Presenting the government’s fiscal policy to parliament, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, said the budget, with the theme: “Putting Ghana Back to Work,” would continue and expand programmes that began in 2017 and initiate new strategic programmes in 2018.
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The local coroner had formally identified 70 people, who died in the fire in June at the 24-storey 120-home social housing block in west London and recorded a stillborn baby as the 71st victim of the fire, the Metropolitan Police said.
“At the moment the transitional government is the best way to go,” said Douglas Mwonzora, Secretary-General of Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T party.
Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler and has balked at mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a military coup, sources said on Thursday.
The two cases appear to represent a final chance for legal scrutiny of the October 26 election and the ruling could end a protracted political crisis in which more than 60 people have been killed.
While the military said Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years, and his family are safe, there were indications that his wife, Grace, being primed to succeed him, has fled to Namibia
“Nobody wants simply to see the transition from one unelected tyrant to a next. None wants to see that. We want to see proper, free and fair elections,” Johnson told the British parliament.
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya have fled Myanmar following a military crackdown that the UN has described as ethnic cleansing.
She also stressed that “fundamental rights” of citizens and the country’s “constitutional order and democratic governance” needed to be upheld.
Buhari’s call was sequel to the roll out of military tanks on the streets of Harare and the sealing up of the presidential seat of power
The Zimbabwe Republic Police was not visible in the streets as soldiers controlled traffic movement, while unconfirmed reports say a number of cabinet ministers and some top ruling Zanu-PF officials have been arrested
Zuma also called for the Zimbabwean Government and army to resolve their differences amicably
According to reports, the Generals used state television on Tuesday night to vow to target “criminals” close to Mugabe
Reports said two tanks were spotted beside the main road from Harare to Chinhoyi, about 20km (14 miles) from the city
North Korea is under heavy international pressure to end its weapons programmes, pursued in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
A Vatican statement noted that ‘Francis was deeply saddened by news of the earthquake and assured all affected by this tragedy of his prayerful solidarity”.
Biden, who will turn 75 on Nov. 20, declined to seek the Democratic nomination for last year’s presidential election in the wake of his son’s death.
Uganda is not planning to arrest al-Bashir, in spite being a signatory to the Rome Statute that established the ICC, Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni’s press secretary, Don Wannyama, said.
Human rights groups say at least 66 people have died in bloodshed associated with the August election, which was later voided by the Supreme Court, and in unrest surrounding the re-run of the presidential vote last month.
According to FAO South Sudan representative, Serge Tissot, thanks to Pope Francis’ contribution, more people in Yei will be able to re-start growing their own food to stave off the worst ravages of hunger.