“Hunger has no colour, but unfortunately the government of South Africa has discriminated against us on the basis of our country of origin”, said Amir Sheikh, head of the African Diaspora Forum.
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Home Affairs Minister, Stephen Kampyongo said among the pardoned under the President’s prerogative of mercy, 155 are females while 2, 829 are males.
The US embassy’s charge d’affaires, Inmi Patterson, met with Wilbert Ibuge, permanent secretary at the Tanzanian foreign ministry, who reminded Patterson about the two countries’ “historical cooperation”.
“We also have an imperative duty to ensure that the children entrusted to us can complete their education,” Assoumou Kabran, an education ministry official said.
At least five boats carrying nearly 400 people attempted to flee Libya during the previous 48 hours, IOM said earlier Monday.
The country’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, hotels and schools are all heeding President John Magufuli’s directive to re-open the entire economy after a significant reduction in coronavirus cases.
A resident of Birnin Magaji in Zamfara state said “bandits” on motorcycles had been spotted seeking to flee. “They have been hit hard by the bombings and are looking for escape routes,” Abubakar Dan-Malam added.
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi last week asked for regional help from SADC in fighting the insurgency, which began in 2017, and has rapidly escalated in recent weeks.
Evariste Ndayishimiye was declared winner of Burundi’s presidential election with 68.72 percent of the vote, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said.
The opposition National Council for Liberty (CNL) has cried foul, with a spokesman on Friday calling the polls “a carefully prepared hold-up”.