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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., the 47th vice president of the United States in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017, is running for president. Election Day is November 3, 2020, but already, about 50 million Americans have cast their votes.If elected, Joe Biden would become the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, replacing the 45th President Donald...
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Guinean security forces kill 8 people, including 3 children, during election protests in Conakry
Guinean security forces have killed at least eight people, including three children, during demonstrations in Guinea’s capital, Conakry. Since presidential elections on October 18, 2020, scores of others have been injured. The official preliminary results showed the incumbent, Alpha Condé, with the most votes, while the opposition candidate,...
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Buhari justifies mass killings of Nigerian protesters by security forces under his orders, calls them ‘miscreants and criminals’
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday justified the mass killings this week of Nigerian protesters by security forces under his orders, saying the protests were hijacked by thugs.His office sent out a statement to reporters documenting what the...
COVID-19 kills more than 2100 Americans within 48 hours as U.S. records second-highest single-day rise in infections since pandemic began
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COVID-19 has killed more than 2100 Americans in the past 48 hours alone, even as the number of new cases reported on Thursday in the United States was the second-highest on record since the pandemic began.The...
Rights group blasts President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar for breaking promise to decongest prisons
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A rights group on Thursday blasted President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar for breaking his promise to decongest overcrowded prisons.Amnesty International said one year after President Rajoelina pledged to decongest prisons, detainees in Madagascar are still suffering in...
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Trump says Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalize relations
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalize relations."President @realDonaldTrump has announced that Sudan and Israel have agreed to the normalization of relations— another major step toward building peace in the Middle East with another nation joining the Abraham Accords," White House spokesperson Judd Deere said on Twitter.Details about the deal...
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Africa
Hope for justice in Turkey as police officers face trial for assassinated human rights lawyer
The trial of three police officers accused of killing prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi presents a long overdue chance for justice, Amnesty International said on...
Nigerian President blames protesters for violence unleashed by security forces
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday blamed protesters for the violence unleashed by security forces that left many dead, even as outrage and condemnation came from around the world, including from Delaware, where Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned the use...
New COVID-19 rapid tests a game changer for Africa
The roll-out of new, World Health Organization (WHO) approved antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus in Africa will significantly boost testing capacity and marks a game changer in the continent’s fight against COVID-19. Many African countries...
U.S. House of Representatives writes Nigerian President, condemns killing of peaceful protesters
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The United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa on Wednesday sent a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari condemning the killing of peaceful protesters by security forces this week.Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of...
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Africa
U.S. smashes daily COVID-19 record with more than 83,000 new cases
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The United States reported 83,010 new coronavirus cases on Friday, according to The COVID Tracking Project, the highest number of infections in a single day since the pandemic began.
BREAKING NEWS
Guinean security forces kill 8 people, including 3 children, during election protests in Conakry
Guinean security forces have killed at least eight people, including three children, during demonstrations in Guinea’s capital, Conakry. Since presidential elections on October 18, 2020, scores of others have been injured. The official preliminary results showed the incumbent, Alpha Condé, with the most votes, while the opposition candidate,...
TOP STORIES
What the Joseph Robinette Biden presidency would mean for Africa – Perspectives by Simon Ateba
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., the 47th vice president of the United States in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017, is running for president. Election Day is November 3, 2020, but already, about 50 million Americans have cast their votes.
Trump says Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalize relations
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President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalize relations."President @realDonaldTrump has announced that Sudan and Israel have agreed to the normalization of relations— another major step toward building peace in...
Buhari justifies mass killings of Nigerian protesters by security forces under his orders, calls them ‘miscreants and criminals’
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday justified the mass killings this week of Nigerian protesters by security forces under his orders, saying the protests were hijacked by thugs.His office sent out a statement to reporters documenting what the...
COVID-19 kills more than 2100 Americans within 48 hours as U.S. records second-highest single-day rise in infections since pandemic began
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COVID-19 has killed more than 2100 Americans in the past 48 hours alone, even as the number of new cases reported on Thursday in the United States was the second-highest on record since the pandemic began.The...
Rights group blasts President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar for breaking promise to decongest prisons
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A rights group on Thursday blasted President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar for breaking his promise to decongest overcrowded prisons.Amnesty International said one year after President Rajoelina pledged to decongest prisons, detainees in Madagascar are still suffering in...
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Guinean security forces kill 8 people, including 3 children, during election protests in Conakry
Guinean security forces have killed at least eight people, including three children, during demonstrations in Guinea’s capital, Conakry. Since presidential elections on October 18, 2020, scores of others have been injured. The official preliminary results showed the incumbent, Alpha Condé, with the most votes, while the opposition candidate, Cellou Dalein Diallo, announced that he had won. Nationwide internet disruptions have made it difficult for Guinean and international journalists and human rights activists...
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Thailand authorities use water cannon against peaceful activists, arrest journalists
Thai police unnecessarily used water cannon against peaceful pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok on October 16, 2020, in violation of international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch...
Joe Biden wins last presidential debate against Donald Trump
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Joe Biden was surprisingly aggressive, it was perhaps the best debate he has had in 2020.Republicans had argued that if he was allowed to speak more, he would stumble on words. However, he was allowed to...
