Issued on: 13/09/2021 – 16:30 One week after a military coup ousted longtime Guinean leader Alpha Condé, junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has called for an inclusive, four-day conference beginning Tuesday to prepare the transition back to civilian rule. According to the press release from Doumbouya’s National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD), political party leaders, civil society organizations, diplomats, religious emissaries and even mining operators are invited to participate.”We are eager to learn more about the CNRD’s strategy and roadmap,” Alseiny Sall of the Guinean Organization for the Defense of Human Rights told RFI.But like a number of opposition party…
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Visa Free Countries for Ethiopian Passport Holders in 2021 Which are Visa free Countries for Ethiopian Passport?The Ethiopian passport is not the strongest to travel to different countries of the World but it allows you to obtain visa free countries. Ethiopian passport holders can enter 15 countries of the World without visa requirement. However, applicants should fulfill the requirements for the application of travel.All Ethiopian passport holders must fulfill three requirements in order to travel to visa free countries. So, three documents are important to travel. These are:Valid Ethiopian Passport with at least 6 months remaining validity on the date…
Africa Confidential’s reporting and analysis is valued by a wide range of organisations and individuals: from corporate executives, country risk analysts, national politicians and members of the diplomatic corps, to intelligence operatives, academics, journalists and NGO personnel. Here’s what our readers say about us: “If you want the detail and you want the dirt, the little blue newsletter [Africa Confidential] that drops through your letter box is like having your own private spook who knows Africa inside out and who’s also one hell of a gossip.”Jonathan Miller, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Channel 4 News, London, UK “Since the demise of reporting…
Kenyan rapper Hubert Nakitare better known as Nonini has launched a footwear line under his Mgenge2RU in the US. The artiste confirmed the info through his social media platforms. The shoe edition was created by Italian master-crafts, AliveShoes, who have many of their shoe editions appearing in international magazines like Vogue.According to Nonini, he has invested over Ksh 2million in the shoe line and hopes the merchandise gets global recognition. “The shoes going for Ksh24, 000 are real international quality wear. They have been produced and endorsed by one of the best Italian shoe companies,” said the rapper.His latest design…
A chandelier sparkling in the background, the grandeur of Downing Street gleaming behind him, Boris Johnson looks into the camera and speaks with solemnity. He is marking World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, he says, to raise awareness of these “terrible afflictions … which impose an immense burden of suffering in developing countries”.Huge progress has been made, he says, in the fight against the diseases, not least as a result of British aid to some of the poorest parts of the world. But there is more – much more – to be done: more than a billion people are still at…
Issued on: 13/09/2021 – 09:26 More than a week after a military coup ousted Guinean strongman Alpha Condé, junta boss Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has requested talks to form a transitional government. FRANCE 24 reports from the capital, Conakry. Guinea is holding a four-day conference this week to prepare a transition back to civilian democratic rule following a September 5 military coup led by Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya.The coup led to the suspension of the impoverished West African nation from the African Union (AU) and the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).Reporting from outside the national parliament in Conakry, FRANCE…
When Mohamedou Ould Slahi Zoomed into my graduate class from Mauritania in March 2021 to discuss his new novel, The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga, he shared a bit about the role writing fiction played during his detention at Guantanamo Bay from 2002 to 2016. Writing fiction helped him “create a world that doesn’t exist” and “then I picture myself in a world that is so good, so much better than prison.” With this novel, Slahi offers readers a glimpse of the world he created to escape Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. Fiction tells different truths than nonfiction. Released…
It is not uncommon to be faced with somewhat of a dilemma on how to wash and care for African or wax print fabrics. Sometimes, there is a love-hate relationship at play when it comes to washing African print clothing and textiles. On one hand, one might love the rich colour and vibrancy of the fabric and on the other, be scared to damage the fabric in a washing machine for the risk of having the colours run or damaging the cloth. Image source Some people suggest doing a colourfastness test for each fabric to see if the colour runs…
Initially fearful about side-effects, South African street vendor Palesa Sekwere is slowly coming around to the idea of getting a vaccine against coronavirus. “I’m being convinced . . . the time will come to tell myself that I’m supposed to get this,” said the 32-year-old in Soweto, Johannesburg’s largest township. But the bigger issue for Sekwere is that she would have to tear herself away from the food stall where she sells one-rand snacks such as magwinya, a kind of doughnut. So even though her stall is just opposite a clinic where dozens sit on plastic chairs waiting for jabs, “I can’t [easily join…
Gifted fly-half Cooper was out of the Australia scene for four years before returning last monthNew Zealand (22) 39Tries: Ioane, Reece, Papalii, Jacobson 2 Cons B Barrett, J Barrett 3 Pens B Barrett, J BarrettArgentina (0) 0South Africa (11) 26Tries: Mbonambi, Marx 2 Cons Pollard Pens Pollard 3Australia (19) 28Try Kellaway Con Cooper Pens Cooper 7Quade Cooper kicked a penalty for Australia after the hooter to secure a dramatic win against world champions South Africa in the Rugby Championship.Cooper, who played the last of his 70 Tests in 2017 against Italy, returned to the international fold last month.The 33-year-old fly-half…