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Comments Lesley Marie Everyone’s arms are crossed which, denotes discomfort or, hostility. She spoke so eloquently. Peace Freedom il y a 2 semaines I admire her poise, intelligence, and articulation. However, her message will fall on deaf ears. We have expressed this sentiment to colonizers for thousands of years, in millions of ways. We have written books, song songs, given speeches, preached sermons, published articles, produced movies, funded movements, and on and on, to deliver this message. I have come to the conclusion that they understand and know the truth. They just pretend to be confused to delay justice. 858 89 AFFICHER PLUS DE RÉPONSES the.kesh.kesh il y a 2 semaines A person speaks like this when they have a connection to something. She definitely knows who she is!
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Africa 54 - November 26, 2021 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, Thursday to push their demands for a fully civilian government and denounce the October coup. Mohamed Abdelsalam says his 18-year-old son Mido was his "backbone". Last month he was killed as he protested a military coup in Sudan - one of 42 such reported fatalities. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is on the frontline with the army fighting rebellious Tigrayan forces in the northeastern Afar region, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting reported on Friday.Abiy was wearing military fatigues and speaking to the television in the local Oromiya and Amharic languages, according to the broadcast. Reuters could not independently verify exactly where it was filmed. Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission on Thursday recommended prosecutions be pursued over crimes committed during the era of former President Yahya Jammeh. Several UK tourists have expressed their disappointment and alarm after having to cut their vacations short after the detection of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa. The EU, Britain, and India are among those announcing stricter border controls as scientists sought to determine if the mutation was vaccine-resistant. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says that about 26 million people in various conflicts zones around Africa can not be reached by humanitarian groups. Armed groups, poor infrastructure, and the remoteness of the areas they live in mean that people must travel long distances and take great risks to access supplies or medical attention. The Tunisian navy rescued 487 migrants on Friday from an overloaded boat that ran into difficulty in rough seas in the Mediterranean as they tried to reach Europe. The vessel was carrying migrants from Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and the Palestinian territories. The navy said they included 13 women and 93 children. In recent months, several drowning incidents have occurred off Tunisia, with an increase in the frequency of attempted crossings from Tunisia and Libya towards Italy. Unless Britain acts, the English Channel will become a graveyard for more migrants including young children who embark on the perilous journey for a better life after fleeing wars and poverty across the Middle East and Africa, charities said. Cameroon's largest lake, Lake Ossa, has been invaded by salvinia molesta, an aquatic fern native to Brazil which hinders navigation, makes fishing impossible, and blocks water access. Now, to combat the spreading plant, a local aid group is training fishermen to harvest the fern and transform it into organic coal. Germany will have a new government next month after three parties agreed to form a coalition, ousting the ruling Christian Democrats of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel. The new government under Olaf Scholz faces an early test of foreign policy, as Russia has deployed tens of thousands of troops on Europe’s eastern borders. Henry Ridgwell considers Berlin’s future relationship with Moscow. NASA tests an asteroid-assaulting system to protect planet Earth. Plus, Japanese tourists are ready for the trip of a lifetime, and a look at the historic, sky-darkening lunar eclipse. In honor of UN’S Universal Children’s Day on November 20th, Music Time in Africa Host Heather Maxwell brings music produced in 2021 by children into focus. Joining her to present is VOA Colleague Kwame Ofori