Nigerian President blames protesters for violence unleashed by security forces
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday blamed protesters for the violence unleashed by security forces that left many dead, even as outrage and condemnation came from around the world, including from Delaware, where Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned the use...
New COVID-19 rapid tests a game changer for Africa
The roll-out of new, World Health Organization (WHO) approved antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus in Africa will significantly boost testing capacity and marks a game changer in the continent’s fight against COVID-19. Many African countries...
U.S. House of Representatives writes Nigerian President, condemns killing of peaceful protesters
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The United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa on Wednesday sent a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari condemning the killing of peaceful protesters by security forces this week.Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of...
U.S. FDA approves Gilead’s Remdesivir to treat COVID-19, even though WHO’s study found drug not effective
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The United States Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc.'s antiviral therapy remdesivir to treat COVID-19, even though a new and larger study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week concluded that the drug is not...
Joe Biden stands with peaceful protesters in Nigeria, urges U.S. to do same
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States "must stand with" peaceful protesters in Nigeria who are demanding police reforms and good governance.Biden was reacting to reports security forces in Nigeria opened fire...
Buhari to finally address Nigerians as country slips into chaos
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President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast Thursday, October 22, 2020, at 7p.m., the Nigerian presidency said in a statement on Thursday, as the country seemed to be slipping into chaos.The presidency said the address is...
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Joe Biden was surprisingly aggressive, it was perhaps the best debate he has had in 2020.Republicans had argued that if he was allowed to speak more, he would stumble on words. However, he was allowed to speak more and that did not happen.Many expected him to be on the defense, but...
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa’s difficult road to recovery
By Abebe Aemro SelassieThe COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health and economic crisis for sub-Saharan Africa. Within months, the...
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa faces difficult road to recovery amid COVID-19 economic fallout, IMF says in latest economic outlook
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Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a difficult road to recovery amid COVID-19 economic fallout, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its...
Africa
IMF approves additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved an additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout.
Africa
Half of women in the world are jobless, UN says in shocking new report
Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter...
Africa
South Africa launches $6 billion COVID-19 employment stimulus
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South Africa has launched a $6 billion (R100 billion) COVID-19 employment stimulus to be implemented over the next three years.
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Principality of Andorra becomes IMF’s 190th Member
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The Principality of Andorra joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday, becoming the Fund's 190th member.Ambassador...
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U.S. smashes daily COVID-19 record with more than 83,000 new cases
The United States reported 83,010 new coronavirus cases on Friday, according to The COVID Tracking Project, the highest number of infections in a single day since the pandemic began.
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BUSINESS
Africa and US development financiers talk post COVID-19 pandemic
The continent’s largest development finance institutions have emphasized that a sustained and collaborative approach among development partners to scale up project development activities, will boost...
Half of women in the world are jobless, UN says in shocking new report
Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter...
U.S. Justice Department sues Google for holding an illegal monopoly over search
The United States Department of Justice on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet INC.'s Google for abusing its monopoly in...
MTN named most valuable African brand worth $3.3 billion
MTN Group has been named the most valuable African brand with a value of $3.3 billion.Brand value...
Renewables are Africa’s path for a green recovery
“Now is be the best time to move towards green economy. It is time to shift towards a more sustainable and...
Trump admin announces new reforms aimed at making it more difficult for skilled foreign workers to acquire H-1B visas
The United States Departments of Labor and Homeland Security on Tuesday announced additional immigration reforms that would make it more difficult...
NIGERIA
Buhari justifies mass killings of Nigerian protesters by security forces under his orders, calls them ‘miscreants and criminals’
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday justified the mass killings this week of Nigerian protesters by security forces under his orders, saying...
Nigerian President blames protesters for violence unleashed by security forces
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday blamed protesters for the violence unleashed by security forces that left many dead, even as...
Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos: We mourn the lives we have sadly lost across the state
Dear Lagos,We mourn the lives we have sadly lost across the state. To the families that we...
Nigerians in USA to hold ‘mother of all protests’ against police brutality and bad governance in their home country
Nigerians in the United States would hold the 'mother of all protests' on Saturday against police brutality and bad governance in...
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa’s government pledges to end corruption
Deputy President David Mabuza will on Thursday, October 22, 2020, respond to oral questions in the National Assembly, where he will...
South Africa launches $6 billion COVID-19 employment stimulus
South Africa has launched a $6 billion (R100 billion) COVID-19 employment stimulus to be implemented over the next three years.
Official funeral declared for fearless South African human rights and anti apartheid lawyer Ambassador Devikarani Priscilla Sewpal Jana
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday declared the funeral of the late South African Human Rights Commission Deputy Chairperson, Ambassador Devikarani Priscilla...
Ramaphosa calls on South Africans to rise against crime and racism after white farmer’s murder by blacks triggers protests
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called on all South Africans to rise against crime and racism, a week after Brendin Horner,...
ETHIOPIA
U.S. Congressmember Karen Bass introduces resolution calling for respect for human rights in Ethiopia
U.S. Congressmember Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, on Friday, introduced a resolution calling for...
