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Tuesday Night Owls: Billionaires' gain$ since March could fund Biden's relief for working families

Night Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week. Chuck Collins at the Institute for Policy Studies reports—U.S. Billionaire Wealth Surpasses $1.1 Trillion Gain Since Mid-March: The $1.1 trillion wealth gain by 660 U.S. billionaires since March 2020 could pay for: All of the relief for working families contained […]

Africa: President Ramaphosa Asks Rich Countries Not to Hoard Covid-19 Vaccines

President Cyril Ramaphosa says poor countries desperately need COVID-19 vaccines as much as other nations that have already started vaccinating their citizens. “We are all not safe if some countries are vaccinating their people and some countries are not vaccinating,” said President Ramaphosa on Tuesday. The President did not hold back as he raised concerns […]

SOUTH AFRICA/ANGOLA : Macron forced to postpone southern Africa tour yet again

Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Angola and South Africa planned for the first quarter of 2021 has been postponed to late March at the earliest. Source link

Biden did not, in fact, remove Trump’s ‘Diet Coke button’ from the Resolute Desk, White House clarifies

National ReviewSen. Sinema Opposes Eliminating the Filibuster, ‘Not Open to Changing Her Mind’Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) is “against eliminating the filibuster, and she is not open to changing her mind,” according to a spokeswoman for the senator. The spokeswoman’s comments to the Washington Post come as the possibility of voting to end the Senate’s […]

Zimbabwe: Poor Grain Production Hurting Zim Economy

Zimbabwe has been a net importer of food for the past 2 decades and the country’s import bill has increasingly featured grain imports with maize imports averaging 1.1 million Metric Tonnes (MT) per year in the last 10 years, while wheat and soya beans account for 300 000MT and 150 000MT in import quantities respectively. […]

Africa: Study shows vaccine nationalism could cost rich countries US$4.5 trillion

Paris — New comprehensive economic modelling shows advanced economies stand to lose trillions of dollars through vaccine nationalism – more than previously thoughtEconomic benefits of funding multilateral efforts to ensure equitable access to vaccines dwarf the costsAdvanced economies with international linkages have the most to gain from global collaboration on vaccine access and distribution A […]

Joe Biden Is Already Repairing The US Relationship With France

No more passive-aggressive handshakes of death for French President Emmanuel Macron, as Joe Biden is already working to rebuild the US relationship with France. The White House provided a readout of the Biden/Macron call to PoliticusUSA, “President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Emmanuel Macron of France to express his desire to strengthen […]

Kenya/Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Marathon Champ Pitches Camp in Kapsait, Chases Olympic Ticket

The Kapsait Athletics Training Camp in Elgeyo Marakwet County is proving to be a distance running Mecca of sorts with an increasing number of elite foreign athletes pitching camp at this address, some 3,000 metres above sea level, seeking improved performance. The camp was catapulted into global limelight when Brigid Kosgei, who trains at Kapsait, […]

Africa: A Key Component Of Climate Change Adaptation Urgently Needs A More Sustainable Approach – New ODI Report

A new report from global think-tank ODI sheds light on the need to strengthen sustainable climate services across Africa if ambitions for effective climate adaptation are to be realised. African countries are expected to be hit hard by climate change, and unpredictable and extreme weather is already having a significant impact on people’s lives across […]

Join the party for our sister, Madame Vice President Kamala Harris

There is no way to have a celebration without “Celebration,” so take it away, Kool & the Gang. We have some ideas about music Kamala likes—she has posted several playlists in the past, so today I’m sampling a few from one she posted for Black Music Month back in 2017, well before she ran for […]

CAMEROON : Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match

Government ministers clashed with the president’s office over the route to be taken by the official convoy bringing FIFA chairman Gianni Infantino and his entourage to the opening match of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) between Cameroon and Zimbabwe in Yaounde on 16 January. Source link

Mozambique: Cyclone Eloise Hits Beira

Maputo — As forecast, Cyclone Eloise hit the central Mozambican city of Beira early on Saturday morning, with winds of 140 kilometres an hour and gusts of up to 160 kilometres an hour, according to the independent television station, STV. The cyclone flooded much of the city, and left it without electricity, while mobile phone […]

GOP senators push for amendment to ban court-packing

A dozen Senate Republicans are trying to block one of progressives’ fondest goals — packing the US Supreme Court with liberal justices — with a new amendment to the Constitution. West Virginia Sen. Shelly Moore Capito and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio reintroduced a bill Friday that would decree a constitutional nine-justice limit to the Supreme […]

Africa: Why Cranes Need to Correct Results On Final Straight

Uganda, Togo, Morocco and Rwanda were all heading to the pitch for their second Group C games of the African Nations Championship (Chan) last night as we published this. But the topic of discussion remains as alive as the next and final group games on Tuesday night. It will be the same kick-off times between […]

EAST AFRICA : Kenya Railways boss feels the heat from anti-graft body

Months ahead of the scheduled delivery in June of six locomotives from Spain’s Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca, the procurement contract has already landed new Kenya Railways Corp (KRC) director Philip Mainga in the hotseat. Source link

