\"His dedication to ethical leadership was unflinching, and even during his advanced age. He formed part of the government of veterans of the struggle calling for the reassertion of the moral center of society.\"\r\n\r\n\"We will remember him in our thoughts and prayers as we say farewell at a time when we cannot gather to say our goodbyes.\"<\/blockquote>\r\nPresident Cyril Ramaphosa\r\n\r\nSello Hatang, the Nelson Mandela Foundation Chief Executive.\u00a0 In his farewell message said that he was a member of a generation of leadership in the country. This which gave direction to the country's history in profound ways.\r\n\r\nANC also paid tribute sayong Denis had a life well-lived in the struggle for freedom. S.A will miss him for his strong performance in spearheading the country to the right direction.\r\n\r\nGoldberg was a detractor of the ANC's performance in government. And the socioeconomic conditions of the mostly black poor majority in South Africa.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>Fellow activist and former Constitutional Court judge, Albie Sachs recounts on experience with the hero:\r\n\"Denis was a citizen of the word. He was the bravest of us all. He went deep into the politics, escaped from prison but was recaptured. And in the way had the hardest of all the imprisonments, often on his own in a white jail.\"\r\n\r\n\"He was also buoyant and funny and stole back extra years of life from a serious illness. I remember his brightness and courage. And humanity with deep love, affection, and pride.\"Sachs remarks<\/blockquote>\r\nProfession and honors<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nLater in life, Goldberg was a spokesman for the ANC. He also represented it in the United Nations Special Committee\u00a0Against Apartheid.\r\n\r\nGoldberg was honored with the Order of Luthuli. Awarded by the South African presidency for his dedication to working to the betterment of the people of South Africa throughout his life.\r\n\r\nSouth Africa and the world has lost a paramount veteran leader. The people of SA will remember him for his intense activism and changes he pushed for in the country.\r\n\r\nMore:<\/strong>\r\n
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- Africa is Mourning Prominent Heroes Who Have Died of Coronavirus<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- WHO Warns Malaria Deaths in Africa Could Double Amid Pandemic<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Moi\u2019s mysterious Rungu that symbolized his 24-year rule.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"South Africa: Nelson Mandela Ally Denis Goldberg Dies at 87","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"south-africa-nelson-mandela-ally-denis-goldberg-dies-at-87","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/africaotr.com\/2020\/04\/18\/africa-is-mourning-prominent-heroes-who-have-died-of-coronavirus\/","post_modified":"2020-05-01 13:45:48","post_modified_gmt":"2020-05-01 13:45:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africaotr.com\/?p=16581","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15928,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2020-04-20 07:42:43","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 07:42:43","post_content":"Zimbabwe attained its Independence on April 18, 1980, and this marked the end of British rule. The country got its first flag. The flag comprised of various colors that are green, yellow, red, black, white, and the Zimbabwe bird. The bird symbolizes peace, agriculture, minerals, and the bloodshed during the two Chimurenga wars, and the black majority race became the country's flag.\r\n
Zimbabwe at the early years of Independence<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nDuring Independence, Julius Nyerere, former Tanzania's president, informed Robert Mugabe that he had attained the 'jewel of Africa' therefore encouraging him to take care of it. He exactly did so. In the early years, the nation experienced an explosive boom. By 1997, it became the fastest-growing economy on the continent earning an honorary title \u2018breadbasket of Africa\u2019\r\n\r\nZimbabwe is the home of Victoria Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world. Everyone wanted to get their hands on this country, including the celebrities. In 1988, Michael Jackson, pop legend, visited the nation for a secret business meeting with Robert Mugabe.\r\n
Country under the rule of the late President Mugabe<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nWith all the praises. It raises many questions on how a nation that was rendered the breadbasket for Africa turned out to be a basket case. Well, this began as a result of the Land Reform Program resulting in the violent seizure of most of the country's 5000 white-owned farms. As a way of giving the country's arable lands back to the black majority, this reform was successful. Most of the lands were given to Mugabe\u2019s cronies.\r\n\r\nWhile maintaining power, Mugabe continued to win elections, and monies disappeared. As opposition MDC fought for the government, production rates depleted, leading to cash crisis and hyperinflation. At its peak, the citizens moved around with 100 trillion dollars in banknotes.\r\n\r\nIn Zimbabwe, it is impossible to speak of the 40 years without mentioning Grace Mugabe. She is highly famous for her selfish and lavish spending. The late president's wife went from a typist to a first lady to a Ph.D. graduate in 3 months. Grace Mugabe was in charge of presidential ambitions. This is what led to Mugabe's downfall.\r\n\r\nThe country\u2019s education has retained its ranking among the best in Africa, with a literacy rate of about 89%. The nation also boasts of\u00a0 8 Olympic medals. Most of them won Olympian and current sports minister and music. The implementation of the 100% local music policy in the early 2000s led to significant advancements in the local urban awards.\r\n
