Author: DetroitRed

Africa: Policy Inconsistencies and Poor Research Slow Young Farmers in Africa

Bulawayo — It is not everyday that a young farmer registers success in his enterprise and vows this is what he will do for the rest of his life. Yet this is the story of Lihle Moyo, a 27-year-old farmer from Gwanda, about 160km south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city. With little to no experience

Africa: Leaders Celebrate Centenary of Longtime Unesco Head Professor Amadou Mahtar Mbow

Dakar — Africa’s heads-of-state are joining prominent members of Africa’s intelligentsia to mark the 100th birthday of Professor Amadou Mahtar Mbow by chronicling his contributions as the first black African to head Unesco and many other achievements. “The person whose centenary we are celebrating today is a fighter, a leader who can inspire all generations

Coca-Cola Stays Silent as Georgia Republicans Bid to Restrict Rights – BillMoyers.com

Coca-Cola Stays Silent as Georgia Republicans Bid to Restrict Rights This article originally appeared on The Guardian. During the height of Black Lives Matter protests last year, James Quincey, the chief executive of Coca-Cola, spoke about the need for his company to do better when it came to combating systemic racism. “I, like you, am

South Africa: Survey Shows Ignorance About Big Moments in South Africa’s History – Like the Sharpeville Massacre

The yearly Human Rights Day public holiday in South Africa in late March commemorates the Sharpeville Massacre, when police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed black protesters outside the Sharpeville police station on 21 March 1960. An estimated 69 people were killed and 180 injured, many shot in the back as they fled the

Africa: A Common Voice From Africa At the 65th Commission On the Status of Women

Ahead of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65), from 15 – 26 March 2021, African countries present a common voice to expand women’s participation in public life and decision-making. UN Women, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) convened the Africa Virtual Regional Consultation

CENTRAL AFRICA : Cybersecurity giants flock to BEAC with biometric solutions

MobiWire, Dermalog, Idemia, Veridium and Thales are among the firms interested in a contract with the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) to fingerprint holders of mobile payment account holders with telecoms operators in the region. Source link

Africa: National Hockey Teams Set to Participate in the 2021 FIH Africa Indoor World Cup Qualifier Next Month

The MTC Namibia Hockey Union, Men and Women Indoor National teams are set to travel to South Africa, Durban to participate in the 2021 Federal International Hockey (FIH) Africa Indoor World Cup Qualifier, which is scheduled to take place between 15 – 18 April. Paying a courtesy call at MTC today, President of Namibia Hockey

On January 6th, the U.S. Became a Foreign Country – BillMoyers.com

This article originally appeared on TomDispatch.com. Just about everyone was shocked by what happened at the Capitol building on January 6th. But as a former soldier in America’s forever wars, horrifying as the scenes were, I also found what happened strangely familiar, almost inevitable. I thought that, if only we had taken our country’s imperial

DRC : Gen John Numbi no longer finds favour with Rawbank

As Africa Intelligence understands, the DRC’s Rawbank ended its contract with the security firm Miketo SARL in January. It so Source link

Zimbabwe: Minister Coventry Unpacks Sport Resumption Format

Youth, Sport, Arts, and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has clarified how sport will resume and insisted medium and high-risk sport still have to follow the Sports Commission standard operating procedures. Cabinet announced yesterday that all sport has resumed following further relaxation of Covid-19 measures. Minister Coventry today unpacked the roadmap for sport resumption during a

Bernie Sanders Praises Biden For Making The Government Work For Middle Class Americans

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised Joe Biden on Tuesday for signing the historic American Rescue Plan into law last week and showing the country that the Democratic Party is the party of the middle class. During an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, Sen. Sanders said if Democrats continue to embrace an agenda geared toward working

Africa: Canadian Human Rights Ombud Launches Online Complaint Process As Key Part of Global Mandate to Protect Rights

Gatineau, Qc — Sheri Meyerhoffer, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), announced today that her office is open to receive complaints of possible human rights abuses arising from the operations abroad of Canadian companies in mining, oil and gas, and garment sectors. A new, easy-to-use online form is the foundation of the CORE’s complaint

Africa: Tunisian Women Should Restore Their Position in Africa (Radhia Jerbi)

Tunis/Tunisia — “Tunisian women should restore their position in Africa,” said President of the National Union of Tunisian Women (French: UNFT) Radhia Jerbi. At a press conference on the announcement of the organisation of the national meeting of African women enterpreneurs next May 20-21, Jerbi added that Tunisian women should play a more active role

Arrest made months after deadly shooting at NW Atlanta food mart

Fabian Sheats, 37, was taken into custody on an unrelated charge and brought back to Fulton County to face charges of murder, aggravated assault, and weapon possession in the Nov. 13 shooting death of Demario Fielder.According to Atlanta police, Fielder, 39, was shot in the chest outside the Troy Supermarket on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard

South Africa: Stop the Cabbage Slander At Once, Stop It This Very Minute!

