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US And China Trade Barbs Over Coronavirus

US And China Trade Barbs Over Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 5:05 pm

US President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on calling the coronavirus spreading rapidly across the world the “Chinese Virus,” despite protests from Beijing.

“It did come from China, so I think it’s very accurate,” Trump told a news conference, defending tweets in which he used the label for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump indicated that another motive was payback for what he said was China’s disinformation campaign blaming the US military for the virus.

“China was putting out information which was false,” he said.

“I didn’t appreciate the fact that China was saying that our military gave it to them. Our …

war Syria's Brutal War Enters 10th Year

Syria’s Brutal War Enters 10th Year

March 15, 2020 5:31 pm

Syria’s brutal conflict enters its 10th year Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country with a decimated economy where foreign powers flex their muscle.

When Syrians took to the streets on March 15, 2011, they could scarcely have imagined their anti-government protests would turn into a complex war entangling rebels, jihadists and outside forces.

At least 384,000 people have since died, including more than 116,000 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Saturday.

The conflict has displaced more than 11 million people internally and abroad.

“Nine years of revolution illustrate the …

Coronavirus - Trump Declares National Emergency

Coronavirus: Trump Declares National Emergency

March 14, 2020 5:28 am

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to deal with the coronavirus crisis as cases increase alarmingly and criticism mounts over how he’s responding to the situation.

Trump made the declaration on Friday night from the Rose Garden with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Vice President Mike Pence, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and other members of his coronavirus task force members standing behind him.

Trump said, “To unleash the full power of the federal government, I am officially declaring a national emergency. Referring to that as “two very big words,” he said it would allow him to quickly …

Coronavirus- SA's President Ramaphosa Warns Of Crisis

Coronavirus: SA’s President Ramaphosa Warns Of Crisis

March 5, 2020 4:26 pm

 

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the coronavirus will turn into a “national crisis” and its impact will be “huge”.

His warning came after the first case of the coronavirus was detected in South Africa.

The patient is a 38-year-old man who visited Italy with his wife.

This brings to 27 the number of coronavirus cases reported in Africa. Algeria is worst-affected, with 17 cases, 16 of them in the same family.

The South African couple, who have two children, were part of a group of 10 who returned from Italy on 1 March, Health Minister Zweli …

Michel Platini hopes to return to football following his ban

Michel Platini Considers Return To Football After Ban

February 21, 2020 3:27 pm

Michel Platini revealed on Friday he is considering a return to football as the former UEFA president bids to restore his tarnished reputation following his ban from the game.

Platini was banned for four years from football and had to quit UEFA after being found to have taken a $2 million (1.8 million euro) payment from then FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2011.

The 64-year-old, who lost the chance to stand for the presidency of global governing body FIFA as a result of his suspension, is still fighting to clear his name in the European Court of Human Rights.

But

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Femi Fani-Kayode

FFK Writes Open Letter To Buhari: “You Abandoned Nigeria”

February 15, 2020 9:28 am

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has taken to his verified  Facebook page today to pen a strongly-worded open letter to the President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari.

In the letter, he writes about the ills going in the society and how insurgency has eaten up the Northern part of the country and put the whole country in a terrible global spotlight.

He implores Buhari to deeply look into some of these issues and find ways to remedy them.

 

Read Also: You Won’t Threaten To Stop, Scatter Burial Of Emir – FFK

 

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Presidency Opens Up On Booing Of Buhari In Maiduguri

February 13, 2020 9:03 am

Nigeria’s presidency has opened up on the booing of President Muhammadu Buhari by residents of Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday.

Buhari was in Maiduguri on Wednesday to sympathise with the people and government of Borno after Boko Haram terrorists killed 30 people at Auno village.

Residents of Maiduguri lined up the streets to boo the president as his convoy drove past.

But the presidency has accused opposition politicians of sponsoring thugs to carry out the dastard act to score cheap political gain.

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity told the BBC Hausa service on …

ECOWAS Sets Up Committee On Nigeria’s Border Closure

February 10, 2020 3:48 am

The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso, to study and make a full report on Nigeria’s land border closure with her neighbours.

The decision to set up the committee was agreed Sunday night in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at an extraordinary session of ECOWAS leaders convened on the margins of the 33rd AU Summit to discuss the issue and other pressing regional matters.

Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, told journalists after the three-hour closed door session that the meeting attended by President Buhari and chaired …

US President Donald Trump

Reports: Trump Mulls Slashing Foreign Aid

February 10, 2020 3:46 am

US President Donald Trump will propose cutting billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid in his fiscal 2021 budget while seeking an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia.

Trump, a Republican, sought in his budget proposal last year to slash foreign aid but faced steep resistance from Congress and did not prevail.

His latest budget, which will be released on Monday, is a blueprint for his spending proposals that is unlikely, again, to be passed, particularly in an election year.

According to Reuters, Trump will seek to make a 21% cut in foreign aid …

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi

Mozambique: Nyusi Ready For Dialogue With Insurgents

February 4, 2020 2:56 pm

Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Monday that he is willing to enter into dialogue with the opponents of the government, but warned “we are also ready to pursue, in all corners of the country, those who have been killing Mozambicans, so that we can hold them responsible for their crimes”.

He was speaking at the Monument to the Mozambican Heroes in Maputo, on the occasion of Heroes’ Day, the 51st anniversary of the assassination of the founder and first president of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), Eduardo Mondlane, on 3 February 1969.

Nyusi claimed that the defence …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa

President Pleads With Church To Cast Out Zimbabwe Demons

February 4, 2020 2:46 pm

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with indigenous interdenominational church leaders to fight ‘demons’ haunting Zimbabwe, which have seen its economy on a free fall.

Speaking at the National Day of Prayer at the Indigenous Interdenominational Council of Churches (ZIICC) at the National Sports Stadium in Harare Saturday, Mnangagwa told the churches gathered it was critical for them to pray for Zimbabwe and cast out demons.

“We continuously depend on the church for the spiritual guidance, shaping and moulding of individuals and societal moral values,” he said.

“I, the President urge churches to continue fasting and interceding for us in leadership …

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Gambian President Barrow Rolls Back Press Freedom

February 3, 2020 3:44 pm

 

Attacks on reporters and the shutting down of two radio stations in Gambia have reminded journalists of the dark days of Yahya Jammeh. Is President Adama Barrow reneging on his pledge to uphold press freedom?

When President Adama Barrow was formally sworn in on February 18, 2017, he told the cheering crowd at the Independence Stadium near the capital Banjul: “This is a victory for democracy.”

Barrow was referring to his victory over longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh whom Barrow had defeated in the December 2016 election. In his inaugural speech, Barrow promised to release political prisoners and improve press

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