Schumer Won’t Start Trump’s Impeachment Trial Until After Biden’s Cabinet Is Confirmed

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer laid out his plan for Trump’s impeachment trial on Friday night, and it won’t start until after Biden gets his cabinet. CNN reported, “Under an agreement between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that Schumer announced Friday evening, the Senate would take up the ceremonial […]

Mozambique: Coastal City of Beira Braces for Another Hit

Geneva — The Mozambican city of Beira and the region around it are bracing for the impact of tropical storm Eloise, expected to make landfall soon. “Even if Eloise doesn’t make landfall directly on Beira, there is a very high probability that Beira is going to be hit by these very high winds and heavy […]

Africa: Over 2.8 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent

As of January 22, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,364,291. Reported deaths in Africa reached 82,789 and 2,809,930 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,380,807 – and 39,501 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (463,706), Tunisia (190,884), Egypt (158,963), Ethiopia (159,715), and Nigeria (116,655). For the latest totals, see […]

Stacey Abrams Says There’s More Work To Be Done After She Helped Turn Georgia Blue | National

While Georgia’s Senatorial run-off races earlier this month were historic, it is unlikely that the state would have turned blue without the work of former Gubernatorial candidate-turned voting rights activist Stacey Abrams. Abrams’ Fair Fight organization and ground organizing effort helped register millions of people to vote in the southern state and elect Democrats Raphael […]

Mozambique: Nyusi Urges Cne Leadership to Be Impartial and Objective

Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday urged the leadership of the National Elections Commission (CNE) to work with objectivity, impartiality, competence and zeal. He was speaking at a ceremony in Maputo where he swore into office the chairperson and two deputy chairpersons of the CNE. The chairperson is the Anglican bishop of the […]

Africa: Amnesty and FA Launch Guide for Increasing Refugee Women’s Participation in Football

Amnesty International UK, in partnership with the English Football Association, have today launched a free guide and online training series which aims to increase refugee women’s participation in grassroots football. The guide will help coaches, clubs and their foundations, county FAs, and others to set up football sessions with and for refugee women and girls […]

So Long, Farewell – BillMoyers.com

On January 20, 2017, Trump took the oath of office and gave his “American Carnage” speech describing America as a hellscape, and we were off to the races. Trump vowed he would smash norms and boundaries to “drain the swamp.” He filled positions in his administration with political operatives and appointed his son-in-law Jared Kushner […]

Mozambique: New Army Leadership Urged to Re-Establish Peace

Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has urged the new leadership of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) to re-establish peace in the northern districts of Cabo Delgado province, as well as to swiftly restore order in Manica and Sofala provinces in the country’s central region. Nyusi posed those challenges on Wednesday in Maputo when swearing […]

Africa: Joe Biden’s in-Tray for Africa As He Takes Power Today

Africa may be looking up to Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris to right the wrongs of Donald Trump as the pair take power following a chaotic political season in the US. And while Biden will most certainly consider addressing domestic issues first after his swearing in this afternoon in Washington, his in-tray […]

Do Prophecies Point to the End of the USA by 2029? In a new book, Bob Thiel cites ancient prophecies and prophetic interpretations to provide the answer

Biden-Harris: Prophecies & Destruction Can America survive the next two presidential terms? GROVER BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB) January 17, 2021 Is now not the time for a researched book about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and prophecy? Will what the Biden-Harris Administration do really matter? Could the U.S.A. be gone by 2028 or 2029? Are there […]

MALI : AfDB to take over financing of Kenié dam abandonned by IFC

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is examining a case for the financing of the 42-MW hydropower plant Kenié. The Abuja-based institution is in talks with the project developer, French power producer Eranove. Source link

Mozambique: UN to Shine Urgent Spotlight On Cabo Delgado Crisis

Geneva — After developing under the radar for a number of years, what has been described as a humanitarian disaster in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado region is now grabbing the United Nations’ attention. The UN is so concerned that the regional directors for Southern and Eastern Africa of various of its agencies will jointly address […]

Africa: Discovery of Two New Giant Radio Galaxies Offers Fresh Insights Into the Universe

Two giant radio galaxies have been discovered with South Africa’s powerful MeerKAT telescope, located in the Karoo region, a semi-arid area in the south west of the country. Radio galaxies get their name from the fact that they release huge beams, or ‘jets’, of radio light. These happen through the interaction between charged particles and […]

GHANA : Foreign minister Botchway, centrepiece of Akufo Addo's ECOWAS chairmanship

Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo’s powerful foreign minister for the past four years, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway is to chair a meeting of her ECOWAS colleagues in Mali on 19 January. Source link

Not a single person shows up for ‘Million Militia March,’ and state-capital protests fail badly too

The plans for the Washington march, coming on the heels of the January 6 insurrection attempt at the Capitol by the same crowd of violent far-right Trump supporters, were supposed to represent a kind of “Round 2” for their attempt to overturn the results of the November election by falsely claiming the vote was riddled […]