Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new ruling junta took to the streets in the heart of the capital Ouagadougou WA GA DOO GOO for a rally. The West African country now lies in the hands of the Patriotic Movement for Preservation and Restoration. That is the name of the junta led by Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo […]
A Florida school district has canceled a presentation on the civil rights movement due to some people’s fears that it might address critical race theory. Michael Butler, a history professor at Flagler College in St. Augustine, said his lecture has nothing to do with the controversial topic. Critical Race theory is an academic examination of [&...
Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital removed an at-risk patient from its heart transplant list because he said he has not and will not get the COVID-19 vaccination. A hospital spokesman explained it is against hospital policy since transplants are administered based on a number of factors. Potential transplant recipients who have recei...
Wyoming’s first African American Sheriff Aaron Appelhans fired his deputy after a federal lawsuit from a Black employee claimed years of racist name-calling. It led the employee to quit the force. In the lawsuit, Albany County Patrol Sgt. Christian Handley reportedly drove past Cpl. Jamin Johnson’s house while Johnson and his wife were leaving...
US federal judges struck down Congressional districts drawn by Alabama’s GOP, saying the redistricting discriminated against Black voters. It was the latest Republican-led redistricting struck down in the courts as voting rights groups and activists challenge the party’s nationwide map-rigging spree. The move forces state lawmakers to craft ne...
Stephen Breyer, one of three liberal justices on the US Supreme Court, plans to retire. Breyer, 83, plans to step down at the end of the current term, which ends in June, the NBC and CNN television networks reported. Breyer’s retirement will pave the way for President Joe Biden to nominate a replacement on the […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Nine Senegalese soldiers have been taken hostage in neighboring Gambia and operations are underway to rescue them, Senegal’s military said late on Tuesday. Two Senegalese soldiers were killed in clashes with separatist rebels in southern Gambia on Monday. The missing soldiers are likely being held hostage by the Movement ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The European Union foreign policy chief warned Serbia against genocide denial on Tuesday after a meeting of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council). Josep Borrell said such denial is not compatible with European values. “There is no place in Europe for genocide denial. There is no pl...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A top Palestinian official has criticized US President Joe Biden’s policy on the Palestinian issue, saying he is “no different” from his predecessor Donald Trump. Sabri Saidam, a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement, said Biden has “surrendered” to the Israeli R...
Mali has called on Denmark to immediately withdraw its roughly 100 special forces troops deployed in the country. Leaders of the West African nation say they were not consulted and Denmark failed to follow protocol. The State TV on Monday said that “this deployment was undertaken without consent.” A spokesperson for Mali’s military earlier sai...