Last words<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nAs Zimbabwe celebrates 40 years of Independence, some questions remain Questions of justice. Justice for some of the activists for instance Itai Dzamara abducted in 2015 to date still remains missing . Justice for those who were raped and human rights atrocities committed in the led up to several contested elections. Above all, justice for the families of the victims of the genocidal war of the 80s. This led to over 2500 people killed especially among the Ndebele community. For Zimbabwe, the 40 years of Independence is still a journey.\r\n\r\nMore:\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n
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- Zimbabwe Nurses and Doctors Put Down Their Tools<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Parents of School Dropouts Face Jail Time In Zimbabwe.<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Zimbabwe to Slash Farm Sizes to Improve Gross Productivity<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Zimbabwe Celebrates 40 Years of Independence [Special Report]","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"zimbabwe-celebrates-40-years-of-independence-special-report","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-04-20 07:42:43","post_modified_gmt":"2020-04-20 07:42:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africaotr.com\/?p=15928","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15278,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2020-04-05 09:41:38","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-05 09:41:38","post_content":"In today's world, narrow-minded attitudes concerning the image of the continent of Africa are so much prevalent. The central premise of the slave trade was the idea that the Africans had no power hence was inferior. The dominant thought was that the black Africans were barbaric and were used to the simple lifestyle and so they could be exploited with so much ease.\r\n\r\nWith all these in mind, the whites had in mind that they conquer the Africans and enjoy the resources they had. The history entrenched in the days of the slave trade and colonialism, which made the Europeans become deep-rooted in racism. In the pre-colonial times, the Africans and the whites were brought together into contact by trade, empire, and migrations. The British were so much biased, and so they formed stereotype images of the blacks. The slave trade was a means for these racial opinions to be fulfilled.\r\n
The Black Africans and the Whites<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe thought that Europeans were so far superior to the blacks stirred the false idea that slavery was the right thing that could have been done to the subjects. So many theories came about through journals,books, pamphlets, cartoons, and speeches that is was correct, but this was absolutely an evil, illegal and morally incorrigible act that was later proposed and abolished by the pure energy of the abolitionists.\r\n\r\nIt took a spirited will and consistency for the evil act of slavery<\/a> to come to an end. Though the legislative inventions came to a stop in bondage, the idea that the Africans are to were subjected to whites did not die still. Those ideas are still present today. The United States is is an example of how this thinking only serves to uphold the marginalization of African communities. The blacks in the US and Caribbean islands were subjected to slavery, and the slave trade is a daily incident.\r\n
Impacts of Racism on African<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nFor the Africans, the repercussions are on a grand scale. The colonizers continue to extract resources from the continent and, at the same time, leaving the continent scarcer to resources. They offer foreign aid to the continent hence killing the capacity of these countries to bring their output.\r\n\r\nIn the lines of thoughts, wild stereotypes about Africa are still fueling the racism in the world. So the way history is seen through the education system it lacks objectivity. African leaders, therefore, should always keep it an objective that foreign policies shaped under the dictates of racism. And must not subdue them since colonialism neatly substituted with neo-colonialism.\r\n
Conclusions<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nAs the lines of thoughts exist, the racist undertone seen in the headlines of the pandemic novel COVID-19. The African scenario is so much a significant factor that clearly shows us the negative images of our continent that exist today. The low rates of infections in Africa had baffled scientists. This whole idea and thought only reveal clearly that the slave trade. And colonialism still finds a space in today's world.\r\n\r\nMore:<\/strong>\r\n