Racial profiling-Malicious Prosecution-Police Brutality -Atef Bandary-Delta Airlines DL 1105 Part 1 https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/c... https://medium.com/@alprince093 https://www.atefbandary.com/press.php# https://www.pinterest.com/alprince557... On may, 29th 2015 , I was flying back from Argentina after a vacation and lot of dental work which was very cheaper than doing it in United States. I flew by Delta Airlines, the flight was going from Buenos Aires , Argentina To Atlanta, Georgia To Salt Lake City, Utah to Palm Springs, CA. On the way from Atlanta to Salt Lake City , in the very beginning of the flight , a pilot who worked for Jet Blue, which is a co-partner of Delta Airlines , who was sitting in the back of the plane as Undercover , once he saw me walking to the restroom , he went directly to the flight attendants and told them that I looked like a terrorist and had them checking me up in the passenger manifest, then when he found that I had an Arabic name , He asked them to do back ground check on me, they found that there was nothing against me , but still they were suspicious about me , I was followed around every time I went to the bathroom , and I was followed every time I walked to check on my roommate who was sitting in the middle of the , and I was sitting at the back of the Plane , This Pilot who accused me that I looked like a terrorist , he spread the rumor all over the plane , and had some of the passengers following me as well, by the end of the flight while I was waiting at the line for the bathroom because I had diarrhea and they denied me to access the bathroom and had me soiled my pants , I was trapped by the passengers and Delta Airlines Crew , I fell on the floor of the plane then they dragged me to the back of the plane and then handcuffed me, I was restrained to my seat and by the end of the flight they called the Salt Lake City Police to remove me from the flight , then I had to rent a car to drive home from Salt lake City To Palm Springs , CA “ more than 12 hours driving” on my soiled pants. And that was not the end of the story , 6 months later I was indicted with federal charges ,and I was accused of interference with a flight crew duties which could result to 20 years in prison if I was found guilty. My life was stopped at this time from any thing but to struggle very hard to fight this. But it was not too easy for me being Egyptian and Middle Eastern to find a lawyer specially with this kind of accusation of being a terrorist , I had to go to Salt Lake City to hire a lawyer as my charges was at Salt Lake City, Utah. I hired a lawyer in Salt lake City and I had to pay him in advance $10,000.00 who told me that I had a good case and he would fight hard for me , I believed him , but when approaching my Criminal trial date , he flipped from representing me to pressuring me to plea guilty from a crime I never committed , I said no, he didn’t take my answer of NO, he sent me serial of emails , threaten me that I had to plea guilty , otherwise that I would be in prison , I challenged him and said no, and I looked for another lawyer who believed in me and helped me to win my criminal case. All what happened caused me a lot of trauma, sadness and distractions in my life for no reason , but because some racist pilot , thought that I was a terrorist just because I looked like a Middle Eastern. I am Egyptian American , a refugee , America is my country of choice . I came here 27 years ago , asylee from a society who had no Justice and lot of corruption and lot of prosecution for innocents people , I was a refugee here in America to avoid all of this , and live In freedom ,and to live the American dream. I left Egypt to escaped from corruption and abuse of power and construction of Justice, because I was afraid I might face it there in Egypt. But in spite of that , all happened to me here in America which smeared my American dream of Justice and Freedom. My message is to everyone : we are all under the same roof , all off us , all religions, all colors , why can’t we accept each other , forget about : colors, religions , races : we all have to face destiny , It’s not a good policy to bully or highlight a race or a culture,. In my opinion , the only solution that we have to accept each other
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We're Extremely Sad To Report 'Sister, Sister' Star Tia Mowry Had Gone Through This... Tia Mowry is getting candid about her postpartum depression struggle after the birth of daughter Cairo. Tia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom Sister, Sister, opposite her twin sister Tamera Mowry. The sisters then starred together in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too. Mowry met actor Cory Hardrict on the set of their film, Hollywood Horror.[14] They dated for six years, then became engaged on Christmas Day, 2006,[15] and married in California on April 20, 2008.[16] On January 11, 2011, People announced that Mowry and Hardrict were expecting their first child; Mowry made the announcement herself on 106 & Park. The pregnancy was documented on the show Tia & Tamera featuring her sister, Tamera Mowry, on the Style Network. She gave birth to a son on June 28, 2011. On November 8, 2017, Mowry announced that she was pregnant with her second child, a girl. Their daughter was born on May 5, 2018.
