[CARICOM]
CARICOM: “The programme is so named as it is intended to bring focused attention to this issue, moving it into the spotlight and placing it at the centre of efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment.”
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European Union
Global Integration–Pipedream or Only Solution?
[World Federalism]
PeaceVoice\Peter Orvetti: “It is true that world federation is probably at least a century away, and that it may take a cataclysm to spur the world’s leaders to sign on to it. But world federation is inevitable.”
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Uganda Government Engages in new Assault on Freedom of Expression
[Uganda Communications Commission]
Amnesty International: “The requirement for people to seek authorisation before posting information online is retrogressive and a blatant violation of the right to freedom of expression and access to information…“Freedom of expression does not need a license.”
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CPJ: Guinea Bissau Broadcaster Radio Capital FM Vandalized
[Guinea Bissau\Radio Capital FM]
CPJ: “In the early morning of July 26, unidentified armed men in uniforms of Guinea Bissau’s national guard smashed equipment and other property at the office of the privately-owned Radio Capital FM station in Bissau, the capital.”
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New Russia Sanctions Bill Will Hurt American Interests—Not Putin
[Russia\DASKA]
Johnson: “The bill, the Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKA), would drive a wedge between the United States and its European allies.”
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COVID-19: European Union Prohibits America Travelers Due to Safety Concerns
[European Union\”Safe List”\COVID-19]
Reuters: “The 27-member bloc gave majority approval on Tuesday to leisure or business travel from 14 countries beyond its borders”
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COVID-19 FALLOUT: DEAL WITH IMF THREATENS UKRAINE SMALL FARMERS
[Ukraine Small Farmers\IMF]
Oakland Institute: “It is wrong and immoral for Western financial institutions to force a country in a dire economic situation amidst an unprecedented pandemic to sell its land.”
Photo: Oakland Institute\Oleksiy Frayer
AFRICAN UNION APPOINTS SPECIAL ENVOYS TO MOBILIZE INTERNATIONAL COVID-19 AID
[COVID-19\Africa]
Mr. Thiam is a banker and businessman. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse and also served as Chief Financial Officer and CEO of Prudential.
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THE 2ND ANNUAL AFRICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION WEEK WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 18-22
[Africa News\African Industrialization Week]
The AIW 2019, which builds upon the positive outcomes of the inaugural 2018 African Industrialization Week, and comes on the heels of the lauch of the Operational Phase of the AfCFTA on 7 July 2019 at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Africa Union Heads of State and Government (HoS/G) in Niamey, Niger could not have come at a better time. With the AfCFTA ushereing in a market space of at least US $3.4 trillion, and a consumer base of 1.27 billion, there is no doubt that moving the continent’s industrial production frontier, becomes critical, as enterprises tap into large scale opportunities on the back of free trade.
Photo: African Union
AFRICAN UNION’S INAUGURAL CONTINENTAL TEACHER PRIZE HONORS TEACHERS FROM UGANDA, KENYA, AND GHANA
[Africa News\Education]
For the 2019 inaugural edition of the African Union Continental Teacher Awards, prizes of $10 000 each were awarded to top African teachers at the secondary school level.
The following are the winners for 2019 edition: (1) Ms. Augusta Lartey-Young (Ghana); (2) Sister Gladyce Kachope (Uganda); and (3) Mr. Eric Ademba (Kenya).
Photo: African Union