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- Africa Farmers using Killer chemicals to Grow Food<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Coronavirus is Unleashing an \u2018economic shock wave\u2019 not felt since 1930<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"How the Buying Of Black Africans and Colonialism Fueled Whites Racism","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-the-buying-of-black-africans-and-colonialism-fueled-whites-racism","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-04-05 09:41:38","post_modified_gmt":"2020-04-05 09:41:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africaotr.com\/?p=15278","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15004,"post_author":"17","post_date":"2020-04-01 09:33:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-01 09:33:14","post_content":"In Egypt, especially amongst the Nubians, they not only tame crocodiles but also use them as a source of income. Visitors from all over the continent pay to marvel and take shots with these tamed creatures. However, apart from bringing the foreign dollar, these creatures play a cultural role in this ethnic group. This history dates back to pharaonic times and has a unique language. Formerly the Nubians resided along the banks of the Nile in Southern Egypt with its heritage extending into Northern Sudan.\r\n\r\nIn a Nubian village near Aswan by the name Gharb Soheil, mummified crocodile heads still adorn the entrance of the traditional white and blue-domed shaped homes. According to the Nubian belief, crocodiles signifies a critical physical totem of blessings. In Gharb Soheil, a stuffed crocodile at the entrance indicates that the homeowner keeps the giant reptiles as pets.\r\n
\u00a0<\/strong>History of the Nubians.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn this village, outside a homestead, Rajab gently rubs a two-meter old crocodile that is seventeen years of age. He has raised this reptile since it was born. He explains it by expressing joy and a sense of pride in what it has become.\r\n\r\n\"she lives on meat, chicken, and fish,\" he adds.\r\n\r\nDuring the time of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the building of the Aswan High Dam created an artificial reservoir over traditional Nubian lands. In 1964, when Lake Nasser began filling, almost forty-four Nubian villages were displaced and flooded. While the Nile's crocodiles benefited from the new locale, Nasser failed to fulfill his promise to compensate Nubians with new terrestrial sufficiently.\r\n\r\nThe displacement of fifty thousand Nubians happened and they moved to villages north of the dam, on the west bank of the Nile near Kom Ombo and Aswan -- a narrow strip of land with limited space for agriculture. After that, Nubians have claimed the return of their grounds and have kept their culture by modernizing their traditions. Keeping crocodiles as pets became a means to boost incomes and promote their heritage. Rajab learned to domesticate crocodiles from his father while his father learned from his forefathers.\r\n
Crocodiles for Pets.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nTwenty years later, a man by the name Hassan cultivated a keen sense for when and where wild crocodile eggs will hatch. Female crocodiles commonly lay their eggs along the banks of Lake Nasser. Here Hassan waits for the baby reptiles to surface before carrying them home.\r\n\r\n\"The crocodile's nature of aggressiveness is tempered by growing up in a home with a family and being cared for,\" he said.\r\n\r\nA crocodile by the Francesca is the flaunt of the show in the village, we were informed. An Italian tourist who enjoyed her sunny personality named her so. Afterward, Hassan decided to keep the name. Visitors take selfies with the lounging beasts, while the villagers delight the tourists with Nubian folk tales about their culture and crocodiles. One of the tourists, Hany, from Cairo, could not seem to get over the spectacle of Hassan opening the crocodiles' mouths wide with his bare hands, this amused her.\r\n
The Nile for the Nubian represents life.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nTo date, Nubians maintain the tradition of keeping and valuing crocodiles, one that remains true to a centuries-old technique.\r\n\r\n\"We are absolutely aware of the value of crocodile leather; however, we do not sell it... we cherish it,\" Hassan added.\r\n\r\nWhen a crocodile dies, Nubian`s skin them from their guts and fill them with straw or sawdust. The Nile for the Nubians signifies life and everything that lives in it they consider as angels.\r\n\r\nMORE:\r\n
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- Wildlife in Zimbabwe Attack Humans due to Drought<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
- Africa And Its Bountiful Wonders Of Nature<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Egypt's Nubians Tame Crocodiles for Selfie-Snapping Tourist.","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"egypts-nubians-tame-crocodiles-for-selfie-snapping-tourist","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/africaotr.com\/2020\/01\/13\/wildlife-in-zimbabwe-attack-humans-due-to-drought\/","post_modified":"2020-04-01 14:21:29","post_modified_gmt":"2020-04-01 14:21:29","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africaotr.com\/?p=15004","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14428,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2020-03-24 13:28:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-03-24 13:28:32","post_content":"Africa, the second largest continent in the world, is well known for it nature and geographical structure. It is an exquisite tourist destination due to its variety of features not to mention its wildlife. The African continent is comprised of 53 states with not very distinct territories. The largest state in this continent is Sudan. It has the most wonders of the world thus making it the most sought tourist destination in the world.\r\n
