Daily Archives: 2022-04-15

2022-04-15: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-04-15). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Nurses and municipal workers in Finland continue pay strikes as government plans strike-breaking measures; healthcare workers in Spain protest and strike against deteriorating conditions; long-running cost of living strikes continue in UK by pallet workers in Manchester and refuse workers in Coventry; gold miners' pay strike at Sibanye-Stillwater in South Africa continues into second month…

Staff (2022-04-15). Africa of great importance in Iran's policy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahain says that Iranian administration is determined to expand ties with the African continent, especially with South Africa.

Staff (2022-04-15). Ramadan traditions across Africa. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) — Same as all Muslims across the globe, African Muslims fast and observe Ramadan rituals. Each African country has its own unique customs, which become part of the culture of the people and creates its own characteristics.

ecns.cn (2022-04-15). Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa hold job fair to pursue localized development. ecns.cn Thousands of job seekers on Thursday swarmed into the Gallagher Convention Center in Johannesburg, where Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa threw a job fair in hopes of hiring local talent for localized development.

Daniel Borgstrom (2022-04-15). KPFA journalist in Ethiopia. indybay.org Ann Garrison, a KPFA journalist, is in Ethiopia…

Our Reporter (2022-04-15). Court dismisses Mabirizi's application for transfer from Luzira prison. plusnews.ug The Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate's Court has dismissed Male Mabirizi's application for transfer from Luzira Maximum Security Upper Prison to Kitalya Mini Max Prison. Mabirizi made the application early this week when he appeared before the Buganda Road Court Grade One Magistrate, Sanula Nambozo, where he is battling charges of offensive communication instituted by Robert …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-15). MTN prepares youth to tackle the unemployment Gap. plusnews.ug In a market with too many applicants and not enough jobs, getting experience is a catch-22; you need it to get jobs, you need a job to get it. It is not once that employers in Uganda have voiced their grievance of employing youth armed with theoretical knowledge and no practical experience. It gets worse …

Our Reporter (2022-04-15). Lubowa Specialized Hospital commissioning postponed to September 2024. plusnews.ug Ugandans will have to wait for another two years for the commissioning of the long-awaited Lubowa specialized hospital because of delayed civil works. Ramathan Ggoobi, the Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury disclosed this while announcing the release of funds to government agencies and departments Thursday. He explained that the commissioning …

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-15). Zimbabwe bus crash leaves 35 dead. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) — At least 35 people died and 71 were injured in Zimbabwe when a bus carrying churchgoers to an Easter gathering veered off the road and landed in a gorge.

_____ (2022-04-14). Ukraine's Non-White Refugees. popularresistance.org Over 4 million refugees — mostly women, children, and students — have fled Ukraine over the past month. In response, Europe has opened its arms to Ukrainian refugees and the EU has announced that all Ukrainians are eligible for temporary refugee protection for up to three years, with politicians and the public showing their support. This is how the international refugee protection regime should work. According to official Ukrainian government statistics, Ukraine had over 76,000 foreign students in 2020. About 20,000 of these were Indians and over 15,000 originated from Africa, mainly from Nigeria, Mor…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-14). Ukraine War Reveals U.S. Preparations for Biological Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com W. T. Whitney, Jr. War in Ukraine turns people's lives and affairs upside down. Dirty laundry, previously hidden, is on display. A Russian communication on March 6 mentions "evidence of an emergency clean-up performed by the Kyiv regime was found—aimed at eradicating traces of the military-biological program in Ukraine, financed by @DeptofDefense." A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson two days…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-14). FOSABU to fundraise for Gulu war affected training centre. plusnews.ug The Forum of South African Businesses in Uganda (FOSABU) is yet again holding a fundraising golf day to raise money for charity. The Golf day will be held on 23 April at Entebbe Club, and we expect to attract a full field of golfers. The Forum of South African Businesses in Uganda (FOSABU) was established …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-14). U.S. Army continues to nurture Georgian proxy forces. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 14, 2022 Meeting of the Commander of the Defense Forces with Major-General Joseph Gerrard Special Assistant Commander of the US Army in Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) is visiting Georgia. Major-General Joseph Gerrard was hosted by the Commander of the Georgian Defense Forces….The Commander of the Defense Forces stressed the fruitful close …

Asere Constance Ichuma (2022-04-14). Kadaga flags off the construction of a one stop boarder market at Mutukula. plusnews.ug The former Speaker of the 10th Parliament of Uganda and First Deputy Prime Minister for East African Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda ,Rebecca Alitwaala Kadaga has laid a foundation stone at Mutukula boarder post in Kyotera District to kick start the construction of a one boarder stop market. The construction of this market will …

Editor (2022-04-14). The Mecca of African Liberation: Walter Rodney in Tanzania. mronline.org Karim Hirji, a Tanzanian student, was in a good mood when he went to bed on the 10 July 1969. That evening he had heard the most impressive lecture of his life at the University of Dar es Salaam. The lecture was on the Cuban Revolution and its relevance to Africa. Back in his dorm, he praised the speaker in his diary: "one could almost feel the strong conviction and deep emotions from which he spoke". The man he admired and later befriended was Dr Walter Rodney.

Edgar Reyes (2022-04-14). Ethiopian community rallies in L.A. vs HR 6600. liberationnews.org On April 11, activists and community members from Los Angeles County rallied to say #NoMore to the United States' policy to divide and conquer throughout Africa and to #BreakTheSilence surrounding sanctions on these countries.

ecns.cn (2022-04-14). Chinese-built project boosts vocational education in Ghana. ecns.cn A Chinese-built vocational institutions upgrade project in Ghana was completed on Tuesday, injecting a new impetus to the development of vocational education in the West African country.

Staff (2022-04-14). Boat capsizes in Nigeria, kills 29. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) — At least 29 people died when a boat capsized in Nigeria's Sokoto state in the northwest of the country, residents and the state governor said on Wednesday.

Our Reporter (2022-04-14). Traffic has posed along Mbarara-Kabale highway following tanker explosion. plusnews.ug Traffic is paralyzed along the Mbarara-Kabale highway following an explosion by a fuel tanker. The tanker rolled down rolled at Kirengere in Kyanamira sub-county, Kabale district and exploded around 11: 30 am Thursday morning. The fuel tanker was destined for Kisoro from Kampala. Mbarara-Kabale highway connects to the Uganda-Rwanda border of Katuna and the Uganda,Democratic Republic …

Our Reporter (2022-04-14). Kabaka speaks out on escalating commodity prices. plusnews.ug The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has called upon leaders especially Members of Parliament to find ways of addressing the escalating prices of essential commodities. "The Easter celebrations of this year should awaken leader's hearts especially our Members of Parliament to fulfil their promises to their voters and find solutions to issues faced …

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