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In good days he would sell his cows for between $300 to $500, but today he got three of them at $150 and a calf for $80. “We have had previous drought periods but this one is the worst we have ever seen. Our livestock are dying because there is no grass to feed them, no water for them to feed, nothing... so we opt to sell them at a loss because we still have families to take care of, " he said. With the onset of short rainy season, there is some expectation that it will bring relief. There will however be a period of one month before the grass grows and the farmers are worried that most, if not all, of their livestock will make it. Omar WallyJournalist, The GambiaCopyright: BBCEducation authorities in The Gambia have moved to address a row over religious clothes at the country's best secondary school that many worried was going to get out of hand.
Protesters draped in the Sudanese flag turned out in large numbers despite heightened security and the closure of major roads and bridges in the capital. Copyright: ReutersWeekly demonstrations have taken place since the country’s junta leader Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan deposed a civilian-led government in October 2021, derailing a transition to democracy. Since then, the Sudanese Central Doctors Committee has reported about 119 deaths as security forces often used live bullets and tear gas to put down demonstrations. Political talks to restore civilian authorities have been marred by mistrust between opposition groups and the junta, which has given the latter the upper hand ahead of elections planned for next year. In recent months, Lt Gen Burhan has reinstated allies of former long-serving president Omar al-Bashir – who was deposed in April 2019 – and concentrated power around the army. The political stalemate has forced Western donors to withdraw financial support, further crippling Sudan’s battered economy.
Geingob/ TwitterImage caption: President Hage Geingob said rich nations were to blame for the climate crisisThe Namibian President Hage Geingob has accused wealthy nations of not being honest when talking about the fight against climate change. Speaking to the BBC at a side event at the ongoing COP27 meeting in Egypt, President Geingob said wealthier countries, who he blamed for the current crisis, had turned climate conferences into talking shops.
Constitutionally, the census should have been held in 2018, but it has been postponed at least six times by President George Weah's government. Mr Weah - who left the country on 31 October for official travel and is expected to be away for at least a month - issued a last-minute proclamation on Tuesday declaring 11 November as the new official start date for the census. By law, the outcome of the census should inform the electoral body on how to distribute electoral constituencies ahead of the general elections, the next one is set to be held in October 2023.
Africa News - BBC NewsVideo contentVideo caption: Alaa Abdel Fattah: Egyptian MP confronts sister of jailed activistAmr Darwish is removed from a COP27 meeting after defending the detention of Alaa Abdel Fattah. Video contentVideo caption: Racism: Bethesda family suffer microaggressions and jokesGambian-Welsh man says his family in Gwynedd have heard racist comments such as being told to go home. Beverly OchiengBBC MonitoringCopyright: ReutersSudanese security forces fired tear gas as thousands of pro-democracy activists marched to the presidential palace in Khartoum on Tuesday to demand an end to military rule.
Ecuador suspended its membership in December 1992, rejoined OPEC in October 2007, but decided to withdraw its membership of OPEC effective 1 January 2020. Indonesia suspended its membership in January 2009, reactivated it again in January 2016, but decided to suspend its membership once more at the 171st Meeting of the OPEC Conference on 30 November 2016. Gabon terminated its membership in January 1995. However, it rejoined the Organization in July 2016. Qatar terminated its membership on 1 January 2019. This means that, currently, the Organization has a total of 13 Member Countries. The OPEC Statute distinguishes between the Founder Members and Full Members - those countries whose applications for membership have been accepted by the Conference. The Statute stipulates that “any country with a substantial net export of crude petroleum, which has fundamentally similar interests to those of Member Countries, may become a Full Member of the Organization, if accepted by a majority of three-fourths of Full Members, including the concurring votes of all Founder Members.
But officials at the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services, the body responsible for the conduct of the census, have blamed logistical challenges for the confusion and promised to pay the enumerators. Copyright: AFPImage caption: Health workers inside an isolation centre in Mubende districtUganda will close all schools in two weeks' time following the deaths of eight pupils from the Ebola virus. The first lady, Janet Museveni, who is also the education minister, said there had been 23 confirmed cases among schoolchildren.
On Monday, TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda said they had had to make concessions for the sake of peace. "Everything we do, every move we make, or every agreement we sign is driven by the need to ensure the interest of the people of Tigray. Peace is what our people need more than anything. Whether we will deliver on our promise in a manner that satisfies our people time will tell, " he tweeted. Peter OkwocheBBC Focus on Africa TVCopyright: Dr Hage G.
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"They want to save their lives and help their parents. The problem is politics and once political problems are solved, everything else is back to normal, " added Mr Redwan. Ethiopia's army chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula and TPLF commander Tadese Werede are in Nairobi to discuss a plan for the disarmament of the TPLF and rehabilitation of its combatants as stipulated by the peace agreement signed in South Africa on 2 November.
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