PLEA: Call to reject leaders’ immunity

>African countries should reject immunity for sitting leaders for grave crimes before the African Court for Justice and Human Rights, said 141 organizations at the weekend in a declaration in advance of an African Union meeting in Nairobi. The organizations include both African groups and international groups and have a presence in 40 African countries.

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Dewji Blog

13 May

African Union: Reject Immunity for Leaders

African Groups say Plan Would Harm Regional Court

By Special Correspondent, Johannesburg

A proposal to give immunity to sitting government leaders before Africa’s regional court would be a major setback for justice for grave crimes, African organizations from 19 countries and international organizations with a presence in Africa said in a letter to African governments released today.

Justice ministers and attorney generals of African Union (AU) member countries are scheduled to meet in...

 

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Traore set to reject Guinea call-up

Ibrahima Traore looks set to standby his decision to take a break from international football and reject a call-up to play for Guinea.

 

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Coastal leaders reject political incitement

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Coastal leaders reject political incitement
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Taita Taveta county leaders have Thursday said they have no time for empty talk and would rather work with the central government for the development of the region. For over fifty years, said the leaders, they have been promised a raft of projects which were ...
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Daily News

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Kurya leaders reject rumours over Mara women candidates

Kurya leaders reject rumours over Mara women candidates
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TRADITIONAL Kurya leaders in Tarime district have disapproved rumours that they are discriminating women candidates seeking local government and parliamentary seats. “We're not discriminating women because they are helpful in the society than men,” ...

 

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TheCitizen

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Kinana’s call to ‘whiny’ leaders

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) secretary general, Mr Abdulrahman Kinana, has decried the growing trend in which officials refer their problems to the highest State leaders instead of acting on them themselves.

 

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TheCitizen

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Faith leaders unite in call for peace

Religious leaders have urged Tanzanians to cooperate with the new government as it embarks on reforms aimed at improving the lives of ordinary people.

 

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Leaders unite in call for poll peace

Maintaining peace should be the main focus of all stakeholders when Tanzanians go to the polls on Sunday to elect the fifth phase government.

 

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TheCitizen

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'Harassed' Chadema leaders call on JPM

The main opposition, Chadema has asked President John Magufuli to intervene in preventing what they describe as the harassment of party members in Busanda Didstrict, Geita Region.

 

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TheCitizen

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Business leaders call for spread of investments

>The recent closure of manufacturing plants in Uganda and Kenya are a wake-up call for the need to get rid of excessive bureaucracy and invest more in energy and transport infrastructure in order to boost the region’s industrial output and employment, the chair of the East African Business Summit said yesterday.

 

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