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Africa 54 - November 22, 2021 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Sudan's civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok was reinstated on Sunday - but protests continued with some pro-democracy groups accusing Hamdok of "selling out the revolution". U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday expressed deep concern during a visit to Dakar, Senegal for the stability of neighboring Mali and violence in Ethiopia. Conway G. Gittens has more on Blinken's final stop in Africa. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently announced it had imposed sanctions on the Eritrean Defense Force, whose soldiers have fought in the Tigray region alongside Ethiopian forces, and Eritrea's only political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice. Eritrea’s foreign ministry slammed the sanctions saying they are meant to destabilize the country. After a century and a half-hidden away in luxurious private collections and displayed in grand European museums, thirteen stolen Ethiopian artifacts have finally returned home following months of private negotiations. Spanish Coastguard rescued three ships carrying migrants off the coast of Gran Canaria on Sunday night. The boats carrying respectively 38, 36, and 48 people, including seven women and a little girl, were intercepted south of the Spanish island. All the migrants were safely transferred to Arguineguin port by the authorities. Gunmen killed a policeman and kidnapped five Chinese nationals near a mine in the southeast Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, a local official and an army spokesman said on Sunday. It was not clear who carried out the attack near the village of Mukera in South Kivu province. Relations are already strained between Chinese mining companies and local authorities, who say some firms are operating illegally without licenses. A Kenyan ride-hailing company has introduced electric bicycle rentals for the first time in the capital, where air pollution and motor vehicle traffic are problems. Lenny Ruvaga reports from Nairobi. People took to the streets in several European countries over the weekend to protest tighter coronavirus restrictions. As parts of the EU see record spiking cases, elected officials in some of those nations have begun limiting public life for the unvaccinated. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more. As people in the United States prepare to gather for the Thanksgiving Day holiday, health authorities continue to push for vaccination to protect against COVID-19 and say all inoculated adults can get a booster shot. Michelle Quinn reports. The U.S. aims to raise COVID-19 vaccine production by more than a billion doses in 2022.The intended increase in effort and manufacturing comes as U.S. lawmakers are questioning inequities in global vaccine distribution and vaccination rates among richer and poorer nations. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson has more
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Africa 54 - November 18, 2021 Top Stories: Security forces shot dead at least 15 people and wounded dozens as thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Wednesday on the deadliest day in a month of demonstrations against military rule, according to medics U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to deliver a major speech on the Biden administration’s Africa policy Thursday in Nigeria on the second leg of his three-nation tour of the continent. The U.S. State Department says Blinken will hold talks with his Nigerian counterpart, Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, as well as President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Three convicted militants, one of whom had taken part in a 2015 attack that killed 148 people, were recaptured on Thursday after they escaped from a maximum security prison in Nairobi, the directorate of criminal investigations said. Flags were flown half mast in South Africa on Wednesday, as the country entered four days of national mourning. Emer McCarthy of Reuters reports. A Ghanian entrepreneur is helping prepare students in rural areas for the modern economy by teaching them about robotics. His roaming classes have been so successful that Ghana's Ministry of Education has adopted the lessons in schools. Victoria Amunga reports from Accra, Ghana. The World Health Organization says Europe is once again the epicenter of the pandemic. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the latest wave of infections is casting a shadow over recent signs that European economies were rebounding. Customers need to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to enter indoor bars, nightclubs, wineries, and other venues in Los Angeles County, California. The rule – which took effect on November
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Africa 54 - November 12, 2021 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Ethiopian government security forces have reportedly rounded up and detained hundreds of ethnic Tigrayans, in a crackdown on suspected supporters of the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front. The crackdown comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for all sides to pull back, stop the fighting and bring a "halt to what is happening on the ground." Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was sworn in on Thursday (November 11) as head of a new transitional council he appointed to lead the country following the military takeover late last month, shrugging off domestic and international pressure to reverse the coup. The new 14-member Sovereign Council, for which one member is yet to be confirmed, includes civilians representing Sudan's regions but none from the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) political coalition that had been sharing power with the military in a democratic transition since 2019. The latest developments in Sudan are "very concerning" and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants to "see a return to the transition as quickly as possible," a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced he has formed a new transitional council. Sudan's main civilian coalition says it wants a return to pre-coup conditions, following a military takeover last month, and supports calls for "marches of millions." U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric also again called for the release of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other political leaders. Authorities in Ghana are trying to save an endangered monkey species from the risk of extinction. Authorities say human activities are destroying habitats of white-naped mangabey monkeys that only live in a few parts of West Africa. Cyber security specialists say there are thousands of social media accounts offering fake vaccination cards and promising to add vaccination records into electronic databases. The Swahili Village, an African restaurant, has opened in the heart of the American capital. Kevin Onyona is its founder and chef. Mr. Onyona, who hails from Kenya, wants to build a cultural bridge between the African continent and the world through food and various opportunities. Street gang leader Gloire Balume extends a capoeira kick at his friend, who ducks and blocks the threatening leg, before responding with a deft kick of his own. A documentary about the impact of climate change in Africa is a highlight of the annual French film festival in Los Angeles this year. The festival, “City of Light, City of Angels,” or COLCOA, draws filmmakers from Paris and fans from Los Angeles. This week’s entertainment takes us to Cameroon. Ethnomusicologist Heather Maxwell presents a music video that has launched a rising star. The song makes a strong, and entertaining case, for improving girls’ education and literacy in the country
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Africa 54 - November 11, 2021 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans - from a bank CEO to priests as well as United Nations staff - in a mass crackdown on suspected supporters of rebellious northern forces, according to people linked to the detainees. Former South African President F.W. de Klerk, the man who oversaw South Africa’s transition from apartheid to full democracy for its majority black population, has died at the age of 85.A spokesman for the F.W. de Klerk Foundation said the former president died at his home Thursday after a brief battle with mesothelioma, a form of cancer that affects the lungs. Terrorist attacks on gold mining operations in Burkina Faso are becoming a regular occurrence. For VOA, reporter Henry Wilkins looks at the impact the attacks are having on the lives of survivors and what it could mean if extracting gold, the country's primary source of income, becomes too dangerous. Like many nations hit by COVID-19, South Africa has seen rising unemployment and hunger since the onset of the pandemic. Award-winning waste converters are helping farmers in Ivory Coast turn mountains of agricultural by-products into compost for their fields or gas for their cooking stoves. The United States and China surprised the COP26 climate summit Wednesday with a joint declaration to develop long-term strategies to try to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius over the next decade. It comes as delegates enter the final hours of negotiation on a deal to slow global warming. Children between the ages of 5 and 11 are rolling up their sleeves to get their first COVID vaccine shot as mini doses of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine has been approved for children. The United Nations says nearly 690 million people worldwide were undernourished in 2019. The UN also projects that this number could continue to increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say among other things, climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic are contributing to an alarming worsening of the global malnutrition epidemic. For more insights, Africa 54 Linord Moudou spoke with Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for the U.S. Agency for International Development - USAID. Street gang leader Gloire Balume extends a capoeira kick at his friend, who ducks and blocks the threatening leg, before responding with a deft kick of his own
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Africa 54 - November 9, 2021 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: The U.S. State Department on Monday said Washington believes there is a small window of an opening to work with the African Union to make progress on peacefully resolving the conflict in Ethiopia as a special envoy returned to Addis Ababa. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Jeffrey Feltman, the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, will meet with the African Union's envoy for the region, former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, on Monday night. Live NYC Remote interview with VOA U.N. Correspondent Margaret Besheer on discussions held Wednesday by U.N. Under-Secretary-General for political and peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo, A.U. Horn of Africa envoy Olusegun Obasanjo and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. At least 18 people were killed on Sunday in an artisanal gold mine collapse in southern Niger, the local mayor said on Monday. The disaster took place in the southern Maradi region, near the border with Nigeria. The death toll is likely to rise, said the mayor of the commune of Dan Issa, Adamou Guero, The Governor of the Maradi region, Aboubacar Chaibou, visited the site on Monday and promised better working conditions for people at the site. Niger begins three days of mourning Tuesday, honoring at least 25 young children killed when their thatched roof classrooms caught fire in the southern part of the country on Monday, according to the council of ministers. The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital has risen to 115, a health ministry spokesperson said on Monday as hundreds gathered on the outskirts of Freetown at a mass burial of the dead. Bar owner Mohamed Lamin Mansaray says he and his 10 family members have received no help after a tanker explosion - which killed at least 99 people in Sierra Leone last week - destroyed his business and home. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa aims, among other things, to promote the economic and social development of its member States. Africa 54's Linord Moudou spoke to Antonio Pedro, the newly appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Non-fungible tokens - a kind of digital ownership, are increasingly being used by artists in Nigeria and across Africa to sell more of their works and at higher prices. Although more states are mandating the COVID-19 vaccine, a few groups are still exempt from getting them. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. With the arrival of a new season and low COVID-19 infection rates, the South African government has reopened music events across the country to the delight of audiences and artists. For VOA, Zaheer Cassim joins music fans in Johannesburg as live performances become the norm again. A documentary about the impact of climate change in Africa is a highlight of the annual French film festival in Los Angeles this year. The festival, “City of Light, City of Angels,” or COLCOA, draws filmmakers from Paris and fans from Los Angeles
A Wreath for Udomo A Wreath for Udomo is a 1956 novel by South African novelist Peter Abrahams. The novel follows a London-educated black African, Michael Udomo, who returns to Africa to become a revolutionary leader in the fictional country of Panafrica and is eventually martyred.[1] The novel explores a revolutionary politics, exploring the diversity of actors and political communities needed to overcome colonial oppression.[1] First US edition (publ. Knopf) The novel was controversial at the time of its publication, because it represented revolutionary independence from a tropical African country, before the first such independence by the Gold Coast.[1] Critic Bernth Lindfors described the character of Udomo as being modeled off real revolutionary leaders in Africa, including Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta and Nnamdi Azikiwe.[Wikipedia]
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Peter Abrahams . Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017[1][2]), commonly known as Peter Abrahams, was a South African-born novelist, journalist and political commentator who in 1956 settled in Jamaica, where he lived for the rest of his life.[3] His death at the age of 97 is considered to have been murder.[4] Peter Abrahams Peter Abrahams (photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1955) Peter Abrahams (photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1955) Born Peter Henry Abrahams Deras 3 March 1919 Vrededorp, Transvaal, Union of South Africa Died 18 January 2017 (aged 97) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica Occupation Novelist, journalist, political commentator Nationality South African and Jamaican Notable works Mine Boy (1946); A Wreath for Udomo (1956 ). WIKIPEDIA
Mine Boy is a 1946 novel by South African novelist Peter Abrahams. Set in racist South Africa during the lead-up to apartheid, the novel explores the stereotypes and institutions that discriminate against working-class black Africans. According to Nigerian scholar Kolawole Ogungbesan, Mine Boy became "the first African novel written in English to attract international attention."[1] Plot Edit The plot follows a black miner, Xuma, as he goes through a number of struggles, including introduced disease from Europeans as well as political and social trauma.[2] Xuma moves from his town to Malay camp, a black area of Johannesburg, in search of work at the gold mines. Leah, an illegal beer brewer, gives him a place to live. Xuma is against the racist treatment of black Africans and fights it. Xuma falls in love with Leah’s niece, Eliza, who is assimilationist, and then with Maisy. Xuma becomes a successful miner, working for the supervisor Paddy. One of Leah's tenants, Johannes, and others, die in a mine accident and Xuma and Paddy lead a strike. WIKIPEDIA
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Africa 54 - November 4, 2021 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: The State Department says U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Ethiopia Thursday and Friday, after rebel forces from the northern Tigray region said they were moving toward the capital and the government in Addis Ababa declared a state of emergency. South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday was nursing a fresh political headache after its worst election result, as local polls showed support for the legacy party of Nelson Mandela dipping below half for the first time. Results from 99% of polling stations in local elections gave it 46% of votes cast, suggesting anger over corruption and poor service delivery had led some voters to defect from the party of the country's liberation hero, and others to stay away. As world leaders talk at the COP26 climate summit, Madagascans like Masy Celestinea are forced to live on cactus flowers amid successive droughts caused by climate change. As climate change triggers deadly heatwaves, droughts and floods, three U.N. agencies on Wednesday will roll out funding plans to improve weather forecasting in vulnerable countries. Namibia's Jakapita Kandanga was among young climate activists who sailed to the U.N.'s COP26 climate conference on board a Greenpeace ship. The COP26 climate summit is taking place against the backdrop of an ongoing global pandemic. As richer nations begin to reopen thanks to rapid vaccination programs, most people in developing countries are still waiting for their first dose. Animal