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AU observers say Tanzania election violated democratic values!
Photo credit: Reuters The African Union’s observer mission has declared that Tanzania’s election failed to comply with democratic standards. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the landslide winner of the election, while opponents accused the government of fraud. There were protests over the exclusion of her main challengers. The mission said, “At this preliminary stage, the Mission concludes…
Canada to revise immigration strategy!
Photo credit: the Hill Canadians will learn how the federal government is revising its immigration strategy in Tuesday’s budget. CBC reports that public support for immigration is changing and Ottawa has already lowered its targets last fall. Prime Minister Mike Carney said, “We are getting immigration under control. “To match immigration levels with our needs and…
Smuggling people on the Mediterranean by speedboat!
Photo credit: ABC News Some call them “Ferraris” and to others, they are “Phantoms.” They are the powerful boats increasingly sighted on the Mediterranean route between Spain and Morocco. DPA International reports that a spokeswoman for the EU border agency Frontier said, “These vessels are faster and more maneuverable than the larger patrol boats used by national…
New Canadians complain about credit barriers!
Photo credit: interac A new TD Bank survey has revealed that 59% of new Canadians who have applied for credit believe they would have a better living experience if they had improved access, and 79% say it’s difficult to build credit history in Canada. Money Canada reports that the poll focused on people who have arrived in the past five years,…
Hamas hands over bodies of three hostages…
Photo credit: the Australian Hamas handed over bodies of three hostages on Sunday. However, the Palestinian militant group traded blame with Israel over violations of the tenuous truce that has mostly halted the two-year war. Israeli forces received coffins carrying the bodies, conveyed through the Red Cross, according to the office of Prime Minister Benjamin…
Dashed hopes of South Sudanese in Uganda!
Photo credit: African Argument Some 8,100 South Sudanese refugees in Uganda have had their hopes of escaping from poverty dashed. The NPR Network reports that they were enrolled into a program called, Graduating to Resilience Scale Activity. After the program they we4re supposed to be given a $200 sum for each participant and coaching to start a…
“If corruption is systemic, the solution must also be systemic.” – Colmenares
Photo credit: Aclex By Adewale Sobowale Neri Javier Colmenares is a human rights lawyer and served as senior deputy minority leader in the 16th Congress during his three terms as a member of the House of Representatives in the Philippines. With an enviable academic foundation, he could have rested on his laurels and let the status…