here is your latest african news africa wide africa split on russia's human rights commission
suspension the un general assembly has voted to suspend russia from its human rights council hrc
following allegations of war crimes by kremlin troops in ukraine but african diplomats did not
widely bark the move compared to the vote on the resolution to condemn the invasion that
was held in alimach more african countries abstained and voted against the decision
this time out of 54 nations in the continent 24 abstained and nine voted against the move
including algeria and ethiopia which have both had historically good relations with moscow
zimbabwe burundi eritrea congo mali and the central african republic voted against two
another 11 had no votes recorded ronda zambia and somalia included only 10 african
countries backed the suspension of russia from the 47-member hrc
these were chad comoros the democratic republic of congo ivory coast libya malawi and seashells
guinea guinea gives stan warning to foreign mining firms over inequality
the head of guinea's ruling military government colonel mamadi dumboya has told foreign mining
companies to build processing factories locally and to share revenues with the country equally
dumboya has given the companies until the end of may to submit proposals and a timetable for the
construction of bourgzite refineries according to a video posted on the presidency's facebook
page with an estimated 7.4 billion tonnes guinea has the world's largest reserves of boxes
a mineral used in the manufacture of aluminium essential for the automobile and food industries
it is also the second largest producer china imports about half of its box it needs from guinea
however the benefits of the mining of voxite or other abundant natural
resources such as iron gold and diamond remain notoriously uneven
experts cite insufficient investments in the development of the local economy
a lack of essential infrastructures such as roads endemic corruption and loopholes in existing laws
south africa south africa appeals to the un against bias and partisanship
south africa's international relations minister naledi pandor has berated the united nations
stating that its member states must not be allowed to deploy it in a partisan manner
when briefing the media on south africa's position on the russia-ukraine conflict
the minister added that suspending russia from the
un human rights council would make it harder to hold the country accountable
pandora said that the body must stand for human rights equally in all countries including
palestine where scores of children have been killed in its conflict with israel south africa
again abstained from a crucial united nations vote to suspend russia from the un human rights council
it is a third time it abstained from un votes on the ongoing conflict the country has come
under criticism for its non-aligned position in the ongoing conflict between russia and ukraine
but minister pandor said that the un should be consistent and stand for human rights for all not
only in this situation she said that suspending russia could lead to even more conflicts
rwanda rwanda becomes a fast african country to launch a center dedicated to artificial
intelligence runner has become the first african country to launch a center dedicated to artificial
intelligence rwanda has launched its c4ir saying it will work with stakeholders around the world
to design and pilot new approaches to technology governance that foster innovation in an inclusive
and responsible manner according to london minister of information the advent of the fourth
industrial revolution and the rapid innovations with nest during the covered 19 pandemic
has increased urgency to develop a digital and technological capacities
to build more resilient systems for a healthier society and more sustainable economy
some of the projects that the c4ir is already working on at the country's
artificial intelligence ai policy and laws on the protection of personal data and privacy at
the launch of the center last week president paul kagame said the facility was the country's pride
he added that it was evidence of how far it has advanced in the fields of science and technology
western sahara western sahara's polisario front suspends contact with spain
polisario front independence movement has accused spain of making a grave error
after it changed its position and backed morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed western sahara
morocco sees the western sahara as a former spanish colony with rich phosphate resources
and access to lucrative atlantic fishing waters as an integral part of its territory
the algeria-backed polisario separators took up ams in 1970s and have continued to demand
an independence referendum on the basis of a 1991 deal that included a ceasefire
spanish foreign minister jose emanuel alvarez
said morocco's 2007 proposal to offer western sahara autonomy was the most
serious realistic and credible basis to end the decades-long dispute over the vast territory
this sparked an angry response from the polisario which expressed surprise over the move congo
country holds a showcase of culture in fast brother fashion week the first edition of
brazza fashion week bfw took place in brazofil the republic of congo's capital
held for three days the week showcased talents from the central african nation the democratic
republic of congo drc and gabon brother fashion week promotes congolese fashion and beauty
then helps entrepreneurs who are in the shadows to show themselves to the public
the browser fashion week was the first experience of a fashion week for some designers and creators
in congo many relished the showcase with live music and other side attractions
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