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Year: 2019

Human Rights 

Misery for Venezuelans continues ahead of 2020 elections: UN rights chief Bachelet

Village Reporter
Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet described ongoing misery for the country’s poorest citizens, as they live with hyperinflation. Today, their minimum wage “only covers 3.5 percent of the basic food basket”, she added, amid “failures in public service” including life-saving healthcare for children. Alleged extrajudicial killings have also taken place since August, Ms. Bachelet insisted,… Read More

Kenya Adventure Tours

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OP-ED Opinions 

Termites And Expansion Of Sharia Law In Nigerian Constitution By Frederick Odorige

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Are you arguing that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed, proposes to use the numerical strength of Northern Muslims in the Senate to push for an expansion of Sharia law and education in our constitution? Are you surprised? His specialisation is Sharia and all he thinks is Sharia. My position is different because I prefer to challenge my fellow… Read More
North Africa 

Morocco: Youth Entrepreneurship in Community

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by Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir – Marrakech, Morocco Moroccan youth today, whether urban or rural based, face enormous obstacles in achieving their self-development and in creating the improvements they seek for their families, communities, country, and even for the world. As they know all too well, they are confronted with the statistical reality which confirms the more educational credits they have,… Read More
Africa 

African countries embrace cannabis: Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho

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Zambia has joined the list of African nations that have legalised or are considering legalising cannabis to some degree, as attitudes towards the drug slowly change and investments in its medical benefits grow. The country’s spokesperson Dora Siliya on Monday said a special cabinet meeting on December 4, legalised the production and export of cannabis for economic and medicinal purposes.… Read More
Investments 

Tunisie : signature de deux accords de financement mobilisant 238 millions d’euros pour moderniser les infrastructures électriques et soutenir les…

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La directrice générale adjointe de la Banque africaine de développement pour l’Afrique du nord, Yacine Diama Fal et le ministre tunisien des Finances et ministre par intérim du Développement, de l’investissement et de la coopération internationale, Ridha Chalghoum, ont signé, mardi, deux accords de financement dans les secteurs énergetique et financier, pour un montant total de 238 millions d’euros.  … Read More
Africa 

Mali inclusive national dialogue pushes ahead despite opposition boycott [Morning Call]

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Mali has turned to an inclusive National Dialogue (DNI) to fashion out non-military responses to the insecurity created by terrorist groups. Despite president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta’s quest to rally the nation behind the meeting, several opposition figures have failed to show up, complicating efforts to find responses to the multifaceted crisis that has plagued the country since 2012. Malian journalist… Read More