Suriname, Waterkant, Holandês

Suriname speelde een actieve rol tijdens de Tweede CARICOM-India Top, waar leiders van de Caribische regio en India samenkwamen om nieuwe stappen te zetten op het gebied van samenwerking en ontwikkeling. De top, geleid door de Indiase premier Narendra Modi en CARICOM-voorzitter Dickon Mitchell, bood een platform om de historische en warme banden tussen de regio en India te versterken.

Suriname benadrukte tijdens de bijeenkomst de noodzaak van culturele en academische uitwisselingen en het belang van jeugdprogramma’s. Een bijzondere focus lag op de introductie van traditionele geneeskunde in Suriname, waaronder de oprichting van een Ayurveda Gezondheidscentrum en een Medicinale Plantentuin. Deze projecten, gericht op gezondheid en duurzaamheid, zijn slechts een van de vele manieren waarop Suriname en India hun samenwerking willen verdiepen.

Daarnaast zette Suriname in op versterking van de banden op sportgebied. Een concreet voorbeeld hiervan is de renovatie van het Nickerie Indoor Stadion, mogelijk gemaakt door een subsidie uit India. Dit initiatief onderstreept de gedeelde inzet voor sportontwikkeling en culturele verbinding.

Tijdens de top werd ook gesproken over de rol van toerisme, media en culturele festivals als aanjagers van economische groei. Suriname nodigde India uit om in 2025 deel te nemen aan CARIFESTA, het grootste culturele festival van de regio. Deze deelname biedt een unieke kans om de banden verder te versterken en elkaars cultuur te vieren.

De samenwerking tussen Suriname, India en de CARICOM-landen gaat verder dan economische en culturele uitwisselingen. Er werd ook stilgestaan bij gezamenlijke uitdagingen zoals klimaatverandering en duurzame ontwikkeling. Door samen te werken op deze gebieden hopen de betrokken landen niet alleen groei te stimuleren, maar ook een positieve impact te maken op het welzijn van hun volkeren.

De bijeenkomst markeerde een nieuwe mijlpaal in de relatie tussen Suriname en India. “Door bruggen te bouwen en kansen te creëren, blijven we werken aan een betere toekomst voor onze volkeren,” aldus de Surinaamse delegatie.

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Uganda, Red Pepper, Inglês

2024-11-21 14:39:46

A whistleblower is requesting concerned authorities to look into lending/ business practices at Platinum Credit Uganda Limited which they say warrant an investigation. Founded in 2002, Platinum Credit Uganda Limited is a Microfinance Company licensed in Uganda under the Company’s Act and regulated by the Uganda Microfinance Regulation Authority (UMRA). One of the issues the whistleblower raises is contract transparency. It is alleged that loan agreements contain clauses that may not meet full disclosure requirements. It is further alleged that critical terms regarding property seizure appear to be obscured within complex documentation. When it comes to Loan Term Enforcement, the whistleblower report in our possession alleges that properties are being seized before stated loan terms expire. That borrowers have continued to report inconsistent application of contract terms. “We please request your investigative team to: Review Platinum’s lending documentation and practices, investigate compliance with mortgage lending regulations, examine property seizure procedures and consider...

Togo, Ici Lomé, Francês

2024-11-21 14:36:12

La liste définitive des 24 nations qualifiées pour la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, CAN 2025, qui se tiendra au Maroc, a été révélée à l’issue de la 6e journée des éliminatoires. Si l’excitation et le suspense étaient au rendez-vous, l’absence de certaines grandes nations du football africain, notamment le Ghana, a marqué cette édition des qualifications. Malgré cette absence notable, toutes les dix premières nations africaines au classement FIFA seront présentes : le Maroc, le Sénégal, l’Égypte, le Nigeria, l’Algérie, la Côte d’Ivoire, la Tunisie, le Cameroun, le Mali et la RD Congo. D’anciens vainqueurs, tels que le Cameroun, la RD Congo, le Nigeria, la Tunisie, la Zambie et l’Afrique du Sud, ont également validé leurs tickets pour la compétition. Parmi les surprises, le Botswana a décroché une qualification historique grâce à un nul 1-1 face à l’Égypte, une performance inattendue pour une équipe outsider. Le Zimbabwe, absent depuis 2021,...

Tanzânia, All Africa, Inglês

2024-11-21 14:33:45

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that 20 people lost their lives in the Kariakoo building collapse as of Wednesday morning. The Head of State, who was in Brasilia, Brazil, for the G20 Summit, landed in Dar es Salaam today and went directly to the site of the Kariakoo building collapse. Speaking at the scene, President Samia expressed sorrow over the lives lost despite the rescue efforts. “Despite the efforts made by the government and rescuers here and elsewhere, we have still lost some of our fellow citizens. According to the information I received today, as of 9 a.m., we have lost 20 of our people. The government, in collaboration with the families, has ensured they are laid to rest with dignity,” she said. On Tuesday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced an additional 24 hours to rescue people trapped in a collapsed building at Kariakoo in Dar es Salaam. President Samia expressed...