welfare advocates in Kenya are campaigning against the battery cage system of commercial poultry management. The system has been banned in Europe, out of concern for the birds’ welfare, but it is beginning to gain popularity in Africa. The different diaspora groups that make up the United States inevitably have fought for representation through the voting process. VOA is profiling a group of emerging politicians with direct ties to Africa who are changing the face of American politics. The Tour du Faso, a ten-day bicycle race through the conflict-stricken West African country of Burkina Faso, began in the southern city of Banfora October 29. One Burkinabe rider hopes to build on his Summer Olympics performance and secure victory despite security concerns. Senegal has all the makings of a vibrant surf scene: consistent breaks, warm water, and a friendly, inviting culture. But without access to the raw materials needed to shape their own boards, many miss out on the fun. One local surfer found a unique way to create his own boards and has now launched a business with the goal of becoming the first Senegalese surfboard shaper. From a mosque founded by some of the Prophet Mohammed's first disciples to 6th-century churches carved from rock, there are fears that some of Ethiopia's ancient cultural heritage has been irreversibly damaged amid a conflict in the country's north. David Doyle has more. Although 58% of Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, many still hesitate to get the shot. And while the COVID-19 vaccine may be relatively new, the phenomenon of vaccine pushback is not. Liliya Anisimova has the story, narrated by Anna Rice
Africa 54 - November 3, 2021 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Staff members and their children have been abducted from a university in Abuja, the university said on Tuesday, in a rare raid on a large institution in the capital. Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, state-affiliated media said after rebellious forces from the northern region of Tigray said they had made territorial gains southward over the weekend and threatened to march on the capital. The announcement came two days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urged citizens to take up arms to defend themselves from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and authorities in Addis Ababa told residents to register arms and prepare defenses. A report on abuses committed during the war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region will be published on Wednesday. However, a spokesman for the party controlling Tigray said investigators did not visit many sites where violence occurred. The joint investigation by the United Nations Human Rights Office and the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission set out to document alleged violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray. African nations at the COP26 summit have criticized rich countries for failing to meet their promise of giving billions of dollars to help them cope with climate change. But agreements to protect rainforests and slash methane emissions were welcomed. Namibia's Jakapita Kandanga was among young climate activists who sailed to the U.N.'s COP26 climate conference on board a Greenpeace ship. U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced ambitious climate commitments at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland. He also slammed Chinese and Russian leaders for not doing their part. Animal welfare advocates in Kenya are campaigning against the battery cage system of commercial poultry management. The system has been banned in Europe, out of concern for the birds’ welfare, but it is beginning to gain popularity in Africa. Victoria Amunga reports from Kakamega, Kenya. The different diaspora groups that make up the United States inevitably have fought for representation through the voting process. VOA is profiling a group of emerging politicians with direct ties to Africa who are changing the face of American politics. One is Oye Owolewa, whose parents came from Nigeria. The COP26 climate summit is taking place against the backdrop of an ongoing global pandemic. As richer nations begin to reopen thanks to rapid vaccination programs, most people in developing countries are still waiting for their first dose. Henry Ridgwell reports from the summit in Glasgow on whether distrust between richer and poorer nations could hamper climate negotiations. Although 58% of Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, many still hesitate to get the shot. And while the COVID-19 vaccine may be relatively new, the phenomenon of vaccine pushback is not. Liliya Anisimova has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. In September, COVID-19 case numbers in Africa dropped by 35%, and nearly 1800 deaths were reported across 34 African countries in the same period, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In Uganda, the government loosened its anti-coronavirus restrictions as the COVID-19 transmission rates continued to decline. For more insight, Africa 54's Technology Correspondent Paul Ndiho, via Skype, spoke to Dr. John Mundaka, Obstetrician & Gynecologist at Sebbi, a small private hospital leveraging technology to provide medical care to COVID 19 patients in Kampala, Uganda. Senegal has all the makings of a vibrant surf scene: consistent breaks, warm water and a friendly, inviting culture. But without access to the raw materials needed to shape their own boards, many miss out on the fun. One local surfer found a unique way to create his own boards and has now launched a business with the goal of becoming the first Senegalese surfboard shaper, as Annika Hammerschlag reports from Dakar