Wonderful Nature of Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nAfrica is not only the second largest continent. It is also the second largest in terms of population and it accounts for 12% of the world\u2019s population. The length and breadth of Africa is about 4660 from east to west and north to south. Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with a population of over 120 million people. Seychelles has the least amount of people in Africa, its population is about 80,000.\u00a0 The continent has many ethnic groups, 3000 which are known officially and over 370 recognize tribes. The most spoken language in Africa is Arabic but there are over 2000 other languages with different dialects.\r\n\r\nMount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and is 19,340 feet high to its peak. The largest lake in Africa is Lake Victoria covering an area of 26,560 square miles. Lake Victoria covers 3 countries in Africa, these are, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Africa has one of the most graphic waterfalls in the world. The Victoria falls, the waterfall is about mile wide and falls to a height of 355 feet. The equator divides the continent into two equal parts running from west to east Africa. The equator passes through different African countries including Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia covering a distance of 2500 miles.\r\n
Others basic facts about Africa\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
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- The longest river in the world is in Africa, river Nile which covers 4,150 miles and drains into the Indian Ocean. The river passes through Egypt, Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Sahara Desert found in North Africa is the largest in the world. The desert covers around 3.5 million square miles.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nAfrica has the best landscapes and wildlife in the world. It has diverse cultures that are very unique. The African people are very friendly and welcoming. The continent is the home of various wonders of the world. Africa has plenty of fun and interesting facts. Most of the interesting facts that attract tourists are based on the nature of the African continent.\r\n\r\nMore:<\/strong>\u00a0What Attracts Most Tourists to Kenya<\/a>\r\n\r\nIvory Coast Burns Three Tones of Pangolin Scales Seized.<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","post_title":"Africa And Its Bountiful Wonders Of Nature","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"africa-and-its-bountiful-wonders-of-nature","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-03-24 13:28:32","post_modified_gmt":"2020-03-24 13:28:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africaotr.com\/?p=14428","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11994,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2020-02-25 03:53:19","post_date_gmt":"2020-02-25 08:53:19","post_content":"Helena Bomett, widely known as Lena Moi, was born in 1926. She was a student at the AIM school in Eldama Ravine and later joined Tenwek Girls' Boarding school in Kericho. At one time, she became the face of educated converts, together with her brother William Bomett. She returned to be a primary school teacher and would visit the local churches together with Moi. This is a result of the exposure in the US with some Christian families. She was famous for being an iron lady with a great sense of humor, as stated in Paul Chemirchir in Moi's biography. According to a story published in the Daily Nation, she was the first lady Kenya never had<\/a>.\n
Lena and Moi's relationship<\/h2>\nLena was the daughter of the late Paul Bomett family. Moi came to later marry her after a long close interaction of Moi and the whole family of the Bometts. It was during this period that Moi and Lena started dating. Moi also got a lot of respect from the whole family of the Bomett for being a tall, handsome and well-mannered orphan.\n\nMoi married Lena one year after returning from training as a teacher at Kagumo Teachers College in a ceremony conducted by reverend Erik Barnett. Erik's Barnett choice was final in the service. Compared to the fact that Barnett's family was instrumental in Moi's education, Erik's younger brother, Paul, had baptized Lena. This was his first responsibility after coming back to Kenya from his missionary mission.\n\nThe story of Kipkorios Toroitich Arap Moi and Helena (Lena) started when Moi left the family of the Bometts and stayed in the family of the Barnetts. Moi had taken off to the mission to get an education at the Barnetts-run Africa Inland mission.\n\nAfter getting married, Lena abandoned her teaching career and concentrated on bringing up her family, settling down with Moi at the Tambach government school. It is at this place that her first two children, Jenniffer and Jonathan Kipkemboi were born in 1952 and 1953, respectively.\n
