of a clinical trial named, ANTICOV – the largest trial targeting mild to moderate cases of the virus.
Why the need for targeted trial According to the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, DNDi, ANTICOV’s main goal “is to identify treatments that prevent mild cases from progressing to severe forms of the disease - and thus prevent local health systems from being overwhelmed.”
“Treating mild cases is key in Africa because ICU capacity is not as strong as may be in other developed nations,” a a DNDi statement issued on November 24 stressed. The initiative is working with other partners on this project.
“We welcome the ANTICOV trial led by African doctors because it will help answer one of our most pressing questions: with limited intensive care facilities in Africa, can we treat people for COVID-19 earlier and stop our hospitals from being overwhelmed?” John Nkengasong, head of the African Union’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said of the trial.
Role of hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine will be one of the drugs to be studied initially, because there are no large multi- country studies yet about efficacy of the drug for mild cases. HCQ remains the standard of care for COVID in 16 African countries, so this trial will provide key evidence to inform health policies and national guidelines.
One of the key trials that is known to be undertaken in Africa is the World Health Organization, WHO’s solidarity trials but it focuses on severe cases whiles ANTICOV will look more at mild cases with the view to nip the possible transit into severity.
Thirteen countries sign up
Thirteen countries across the continent have signed up for the trial. The majority of these countries are in West Africa; Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. East African countries include, Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan and Kenya.
Central Africa has three countries participating – Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mozambique is the sole southern African country to sign up for the trial.
The clinical trial will be carried out at 19 sites continent wide by the ANTICOV consortium, which includes 26 prominent African and global research and development (R&D) organizations, coordinated by DNDi.
Africa’s case load as of December 2, 2020 according to Africa CDC
Number of cases = 2,196,257
Number of deaths = 52,490
Number of recoveries = 1,862,685
Number of active cases = 386,062
Most impacted country = South Africa; 790,004 cases
Least impacted country = Seychelles; 172 cases
Funding for the trial
Major funding for the ANTICOV consortium is provided by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) through KfW and by the global health agency Unitaid a
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell as the nation celebrated Thanksgiving last week to a still-high 712,000,... View Article
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… fueled by new buyers, including African-Americans as the fastest growing demographic …
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer A fourth win on Thanksgiving is nothing to hang a championship run on. Nonetheless, for the Washington Football Team it was the ultimate giant leap forward in a rebuilding process toward respectability. However, to sweep the Dallas Cowboys for the first time since 2012 sets a tone that […]
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Ding-ding, round two is already on the cards: The Zondo Commission is seeking ConCourt's support to get Jacob Zuma in the hot-seat once and for all.
Former President of the Central African Republic François Bozizé will no longer be eligible to contest in the December elections. On Thursday, Bozizé’s candidacy was invalidated by the country’s Constitutional Court.
The court cites his prosecution for assassinations, torture and sanctions by the United Nations for the decision. The former Central African Republic president is a subject of an international arrest warrant issued against him in 2014 for ‘’murder, arrest, kidnapping, arbitrary detention and torture.
In July, Mr. Bozizé had announced his candidacy for the December 27 elections after he was ousted from power in 2013.
UN sanctions
Bozizé is still under sanctions by the United Nations for his role in the 2013 crisis, during which he is accused of supporting the Christian anti-Balaka militias.
At the end of January, he said that “nothing” would prevent him from running as a candidate in the presidential election and that he would ask the UN to consider dropping the sanctions against him.
Bozizé will very likely run against the incumbent Touadera, whose candidacy has not yet been officially announced, even if observers regard it as a certainty.
There have been flare-ups of violence between militias, who often exploit ethnic tensions.
UN experts warned in mid-July that the “prospect of elections has provided armed groups with another reason to maintain and increase their territorial control”.
Their report pointed to an influx of foreign fighters, principally from Sudan, which shares a border with the northeast of the Central Aafrican Republic and regularly sees inter-militia fighting.
Stephen Oduntan, Staff Activists from Black Lives Matter- Los Angeles and other groups chanted and banged drums outside Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home Thursday to protest the Mayor’s potential cabinet position to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. The demonstration marked the 10th day in a row, the protesters have gathered outside Garcetti’s residence in Windsor Square marching […]
We're less than a month from the New Year, and if your resolution is to get in shape, Nike has you covered. Since quarantine began, everyone has either packed on the pounds or figuring out ways to sweat them out thanks to the popularization of CLMBR, Peloton, and of course, HIIT. HIIT, or high-intensity interval […]
Former presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton will take the coronavirus vaccine due to more than 50% of Americans saying that they would not be taking it
NNPA NEWSWIIRE — Alejandro Mayorkas, a former Deputy Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, will become the first Latino and immigrant nominated to serve as the Department of Homeland Security Secretary.
Danielle Coetsee received the 'Woman Winemaker of the Year' award at the 2020 SA Women’s Wine & Spirit Awards.
Sometime last spring or summer is when she knew she needed help. That was when Detroiter Malikah Garner, 32, wife and mother of two young boys, had had enough of carrying the invisible weight of motherhood, family, unresolved childhood pain, cultural expectations and her career solely on her petite (but resilient) shoulders. So Garner … Continued
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TOM HANKS' son Chet Hanks has defended his choice to speak in Patois. People criticised...
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