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Friday’s Daily Brief: Yemen exclusive, India rights, Chile, Ebola updates

December 13, 2019 Global Author

A year on from Yemen talks breakthrough, top UN Envoy hails ‘shift’ towards peace, despite setbacks When warring parties in Yemen met in a renovated castle outside the Swedish capital last December for UN-brokered talks, they showed that perhaps there could be a way out of brutal conflict and the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the UN Special Envoy for the… Read More

Pacific

New citizenship law in India ‘fundamentally discriminatory’: UN human rights office

December 13, 2019 Village Reporter

The amendment to the Citizenship Act gives priority to Hindus, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians resident in India before 2014, but excludes Muslims, including minority sects. “Although India’s broader naturalization laws remain in place, these amendments will have a discriminatory effect on people’s access to nationality”, Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said on Friday. … Read More

Africa

Cameroon MPs grant troubled Anglophone region special status

December 13, 2019 Village Reporter

Lawmakers in Cameroon are debating a bill that seeks to grant more autonomy to the troubled Anglophone regions. The recent development comes more than two months after the Grand National Dialogue called by government which took place in the capital, Yaoundé. Parts of the new law adopted earlier this week stipulates that court decisions can be rendered “in any of… Read More

Investments

African Development Bank joins forces with international organisations to help developing countries build resilience to extreme weather

December 13, 2019 Village Reporter

The African Development Bank has joined forces with 11 other international organizations to assist developing countries to build resilience against the impact of natural disasters caused by extreme weather. Following a series of deadly weather events that have caused widespread destruction, especially in Africa, the institutions came together at the COP 25 climate change conference in Madrid on Tuesday to… Read More

Africa

Niger mourns 71 soldiers slain by Islamic State insurgents

December 13, 2019 Village Reporter

Niger’s government has declared three days of mourning following an attack that claimed 71 soldiers, which has been described as one of the deadliest attacks in years. The Islamic State group, active in the troubled Sahel region, has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military camp. The extremist group carried out the assault near the town of Inates not… Read More

Human Rights

UN human rights report cites ‘multiple root causes’ of deadly Chile protests

December 13, 2019 Village Reporter

The 30-page report based on research during the first three weeks of November, extensively details multiple allegations, including torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence by the police against people held in detention. The leader of the UN mission, Imma Guerras-Delgado, told journalists in Geneva, that the overall management of demonstrations by the police “was carried out in a… Read More

Africa

‘Air bridge’ vaccination operation begins for Ebola-hit communities in DR Congo

December 13, 2019 Village Reporter

According to the UN agency’s latest outbreak update, 27 new cases were identified last week in the east of the country – three times the average number of infections in the past 21 days. “The last three weeks were below 10 cases and this is only in four (DRC health) zones, and this is where we need to ensure access… Read More

OP-ED Opinions

Our Reaction To Takeover Of Sowore’s Case By Attorney-General Of Federation By Femi Falana

December 13, 2019 Village Reporter

It is not a takeover because it was the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abukabar Malami (SAN), that filed Omoyele Sowore’s case and farmed it out to Dr Hassan Liman (San). But in view of the violent invasion of the court by armed operatives of the SSS, the AGF has decided to sack the prosecution team and… Read More

Africa

Renewables top 90% of Kenyan power with new 50 MW solar plant

December 13, 2019 Village ReportertopNews

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya brought a new 50 megawatt (MW) solar plant online on Friday which it said would mean renewable energy, led by hydroelectricity, now makes up more than 90% of its power mix. The government is increasing electricity generation and investing in Kenya’s power grid to keep up with growing demand and reduce frequent blackouts in the east… Read More

Africa

Pirates release three oil tanker crew kidnapped off Togo

December 13, 2019 Village ReportertopNews

ATHENS (Reuters) – Pirates have released three crew taken hostage from a Greek oil tanker off the coast of the West African country of Togo in November, the vessel’s manager said on Friday. A fourth hostage, a Filipino, died from illness during captivity, European Products Carriers Ltd added. It did not give details of the release. The tanker, Elka Aristotle,… Read More

TRENDS

Year: 2019

Friday’s Daily Brief: Yemen exclusive, India rights, Chile, Ebola updates

New citizenship law in India ‘fundamentally discriminatory’: UN human rights office

Cameroon MPs grant troubled Anglophone region special status

African Development Bank joins forces with international organisations to help developing countries build resilience to extreme weather

Niger mourns 71 soldiers slain by Islamic State insurgents

UN human rights report cites ‘multiple root causes’ of deadly Chile protests

‘Air bridge’ vaccination operation begins for Ebola-hit communities in DR Congo

Our Reaction To Takeover Of Sowore’s Case By Attorney-General Of Federation By Femi Falana

Renewables top 90% of Kenyan power with new 50 MW solar plant

Pirates release three oil tanker crew kidnapped off Togo