Foreign Affairs › Our Holy War Has Nothing To Do With The Allahu Akbar Holy War by panafrican(op): 3:47am On Jul 04, 2019 |
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Foreign Affairs › Re: Wife Of Sheikh Mohamed Of Dubai Runs With $39m To Germany by panafrican(m): 1:46am On Jul 04, 2019 |
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Foreign Affairs › Re: The US Should Legalize Polygamy by panafrican(op): 10:24am On Jul 03, 2019 |
kmcutez: And also polyandry. Two or more women having the same husband is a reality in African countries and many other countries in the world. It will work perfectly in the US. Now if there are men who want to share the same woman let the fools go ahead .  |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Christian Village In Mali 'virtually Wiped Out' After Jihadists Massacre by panafrican(m): 10:15am On Jul 03, 2019 |
Excaperx: it's like you don't understand islam.
They encourage jihad and terrorism, it's in their Quran And Christians are paying a huge price for not understanding that. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: African Revolution: Malawians Entering Statehouse To Kick Out Their President by panafrican(m): 1:01am On Jul 03, 2019 |
The best way to go is a recall through a peaceful vote process because chaotic political transition is not Democracy it is mob- rule. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Emir Of Sharjah UAE Mourns As His Son Dies In London At The Age Of 39 by panafrican(m): 12:56am On Jul 03, 2019 |
Harlem2: Obvious Money can't buy life . Ok but being rich is better than pulling the devil by the tail every day ( being broke ) |
Foreign Affairs › Many Questions Remain Unanswered Over ECOWAS New Currency by panafrican(op): 12:01am On Jul 03, 2019 |
What will be the rate with respect to the European Euro or the US dollar? Rates are right now as follow $1 US = 360 Nigerian Naira $1 US. = 580 West African CFA Franc $1 US= 197 Liberian Dollars. $1US = 5.4 Ghanaian Cedi etc. Will a strong African currency boost local investment ? Will it be detrimental to West African exported goods ? Who will control those Central banks in each Ecowas member state ? How much financial and political freedom will those National Central banks have when dealing with the European central bank ? West African nations hope to launch shared currency by 2020 Member countries had adopted a flexible exchange rate regime Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) met in Nigerian capital Abuja on Saturday before making the announcement. Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) met in Nigerian capital Abuja on Saturday before making the announcement. Sally Hayden Mon, Jul 1, 2019, 17:03 Fifteen West African nations have announced more details about their plan for a new shared currency, the Eco, which they hope to launch in 2020.
The name comes from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), whose leaders met in Nigerian capital Abuja on Saturday, before making the announcement.
In a statement, Ecowas said member countries had adopted a flexible exchange rate regime. They will next work with the West African Monetary Institute, West African Monetary Agency and central banks to create a new revised single-currency road map.
The countries that plan to adopt the currency are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Together they have a population of about 385 million people.
The eight French-speaking Ecowas members have had a single currency, the West African CFA franc, since colonial times. It is currently pegged to the euro.
Niger’s president Mahamadou Issoufou, the newly-elected chairman of Ecowas, said there is “a real firm political will” to step up efforts ahead of the scheduled January 2020 deadline.
“We are of the view that countries that are ready will launch the single currency, and countries that are not ready will join the programme as they comply with all six convergence criteria,” Mr Issoufou said.
The criteria include: central banks in each country debit-financing less than 10 per cent of the previous year’s tax revenues; single-digit inflation of 5 per cent or less; the consolidation of a customs union; at least three months’ import cover from gross external reserves, and the liberalisation and promotion of regional trade.
This latest announcement happened as the African Continental Free Trade Area was coming into effect in some countries.
The African Union says their aim is to create “a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business persons and investments,” as well as significantly expanding intra-African trade.
The AfCFTA will remove 90 per cent of tariffs, though some countries have yet to sign on, including Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy.
Tweeting before the Ecowas meeting on Saturday, Nigerian president and outgoing Ecowas chairman Muhammadu Buhari said: “Trade is important for us as a nation. Economic progress is what makes the world go around.
