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While we know the GOP and its trump administration are deplorable, we must nonetheless be very careful to not naively align yourselves with leftist extortionists with selfish political, economic and/or publicity hidden agendas, using…

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Dear Peace December family,It is with profound shock and sadness that I write this obituary for one of our Peace December family members, the late Mr. Eddie Cabrera of the Bronx. His partner Frank Desplantes informed us of this bitter…

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 6, 2018/ -- The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief will undertake an official visit to Tunisia from 9 to 19 April to examine the country’s policies and practices promoting and protecting…

LONDON, United Kingdom, April 6, 2018/ -- Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary of the UK Department for International Development (DFID), visited South Sudan on 5-6 April to see how UKAid is saving lives in one of the world’s most severe…

PRETORIA, South Africa, April 6, 2018/ -- Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Hon Lindiwe Sisulu today, 06 April 2018 paid a Courtesy Call on the King of Lesotho, His Majesty King Letsie III to discuss among other things,…

Washington DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, author letter of support for the release of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. April…

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KAMPALA, Uganda, April 6, 2018/ -- Hon Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today 6th April 2018 paid a visit to the South African high Commission in Kampala to sign the Official Condolence Book following the death of Mrs. Winnie…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 6, 2018/ -- Mr. Mark Alexander was re-elected as president of the South African Rugby Union for a four-year term at its annual meeting in Cape Town on Friday. Mr. Alexander was opposed by Advocate Andre May,…

VIENNA, Austria, April 6, 2018/ -- Twenty-four years ago, more than 800,000 people were systematically killed in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The victims were overwhelmingly Tutsi, but also included moderate Hutu, Twa and others. Today we…

By: APODAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 6, 2018/ -- A delegation from Seychelles undertook a working visit to the United Republic of Tanzania between 4th and 5th April to carry out bilateral talks. The delegation comprised of Secretary of…

HONG KONG, China, April 6, 2018/ -- The Springbok Women's Sevens hopes of earning core status on the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series were dashed in Hong Kong on Friday after the last hurdle proved too steep with the side going down…

Bronx, New York- On Friday, March 30, 2018, Community Public Safety Partnership (CPSP) held a historic public press conference on the steps of the Bronx Supreme Court Building and officially announced the launching of Constituency Index,…

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4, 2018/ -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2018 showing a 6.8% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers…

PRETORIA, South Africa, April 4, 2018/ -- The South African government strongly condemns the latest act of violent aggression carried out by Israeli armed forces in Gaza, which has led to the deaths of about 17 Palestinian citizens, with…

KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 4, 2018/ -- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has serious safety concerns for the continued arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention of individuals including human rights defenders/activists,…

Advocate Rukoro alleged “that the Government of Germany and the Government of Namibia have signed a secret agreement that Germany would rather provide generous development aid instead of paying reparations to the Ovaherero and Nama people”…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 4, 2018/ -- The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is concerned about recent developments and statements supposedly released as facts into the public domain about the listeriosis outbreak.…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 4, 2018/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was received today by the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed. The meeting…

TODAY, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski, community leaders, and Queensbridge  residents celebrated the ground breaking of the new $6.25 million Queensbridge Park House, replacing the…

Washington DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, celebrates the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. She was the…

PRETORIA, South Africa, April 3, 2018/ -- The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Luwellyn Landers, will lead the South African delegation to attend the 18th Mid-term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned…

NIAMEY, Niger, April 3, 2018/ -- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Statement regarding the cancellation of Israel-UNHCR agreement:It is with regret that UNHCR notes today’s cancellation by Prime Minister Benjamin…

STUTTGART, Germany, April 3, 2018/ -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Forces conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants near El Burr, Somalia, the afternoon of April 1, killing five (5) terrorists and…

PRETORIA, South Africa, April 3, 2018/ -- Minister Mokonyane has noted reports from a local broadcaster and some international news agencies which continue to use an apartheid era narrative to cast aspersions on the revolutionary character…

JUBA, South Sudan, April 3, 2018/ -- South Sudanese church leaders said in their Easter message that the Church stays committed to hope and refuses “to yield to fear or indifference” in their troubled homeland where the end of a bitter…

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 3, 2018/ -- The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, will visit Ghana from 9 to 18 April 2018 to examine the government’s efforts to address poverty through the lens of…

NIAMEY, Niger, April 3, 2018/ -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the State of Israel today (April 2, 2018) signed a Framework of Common Understanding to promote solutions for thousands of Eritreans and Sudanese living in Israel. A joint…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 3, 2018/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has learned with great shock and profound sadness of the death of Winnie Madikazela-Mandela.Winnie Madikazela-Mandela was an…