Lena Moi in the political scene<\/h2>\nHelena appeared in the political scene in the 1960s and early 1970s as the vice president's wife. Things started taking a new direction in her marriage after Moi was appointed to the Legco to replace the inefficient John Ole Tameno. The fallout of Moi with the Bometts family appeared to have started in 1961 election when his brothers-in-law, Eric Bomett vied against him as an independent candidate in the general election.\n\nAs Moi was on the move in the pre-independence politics, Lena became a housewife to care for the children. It was Moi's appointment as vice-president that brought her to the national limelight. She did enjoy six years of fame. She later moved to Nakuru's Delamere(now Moi) flats in the Milimani area and enrolled her children at St Joseph's primary school. The neighbors loved her for being humble. President Jomo Kenyatta bestowed on her on January 1st, 1968, due to her popularity for her service to the community. This was with the order of the Golden Heart Medal.\n\nIn the same week, Lena led the government delegation that received Mrs. Humphrey at the Embakasi Airport, although she held no government position. Lena and Moi started growing apart after Moi got deeply engaged in politics. His devotion to politics made Lena unhappy, leading to their breakup.\n
Her Demise in the Political Scene<\/h2>\nIn 1974, Lena started disappearing slowly from the public arena. Little is known about what else caused misunderstanding. Lena publicly refused to dance with Kenyatta during a dinner dance at Rift Valley Technical College. She believed that dancing was sinful for a Christian. She moved out of the vice-president official home and settled on the Kabimoi ranch farm in Baringo. Lena left Moi<\/a> with the children hoping that Moi would return to the marital home once he was done with politics. She then took off from the politics in the middle of the 1970s. Kenyans didn't hear from her again until her death in 2004.","post_title":"The Untold Story of Lena Moi","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-untold-story-of-lena-moi","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-03-01 13:04:44","post_modified_gmt":"2020-03-01 13:04:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africaotr.com\/?p=11994","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12750,"post_author":"66","post_date":"2020-02-23 01:42:23","post_date_gmt":"2020-02-23 06:42:23","post_content":"
Frozen bird discovered<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\r\nLocal ivory hunters discovered a frozen bird carcass buried in permafrost in the village of Beya Gora. They passed the specimen to a team of experts consisting of scientists and Sweden museum officials, Dalen and Dussex, for testing. Scientists with experience in researching the ice age birds revealed that the genetic material of discovered specimen was a horned lark. Horned larks are long <\/span>small-bodied songbirds, that move in flocks and mainly like to inhabit bare <\/span>grounds. For instance, the tundra regions with ice. Moreover, their body color varies according to their habitats.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nFollowing the journal communications biology paper which was published on Friday, scientific radiocarbon dating disclosed that the bird lived about 46000 years ago. Furthermore, Dalen said that scientific research showed that the specimen might be an ancestor to two subspecies of lark alive today. These species inhabit northern Russia and Mongolian steppe. He further stated that in relevance to the findings, new subspecies were formed, especially because of the climatic changes experienced.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nMoreover, Dussex said that the specimen was entirely in good condition since the ice in the permafrost preserved it and was also on stable ground.<\/span>\r\n
\"The fact that such a small and fragile specimen was near intact also suggests that dirt\/mud must have been deposited gradually, or at least that the ground was relatively stable so that the bird's carcass was preserved in a state very close to its time of death,\" said Dussex.<\/span><\/blockquote>\r\nThe scientists are determined to conduct studies on the bird's entire genome. To find its relationship with the current subspecies and be in a position to estimate the rate of evolutionary transitions.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/span>\r\nFrozen dog discovered<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\nOther than the bird, frozen specimens were also obtained. The carcasses discovered were body parts from mammoths, wolves and woolly rhinos. Such findings are considered precious as their DNAs or RNAs were extracted from and preserved for future reference. A frozen puppy was also uncovered at the exact time as the bird. Meanwhile, scientists are examining it.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCarbon dating conducted on the creature's rib bone showed that the specimen had lived for about 18000 years. Although the extensive DNA tests have not yet revealed whether the creature was a dog or a wolf, the experts are hoping to uncover more detailed information soon. Uniquely the scientists can easily distinguish specimens. The scientists hope that with further testing they will <\/span>figure out when the dog was precisely domesticated.<\/span>\r\n