Africa 54 - November 2, 2021 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Fears are growing for construction workers trapped in the rubble of an under-construction high-rise building, which collapsed in Nigeria's mega city Lagos on Monday. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said he is alarmed over reports that rebellious Tigrayan forces have captured two towns in the neighboring Amhara region. The United Nations on Monday accused the Democratic Republic of Congo's army of beating to death a human rights activist protesting illegal taxes in the war-torn east of the country. Cabral Yombo, the leader of a civil society group in Hombo town, was killed by soldiers operating on the alleged orders of local administrative officials, the U.N. Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) said on Twitter. An army spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment. Partnership for Integrated Protection, a local human rights group, said Yombo was tortured on Friday and died of his injuries at a hospital in the city of Bukavu on Sunday. Early results from South Africa’s local elections on Tuesday gave the ruling African National Congress (ANC) 46% of the vote, with results in just over a quarter of polling stations nationwide. The electoral commission said it expected 90% of results to be finalized by Tuesday evening, in a poll widely seen as a referendum on the ANC’s 27-year stint in charge of Africa’s most industrialized nation. World leaders are gathered in Glasgow Scotland this week for a pivotal climate summit, COP26. Experts warn that climate change and global warming may reach catastrophic levels if more is not done to address issues such as cutting greenhouse gas emissions. According to the United Nations, about four billion people have been affected by events related to the changing climate over the last decade, including deadly floods, wildfires, drought, and malnutrition. Africa 54 Correspondent Linord Moudou spoke in an exclusive interview with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, who joined her from the climate summit and asked him how concerned we should be about climate change. At the U.N. Climate Change Conference, COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, U.S. President Joe Biden apologized for the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord under his predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden said the U.S. is now back at the table to lead on climate. But as White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara reports, it’s unclear just how much he can deliver. There are stark warnings from scientists that a failure to agree to much deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions will result in catastrophic and irreversible climate change. But as Henry Ridgwell reports from Glasgow, Scotland, hopes are already fading that the COP26 climate summit will result in any new deal to save the planet. Visually impaired people too often struggle to get ahead, especially in developing countries, including Zimbabwe. But Zimbabwe this month appointed its first visually impaired judge to the country’s High Court bench. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare, Zimbabwe. The different diaspora groups that make up the United States inevitably have fought for representation through the voting process. VOA is profiling a group of emerging politicians with direct ties to Africa who are changing the face of American politics. One is Naquetta Ricks, who came from Liberia.
Goncourt: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (born 1990) is a Senegalese writer. Raised in Diourbel, Senegal and later studying in France, Sarr is the author of three novels as well as a number of award-winning short stories. He won the 2021 Prix Goncourt for his novel La plus secrète mémoire des hommes (The Most Secret Memory of Men), becoming the first Sub-Saharan African to do so. WIKIPEDIA
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Africa 54 - November 1, 2021 1 You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Managing editor Vincent Makori and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Security forces shot dead three people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup. Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets on Saturday demanding that General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan who toppled Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's cabinet last Monday relinquish power and pave way for a civilian-led government. Tigrayan forces claim to have seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region on Saturday (October 30), where thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge. Some farmers and organizations in Africa are adopting smart and technology-based solutions as the continent seek to prepare itself for the effects of climate change. In Kenya, one group has invested in cold storage facilities to ensure that excess agricultural produce that would have otherwise become gas-producing waste is collected, stored, and distributed to those in need, including victims of drought. The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change, or COP26, delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. Issues high on the agenda include finalizing the rules for the Paris Agreement’s market mechanism and wealthy countries’ unmet finance pledges to developing countries to help them tackle climate-related challenges. G-20 leaders concluded their two-day summit in Rome Sunday with an agreement to work to reach carbon neutrality “by around mid-century" and pledged to end financing for coal plants abroad. But they failed to agree on phasing out coal domestically. The different diaspora groups that now make up the United States inevitably have fought for representation through the voting process. VOA is profiling a group of emerging politicians from the African diaspora who are changing the face of American politics. In Samburu County, elephant calves rush across a dusty enclosure to take a gulp of milk, exposing their budding tusks as they opened their small mouths to take in feeding bottles
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