The electoral campaign goes on, the full lockdown of two refugee camps in Kenya and more
The Briefing Issue #82, Thursday, April 30, 2020
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Dear Readers,
This Thursday the Independent Electoral Commission of Burundi (CENI) started the distribution of voter cards. CENI calls on the people who registered with the constitutional referendum in 2018 and those registered in December 2019 to collect their cards at the registration places before May 04, 2020.
On the third day of the electoral meetings, the candidate of Cndd-Fdd Evariste Ndayishimiye and President Pierre Nkurunziza joined their party members in a regional meeting in Muramvya Province
In his speech, President Pierre Nkurunziza underlined that during his mandate, the candidate of Cndd-Fdd, Evariste Ndayishimiye contributed significantly in carrying out public interest projects.
Giving his speech in front of party members and supporters in Muramvya, Evariste Ndayishimiye promised to help Burundianscut short with laziness and to fight against poverty. He promised clean water, decent housing, and a clear improvement in daily life.
UPRONA was also campaigning in Muramvya. In a meeting that took place on Kirika hill in Mbuye commune the candidate of UPRONA, Gaston Sindimwo promised to improve youth employment rate, he emphasized on the importance of having young people in public institutions.
The CNL party and its supporters met with candidate Agathon RWASA in Giteranyi and Gasorwe in Muyinga Province. CNL’S Campaigners said that their strategy focuses on proximity, “Everyone who wants change should vote the social project presented by the CNL party and its candidate.” they said.
Other headlines
Rwanda receives from Qatar a considerable boost to the fight against the COVID-19.
President Museveni commits half of his salary to the fight against COVID-19.
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IN THE REGION
Kenya has ordered a full lockdown of two refugee camps, which are currently home to over 400,000 refugees, amid fears that unsanitary and overcrowded conditions there are ideal for coronavirus transmission. Interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’ i ordered the closure of the Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and announced his decision to “order the cessation of movement into and out of” both camps in a post on his Twitter account. (RT)
Sudan's efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are delaying the deployment of new United Nations (UN) police units in Abyei and the border regions between Sudan and South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday. While updating the Council on the work of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the security situation remains volatile at the local level, citing the rising tensions between the pastoral Ngok Dinka and nomadic Misseriya communities, as well growing criminality and the presence of armed elements, including some that have exchanged gunfire with UNISFA troops. (Xinhua)
Tanzania released on Wednesday its latest update on coronavirus infections after four days of silence from officials, prompting criticism from the country's opposition that the government was being secretive. The World Health Organisation (WHO) chided the east African nation last year for not being forthcoming with detailed information about another deadly disease, Ebola.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in his latest update that the nation of 56 million people now had 480 cases of the new coronavirus - a 69% jump from five days ago - and 16 deaths. He warned about "a tendency of some people to issue false statistics which leads to unnecessary unrest in society", but gave no explanation why the government had gone silent since April 24. (Reuters)
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