Seasonal agricultural workers from Morocco have been flown to Italy to harvest.COVID-19 lockdown left them out of jobs, while farmers fear their crops would go waste. In late May, 248 Moroccan workers were flown by chartered planes and paid for by farmer groups. Elkasmi Tarik is a seasonal worker from Morocco. He said they were…
Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cisse has been reappointed to lead government business despite tendering his resignation letter to the president. Government sources indicate that Cisse will be part of the forthcoming coalition government. It further claim that his resignation was just a formality that had to take place after the legislative elections. “All my gratitude…
June 13: Incoming president eulogizes Nkurunziza Burundi’s president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye today visited the presidency where he signed a book of condolence opened for the late president Pierre Nkurunziza. He arrived at Ntare House along with his wife and an entourage, signing the book of condolence opened since Wednesday before delivering an address in which he…
In several parts of the world statues and monuments of controversial personalities in history are being toppled in response to growing calls to end systemic racism and discrimination. In a downtown Nairobi park, an empty plinth marks the spot where Britain’s Queen Victoria was once memorialized. The statue was torn down and beheaded by vandals…
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege has stepped down from a COVID-19 task force in eastern Congo, saying his hospital needs to focus on treating coronavirus patients because testing delays and other problems have allowed the crisis to deepen. In announcing his resignation Wednesday, Mukwege said he expected virus cases to keep mounting in Bukavu,…
Merck Foundation together with 18 African First Ladies respond to the Coronavirus pandemic in four main areas Merck Foundation has partnered with the African First Ladies to support livelihood of thousands of women and families of casual and daily workers Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has raced to respond to…
The widow of the late Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza, Denise Bucumi, returned to the country on Tuesday evening following the death of her husband, the BBC reported. Her return came just hours after the Burundian government announced that her husband had died of a heart attack. According to the BBC, who quoted an unnamed source,…
Tanzania’s government has offered its support to an opposition leader who was hospitalised after being assaulted late on Monday. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa personally visited the bedside of Chadema leader Freeman Mbowe, who was attacked by unknown assailants. Mbowe was ambushed as he returned home in the capital Dodoma. This support from the government comes…
There will be no extension of the presidential mandate under the cover of coronavirus in the Central African Republic. This was the final verdict issued by the constitutional court in Bangui, ending a wrangle between the ruling party and the opposition last week. The government had intended to continue its mandate due to the prevailing…
Gabon is morning the death of former Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet. The demise of the former diplomat was posted on Twitter by President Ali Bongo. He described the ex-PM as a “great servant of the state, who dedicated his life to Gabon and Gabonese. Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet left today, too soon. It is a huge…
