A Kenyan court on Friday ruled against the government’s plan to deploy police to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational mission aimed at restoring order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation. Issued on: 26/01/2024 – 13:28 2 min The ruling comes as Haiti’s government calls for the urgent deployment of a multinational force to help the country’s overwhelmed police battle rampant violence.The UN Security Council gave the go-ahead in early October for the Kenya-led mission, which has faced criticism at home and a legal challenge filed at the Nairobi High Court last year.On Friday, judge Enock Chacha Mwita ruled that “any…
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Back to homepage / Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 26/01/2024 – 22:25 12:05 Eye on Africa © France 24 In today’s show we head straight to South Africa for the latest reactions on ICJ decision. UN top court ruled that Israel must prevent genocide as Gaza war rages. South Africa brought the case against Israel, accusing it of breaching the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. We also bring you the latest from Kenya, where the High Court ruled that deploying nation’s police officers to Haiti is unconstitutional. Kenya had offered to lead UN-approved mission in 2022.Finally, we check out the mood ahead of Saturday’s…
Adelaide Festival 2024. Every year in March, the Adelaide Festival draws a community of the very best artists from across the globe and across Australia to create a bold arts festival of theatre, dance, music, art and interactive installations including events for families. Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers’ Week have built a world-wide reputation for providing great and memorable experiences for those who visit our State and provide a fantastic opportunity to showcase all that this festival city offers. Family Friendly Highlights: Keep up to date via the Adelaide Festival Facebook page or via their Instagram. For more information…
Maximila Imali, a top Kenyan sprinter, did not lose her eligibility to compete in the Paris Olympics because she cheated. She did not fail a doping test. She broke no rules.Instead, she is set to miss this year’s Summer Games because she was born with a rare genetic variant that results in naturally elevated levels of testosterone. And last March, track and field’s global governing body ruled that Ms. Imali’s biology gave her an unfair advantage in all events against other women, effectively barring her from international competition.As a result, Ms. Imali, 27, finds her Olympic dream in peril and…
Being early, Marc Andreessen once ruefully said, is the same as being wrong. Admittedly, Andreesen, the software engineer, angel investor and all-purpose Silicon Valley maven, deployed the maxim in the context of his own somewhat bitter experiences in the world of cloud computing, but it works surprisingly well as an analysis of “Being: Liverpool.”If the title is unfamiliar, that would be no real surprise. The show, depicting Liverpool’s preparations for the 2012-2013 Premier League season, ran for only one series, amounting to just six episodes. Its subsequent cultural half life has been limited, too; those few elements which have lingered…
Home » Spanish Learning Resources » Reading » 15 Best Spanish Books to Add to Your Bookshelf in 2024 If you’re a Spanish speaker or learner, picking up a good Spanish book is never a bad idea. Most popular Spanish books also have translations in English and other languages, so they’re fully accessible around the world. We’ve compiled a list of 15 of the best Spanish books for anyone looking to add some great options to their reading list. These books are some of the very best of Spanish literature and will keep you entertained as you dive into their…
Positive ReinforcementOne of the cornerstones to improving the life of an autistic child is to focus on positive reinforcement and affirmation. As stated previously, negative behaviors are one of the challenges autistic children face, and the idea is to transform the negative behaviors into positive ones. The positive reinforcement approach manages expectations of your child and builds self-esteem. The idea is to acknowledge and reward (within reason) your child’s positive behavior. There are several ways to acknowledge positive behavior, including verbal praise, their favorite treat, and an activity. The idea of positive reinforcement is to show that, over time, this method…
The South African police have arrested a man who confessed to having caused a fire that killed 77 people in a derelict building in downtown Johannesburg last year after a drug dispute led him to strangle a man and set the body alight, a police spokeswoman and a victims’ advocate said on Wednesday.The man, a 29-year-old whose name has not been released, was arrested on Tuesday on 77 counts of murder and 120 counts of attempted murder, said Col. Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, a spokeswoman for the police in Gauteng Province, which includes Johannesburg. Colonel Nevhuhulwi initially gave the figure as 76…
It was time, the witness said, to tell the whole truth about the awful things he had done.Moments before testifying this week at an inquiry into one of South Africa’s deadliest residential fires, he pulled an investigator aside and said he needed to change his story. He was the one, he said, who had started the Aug. 31 blaze that engulfed a five-story building in downtown Johannesburg.Sobbing as he spoke, Sithembiso Mdlalose, 30, told a room full of stunned listeners that he had strangled a man on the ground floor of the overcrowded, derelict dwelling and set the body alight.After…
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken wrapped up a four-nation tour through Africa on Thursday with a visit to Angola, an oil-rich former Cold War battleground that has become the site of a struggle for 21st-century economic influence.During his visit to the coastal capital, Luanda, Mr. Blinken spotlighted major American investments in Angola, including more than $900 million for solar energy projects and $250 million to upgrade a rail corridor that carries critical minerals, including cobalt and copper, from central Africa to Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito.Those solar investments help to advance President Biden’s climate agenda while the transportation improvements…