The need to treat significant discoveries as precious<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\nOver some time, scientific research has been of great help. As the knowledge provided has not only educated but has also aided in medical studies, especially the genetic material of organisms. When <\/span>significant discoveries are made, they conduct quick tests to get first-hand data that may be put to use.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMore:<\/strong>\r\n
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- Discovered Immune Cell That Kill Most Cancers; Is there Hope for Cancer Patients?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Frozen bird found in Siberia is More than 45,500 years old.","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"frozen-bird-found-in-siberia-is-more-than-45500-years-old","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-03-03 21:01:16","post_modified_gmt":"2020-03-03 21:01:16","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africaotr.com\/?p=12750","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12182,"post_author":"17","post_date":"2020-02-18 00:11:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-02-18 05:11:32","post_content":"The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompey raised concerns over Guinea`s plans to have legislative elections and a constitutional referendum. Guinea`s President, Alpha Conde, in a statement, stated that on March 1, a two-way vote for legislative elections and a referendum would be held. Citizens of Guinea are, however, displeased with this move by the president. The locals realized that the tactic aimed at enabling him to run for a third term in office.\r\n\r\nIn 2010 Mr. Conde, the leader of the Rassemblement du Peuple Guinean (RPG) party, won the first-ever democratic elections since Guinea`s independence. Citizens of Guinea re-elected Mr. Conde in 2015.\u00a0 During the re-election, he garnered 58 percent majority against a former Prime Minister Cellou Diallo and his party Union des Forces Democratiques de Guinee (UFDG), which garnered only 32 percent.\r\n
The US raises concerns \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nDuring Mr. Conde`s last five-year term, attempts to keep him in power have been a recurring theme in the past recent months. These moves have caused unease by the local populations, and the US has raised concerns over these controversial changes. The Department of State, in a statement issued, said the US questions whether the process would be transparent, free and fair and accurately reflect the will of eligible voters.\r\n
Guinea`s Constitution<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nUnder Guinea's current constitution, a president can serve two-five-year terms only. After serving the two terms limit as president, a candidate can no longer contest the presidential race in afresh election. Mr. Conde and his administration seek to scrape the current presidential limit. If striking the term limit from the constitution either by consent of two-thirds of parliament or by a referendum, Mr. Conde could remain president for life.\r\n
Leaders and their evil intentions <\/strong><\/h2>\r\nGuinea`s second president, Mr. Lansana Conte, ruled until his death in 2008. Mr. Conte became president after overthrowing Prime Minister Louis Lansana Bravogui. Like the current president of Guinea today, Mr. Lansana Conte desired to extend his presidential term. President Lansana succeeded in his attempts, and he ruled till his death. Mr. Lansana`s success was not, however, very quickly welcomed by opposition figures at the time.\r\n\r\nOne of these long-standing opposition figures was the current president of Guinea himself, Mr. Alpha Conde. Mr. Conde, at one time, got jailed and exiled for his criticism of president Conte`s military government and his extension of his presidential term. It has, however, become clear that president Alpha Conde`s intentions were also to take control and full power of Guinea while enriching himself in the process.\r\n
Guinea Protests<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nTo prevent history from repeating itself, Mr. Diallo, UFDG`s party leader, and the leader of the coalition of opposition groups moved to challenge the proposed legislation. The continuous and intense opposition pressure against president Conde`s moves has borne no fruits yet, however. Protesters drenched the streets of Guinea since mid-October last year.\u00a0 At the same time, they shouted chants objecting to the plans of the long-standing president. Security Forces killed at least 102 demonstrators in protests since mid-October.\r\n
The US cautions against forceful repression <\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn a demonstration held on Monday 3rd, <\/sup>February opposition leader Cellou Diallo told reporters that Security Forces shot dead four people and wounded at least 38 individuals. Moreover, security forces in the capital on Monday fired tear gas and live bullets at protesters. Protesters ransacked military posts, threw stones and blocked roads with burning tires on the outskirts of the capital, Conakry. The United States cautioned against the repression of opposing voices.\r\n\r\nMore:\r\n
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