“This is worse than COVID-19”, Ethiopian migrants describe “hell” in Saudi prisons
An investigation by Amnesty International has exposed horrifying new details about the treatment of Ethiopian migrants detained in Saudi Arabia. Since...
South Africa seeks to generate 11,800 megawatts of additional electricity from renewable sources to add to 30,000 megawatts available
South Africa is seeking to generate 11,800 megawatts of additional electricity from renewable sources to add to the 30,000 megawatts of...
Ethiopia charges prominent opposition figure Jawar Mohammed with terrorism
As human rights organizations continue to warn that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is turning Ethiopia into a dictatorship, his administration on...
CAMEROON
IMF approves additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved an additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout.
Rights group urges AU to denounce crackdown on Cameroon’s opposition
Human Rights Watch on Monday urged the African Union (AU), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the Economic...
Amnesty International USA urges Trump not to deport thousands of African migrants from Cameroon
Amnesty International USA on Friday urged the Trump administration to refrain from deporting African migrants from Cameroon....
Cameroon opposition figure Maurice Kamto placed under ‘house arrest’
Cameroon opposition figure Maurice Kamto has been placed under what seems like a house arrest at his residence in the capital...
KENYA
Cybercriminals target South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with millions of attacks in 2020, and the year is not over
South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria have already seen millions of cyberattacks in 2020 with three months to the end of the...
Condemnation, outrage over arrest of Amnesty International Kenya’s chairperson Renee Ngamau
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that its Kenya Chairperson Renee Ngamau was arrested on Monday night for rallying her neighbors to...
The world celebrated changes in Ethiopia under Abiy Ahmed a little bit early, released Kenyan journalist tells Voice of America
A Kenyan journalist who was arrested and detained in Ethiopia for two months before he was released after he contracted the...
Coronavirus has killed nearly 27,000 people in Africa
Coronavirus has killed nearly 27,000 people in Africa so far, according to the latest data from the Ethiopia-based Africa Center for...
Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma freed in Ethiopia but dozens of opposition leaders and journalists still locked up
Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma has been released from detention in Ethiopia but dozens of prominent opposition leaders and journalists remain locked...
Mau forest evictees’ plight intensifies as Kenyan authorities fail to provide vital assistance
Police violence and property destruction during evictions in Kenya’s Rift Valley and a lack of support afterward has caused deaths and desperation...
GHANA
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo elected as new chairman of ECOWAS, a regional body of 15 countries in West Africa
The President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States...
Ghana to reopen international air borders from September 1
Ghana will reopen its international air borders on September 1, six months after closing them in March to curb the spread...
Africa’s economic transformation will not come from aid but trade says Ghanaian president
At a ceremony on Monday to commission the permanent secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana’s President Nana...
11 human rights groups call for justice for 44 Ghanaians, 9 Nigerians, 2 Togolese, 1 Gambian and 1 Ivorian massacred in Gambia and Senegal...
The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal 15 years ago have yet to learn the full truth...
UNITED STATES
What the Joseph Robinette Biden presidency would mean for Africa – Perspectives by Simon Ateba
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., the 47th vice president of the United States in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017, is...
Trump says Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalize relations
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalize relations."President @realDonaldTrump...
U.S. condemns killing of peaceful protesters in Nigeria
The United States on Thursday strongly condemned "the use of excessive force by military forces who fired on unarmed demonstrators in...
Rage as Trump admin plans to categorize Amnesty International as antisemitic, meaning hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people
Amnesty International on Wednesday night described as 'baseless' plans by the Donald Trump administration to categorize the reputable human rights group...
CHINA
Trump admin designates more Chinese media outlets as ‘foreign missions’
The Trump administration on Wednesday designated more Chinese media outlets as foreign missions.In a statement, the...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong persons for ‘supporting Iran’
The United States on Monday announced that it had imposed sanctions on some Chinese and Hong Kong Persons for "Activities Related...
U.S. says China’s militarization of South China sea unacceptable and dangerous
The United States said on Sunday that China's militarization of the South China sea was unacceptable."We...
12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists held incommunicado and denied basic rights by China
At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, including one child, who have been held incommunicado in Shenzhen’s Yantian Detention Center since August 23,...
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U.S. smashes daily COVID-19 record with more than 83,000 new cases
The United States reported 83,010 new coronavirus cases on Friday, according to The COVID Tracking Project, the highest number of infections...
Guinean security forces kill 8 people, including 3 children, during election protests in Conakry
Guinean security forces have killed at least eight people, including three children, during demonstrations in Guinea’s capital, Conakry. Since presidential elections on October 18,...
What the Joseph Robinette Biden presidency would mean for Africa – Perspectives by Simon Ateba
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., the 47th vice president of the United States in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017, is...
US heat emergency plans missing pregnancy, racial justice
Many plans by local, state, and federal authorities in the United States to respond to heat extremes and climate change miss the threat...
Russian authorities targeting free speech at university
Prosecutors have ordered a university in Moscow to submit detailed information on students and faculty who participated in mass protests and...
U.S. announces up to $10 million reward offer for information on Hizballah’s financial networks
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, has a standing...