From negative preconceptions to centuries of being shoved down reticent children’s throats and ungrateful slogans on t-shirts, the cabbage is not having a good time on our plates. And yet, even KFC sells cabbage. Right now, at this very moment, 4.20pm, 10 March 2021, there is a slogan t-shirt for sale on Amazon that reads

Africa: President Tebboune Participates in AU PSC Meeting

ALGIERS-President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday participated in an “important” meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) bringing together heads of State and Government, said the Presidency of the Republic in a communiqué. “The meeting focused on the impact of climate change on peace and security in

Wisconsin’s Lt. Governor Just Torched Sen. Ron Johnson For His Racism

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) said that Sen. Ron Johnson wants credit for his racism and that Republicans can’t win without racism. Video: Wisconsin Lt. Gov. @TheOtherMandela said on CNN that Sen. Ron Johnson wants credit for his racism, and the Lt. Gov. spoke the blunt truth when he told CNN that Republicans can’t

GHANA : Transport minister urged to take action over Maersk's new Tema Port fee

The new $60 tax Danish shipping giant Maersk will apply as of 15 March to each container unloaded in the Merdian Port Services has sent shock waves among the importers, exporters and freight companies that use the port. Source link

Zimbabwe Has Great Economic Potential – Russian Academics, Business Executives

RUSSIAN business executives and academics Sunday said there are enormous benefits in investing in Zimbabwe especially in the mining and agriculture sectors noting the country’s promising economic potential. The Russians also said investors should consider that Zimbabwe was one of the safest states in Africa. These sentiments came out when the Association of Economic Cooperation

Just 47 House districts flipped in the last three presidential elections. What do they tell us?

The majority of these districts—24 in total—swung in the Democratic direction over that period; these appear in yellow or green in the map above (and in a larger version here), which shows every district as the same size so that dense urban districts aren’t obscured and rural districts aren’t overemphasized. (You can find a traditional

Africa: U.S. Proscribes Isis Affiliates in Mozambique and DR Congo

The US Department of State on Wednesday designated two affiliates of ISIS operating in Mozambique and the DR Congo as Foreign Terrorist Organisations in a move meant to cut off supplies to the groups and restrict their leaders. In a statement, the Department said the ISIS-Mozambique and ISIS-DRC are Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) and

South Africa: Tributes Pour in for Actors Ngubane and Maqashalala

Cape Town — Veteran actor Menzi Ngubane has died. Ngubane, 56, was a much-loved character who had a long career as an actor; having starred in productions like Generations, Isibaya, Yizo Yizo, Iliwa libhek’umoya and Ashes to Ashes. The announcement of Ngubane’s death comes amid the news of the passing of veteran actress, Noxolo Maqashalala. The

GOP House Leader McCarthy to introduce resolution calling for Rep. Swalwell’s removal from Intelligence Committee

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans on introducing a resolution to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee, according to a tweet he posted Friday night.”Pelosi just reappointed Eric Swalwell to the Intelligence Committee. Based on the briefing she and I received together, Swalwell should not be on the panel in charge of

Africa: Iwd 2021 – Afrima Advocates Better Pay for Women in the Culture Industry

In solidarity with the United Nations International Women’s Day 2021, IWD 2021, the All African Music Awards, AFRIMA, during the week joined the rest of the world to honour the strength of women,calling for accelerated gender parity and better remuneration for women in the culture industry in Africa. Themed as “Women in leadership: Achieving an

DJIBOUTI : Germany quits surveillance in Horn of Africa as piracy threats decline

Germany is making preparations to retrieve its Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft that had been used at a French Source link

OPINION: Why Stacey Dash and Candace Owens Still Get The Side Eye From Black Folks

Outside of the fact that I no longer have to see his name or face every time I watch the news, the best part about the departure of our erstwhile president is that the willfully ignorant and often racist extremists he galvanized with his demagoguery seem to have (mostly) gone back underground following the U.S.

Africa: Dr Motsepe Vows to Change Face of African Football

The South African who was ushered in as the new continental boss, said Africa spends a lot of money on European football and very little on their own. This has to change, he emphasised in his maiden speech in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, 12 March 2021 where he was ushered in as new CAF boss.

Africa: UN Launches New Campaign, Only Together, to Support Global Vaccine Equity Call

The United Nations today launched a new global campaign, Only Together to support its call for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines around the world. The campaign stresses the need for coordinated global action to ensure vaccines are accessible in all countries, starting with health-care workers and the most vulnerable. “Over the past year,

News Roundup: American Rescue Plan becomes law, insurrection probe continues

Today was the official one-year anniversary of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, according to World Health Organization officials. It is also the day President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, the Democratic-sponsored and Republican-condemned plan to deal with the economic damage done to American families, businesses, and state governments. New relief funds to Americans will

GHANA : Mota-Engil pays off its ex-partners on Accra-Tema highway project

As the sole signatory to the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to upgrade the highway between Accra and Tema, Source link