Sudão, All Africa, Inglês

2024-11-21 14:30:32

Cairo / Amsterdam — After Radio Dabanga’s English team obtained The Disaster, a book written by Saad Obeid, professor in theatre at the Sudan University, about life in Omdurman during the first five months of the war, it was decided to publish excerpts of the text. Sharing Obeid’s memories means sharing the experiences of many Sudanese in areas occupied by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who lived through the same dangers, mental and physical assaults, perhaps even worse. When war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its paramilitary counterpart, the RSF, on April 15 last year, the RSF took control of large parts of Khartoum, Khartoum North, and Omdurman. People living in the frontlines fled their homes, but many others, expecting that the battles would not last long, chose to stay. The paramilitaries told the people that only abandoned houses would be prone to plundering, so many...

Somália, Wardheer News, Inglês

2024-11-21 14:27:25

KAMPALA (Reuters) – A prominent Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala, his wife said on Wednesday. Veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye sits in the dock at the courtroom where he was charged with inciting violence during a protest against soaring consumer prices, in Kampala, Uganda May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo Kizza Besigye has run against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in four elections and lost each time, although he has rejected the results, alleging fraud and voter intimidation. He has been arrested dozens of times before. “I request the (government) of Uganda to release my husband Dr Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately,” said his wife Winnie Byanyima. A spokesman for the Ugandan military could not be immediately reached for a comment. “As police we...

Somália, Hiiraan, Inglês

2024-11-21 14:23:21

Thursday November 21, 2024 Kismayo (HOL) — Jubaland’s parliament elected its leadership on Thursday in Kismayo despite the federal government rejecting the ongoing Jubbaland electoral process. Abdi Mohamed Abdirahman was re-elected Speaker for a third term, securing 65 votes against challenger Ismail Abdi Keerow, who received seven votes, according to Interim Speaker Sheikh Abdi Yusuf Ali. A close ally of President Ahmed Madobe, Abdirahman’s re-election consolidates the alignment between the parliament and the executive branch in Jubbaland. Hirad Ismail Mohamed won the position of First Deputy Speaker with 56 votes, while Mahad Mohamed Ahmed secured 18 votes. Abdi Baley Hussein was elected Second Deputy Speaker, receiving 51 votes against Abdirashid Ali Mohamud’s 22 votes. “Today’s elections reflect our commitment to strengthening Jubaland’s democratic processes,” said Interim Speaker Sheikh Abdi Yusuf Ali. Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has dismissed the Jubaland electoral process as illegitimate, accusing President Madobe of pursuing personal...

Serra Leoa, News Net, Inglês

2024-11-21 14:18:13

Alhaji Imam Alusine Khairaba Mansaray: Siera Leone Telegraph: 21 November 2024: In recent times, the street railings or guards constructed at Lumley Street in Freetown have proven to be a tragic hazard to public safety. Since last year, four lives have been claimed due to electrocution, the most recent victim being a man who was fatally struck by a live current while attempting to cross the street around 2:00am this past Monday. These incidents, involving both pedestrians and hawkers, highlight a severe and urgent danger that requires immediate attention from the government and concerned citizens alike. The railings, which were initially installed to provide a safer pedestrian experience, have instead become a source of untimely death. Electric poles positioned dangerously close to the railings have caused the tragic deaths of four individuals, including vulnerable street vendors and a 10-year-old child. These fatalities are a direct result of poor infrastructure planning...

Serra Leoa, News Net, Inglês

2024-11-21 14:17:04

ICE removes Liberian security forces commander U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom Source link

Outras / Others

Uganda, Red Pepper, Inglês

Togo, Ici Lomé, Francês

Tanzânia, All Africa, Inglês

Sudão, All Africa, Inglês

Somália, Wardheer News, Inglês

Somália, Hiiraan, Inglês

Serra Leoa, News Net, Inglês

ICE removes Liberian security forces commander U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom Source link

São Tomé e Príncipe, STP-Press, Português

São-Tomé, 20 Nov. 2024 ( STP-Press ) – O MLSTP-PSD, o maior partido da oposição parlamentar são-tomense, manifestou hoje a sua profunda preocupação, indignação e a sua mais veemente oposição face a decisão do governo em aumentar a taxa aeroportuária para 220 euros. O líder do MLSTP-PSD, Américo Barros foi...

Nigéria, All Africa, Inglês

The Finnish police said Mr Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in South-eastern Nigeria.” Controversial pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been arrested by Finnish Central Criminal Police. Mr Ekpa is the leader of Autopilot, a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). He was arrested alongside...