April 27, 2019

Sudan military warns opposition over planned protest rally

Sudan protesters, military rulers agree on joint council

April 27, 2019 6:00 pm

Sudan’s protest leaders and army rulers agreed Saturday to establish a joint civilian-military ruling council, a major breakthrough in talks between the two sides over demonstrators’ demands for a handover to civilian rule.

The agreement on the highly disputed issue came as thousands of protesters remain encamped outside the military headquarters since the army ousted longtime leader Omar al-Bashir on April 11, demanding that the army rulers step down.

Former Ethiopian president Negasso Gidada passed away at 75

April 27, 2019 11:41 am

Former Ethiopian president Negasso Gidada has died in Germany where he was undergoing medical treatment for an unspecified illness, state broadcaster EBC reported on Saturday.

Negasso, who was 75, was president between 1995 and 2001 and was the first head of state after Ethiopia adopted a new constitution transforming the country into a federal state, with increased autonomy given to the different regions.

South Africa: 25 years after apartheid, still not free

April 27, 2019 11:23 am

A quarter of a century after the end of the apartheid in South Africa, large swathes of population still aren’t free given abject poverty and high unemployment and the scourge of corruption affecting the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday.

Speaking at a ceremony in Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, in the south of the country, Ramaphosa said that South Africans were “gathered here to celebrate the day we won our freedom.”

The first democratic elections were held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, with blacks — who make up three quarters of the population — voting for the first …

I don’t know why I’m single – Omoye Uzamere

April 27, 2019 10:33 am

After studying Law, former Rhythm 93.7 FM On-Air-Personality, Omoye Uzamere, obtained diplomas in Performing Arts, French and a certificate in Production Training at Theatre Royal Stratford East, London. And for the love of acting, she left broadcasting to focus on stage productions. She has since worked on productions such as Subterfuge, Put A Ring On It, Aduke Hotel, Jamestown, Oluronbi and Second Chance, among others. Omoye, who recently staged The Mistress of Wholesome at the Lagos Theatre Festival,speaks to DUPE AYINLA-OLASUNKANMI, on her passion for the arts, among other issues. Excerpts:

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