“As Africa’s largest economy and most populous country, we cannot afford to rush into such agreements without full and proper consultation with all stakeholders.” https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/west-african-nations-hope-to-launch-shared-currency-by-2020-1.3943169 |
Foreign Affairs › Re: My Jamaican Friend Said Everyone Should Move Back To Their Countries by panafrican(m): 2:37am On Jul 02, 2019 |
Ilamina: Why The same reason why a Jamaican said " Everyone should move back to their country "  |
Politics › Re: Niger President Replaces Buhari As ECOWAS Chairman by panafrican(m): 10:49pm On Jul 01, 2019 |
9jayes: From Nigeria to Niger, Fulani taking over from his brother. Come on ! You are funny  |
Foreign Affairs › Re: The British Feels Threatened By Iran by panafrican(m): 10:42pm On Jul 01, 2019 |
No. The Brits are rather doing the same thing they have been doing since the UK lost its role as a world leader to the US more than a century ago. They are manipulating Europeans and Americans on purpose to fight costly wars and destroy other countries. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: The US Should Legalize Polygamy by panafrican(op): 7:00pm On Jul 01, 2019 |
Slaquan: Perhaps worry more about the sexual abuse and harrassment of young girls and women in Nigeria rather than worry what consenting adults do in America. We could give Trump a Nigerian wife .  |
Foreign Affairs › The US Should Legalize Polygamy by panafrican(op): 2:28am On Jul 01, 2019 |
There should no opposition to polygamy when things such as LGBTQ culture are being tolerated. Why ? because polygamy is civilized, it is in phase with the natural law of human creation unlike the sinful, absurd and repugnant gay practices. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Trump Becomes First U.S President To Step Into North Korea, Shock Americans by panafrican(m): 12:06am On Jul 01, 2019 |
Trump has more common sense than all those warmongering US politicians who want to go to war with North Korea, Russia and Iran. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: My Jamaican Friend Said Everyone Should Move Back To Their Countries by panafrican(m): 10:01pm On Jun 30, 2019 |
My German friend said it is time Europeans stop immiigrating to the US .  |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Brazil President Provokes China, Cancels Meeting With Xi Jinping by panafrican(m): 12:18pm On Jun 30, 2019 |
igbodefender: Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro, who is also known Trump of the tropics, risked annoying the Chinese leadership when he cancelled a scheduled meeting on the G20 sidelines with the General Secretary to the Chinese Communist Party, Comrade Xi Jinping, after delays.
Analysts noted that China might respond with trade pressures on the mighty Latin American country. Brazil does not need China. |
Politics › Re: Corruption Might Spike In Nigeria when Buhari's Second Term ends by panafrican(op): 12:10pm On Jun 30, 2019 |
SarkinYarki: All Statistics show that corruption is worse under Buhari , Transparency international says it's worse under Buhari but yet either because of Low IQ or because you were paid you want us to believe corruption has reduced under Buhari ... For your information Buharis style of leadership only entrench es corruption deeper and history has shown that ..You can keep pretending that all is well ok Either you are a brainwashed or you are an ignorant young man. Who is behind Transparency international ? The same criminals who purposely create terrorist groups in Africa on purpose to drain our financial resources and keep us behind. Why don't they talk about corrupt entities such as EU countries, the International monetary Fund and the World Bank ? |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Message To US: France & Germany To Join Russia & Turkey In Syria Summit by panafrican(m): 4:56am On Jun 30, 2019 |
The French were the first to push for the war in Syria. They dragged the US in to that war. That us why they should not run away today and present the US as the evil one. |
Politics › Corruption Might Spike In Nigeria when Buhari's Second Term ends by panafrican(op): 2:12am On Jun 30, 2019 |
General Buhari is one of the few African presidents who made the war on corruption a national emergency. The question is who would continue the battle when the incumbent president's second term ends. |
Foreign Affairs › Top Two Most Incomptetent African Presidents ? by panafrican(op): 1:36am On Jun 30, 2019 |
1. Gambia' s Adama Barrow 2.Allassane Ouattara the illegal immigrant from Burkina Faso who is ruling Cote d'Ivoire thanks to French mafia. |
Foreign Affairs › Women Caught Pretending To Be Black by panafrican(op): 1:04am On Jun 30, 2019 |
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Foreign Affairs › Re: Why Do People Hate Jews? by panafrican(m): 12:11am On Jun 30, 2019 |
Ilamina: Why do people hate africans Because they fear us despite having hidden our glorious past in ancient Egypt . When you can't defeat someone through a direct competition, you use psychology and other tricks to sew doubt in them. |
Foreign Affairs › Pakistan Ranked The Most Dangerous Country In The World For Women by panafrican(op): 12:07am On Jun 30, 2019*. Modified: 12:15pm On Jun 30, 2019 |
Pakistan is not in Africa , Afro - pessimistic people should know that. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Why Do People Hate Jews? by panafrican(m): 11:14pm On Jun 29, 2019 |
People hate Africans more than they hate Jews,the Jews themselves hate Africans , they practiced and benefited from slavery for centuries. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: President Wants To Use Executive Order To End Birthright Citizenship by panafrican(m): 5:32pm On Jun 29, 2019 |
The Supreme court will overturn it. |
Foreign Affairs › Democrat Primaries: Joe Biden in hot water after being confronted by K.Harris by panafrican(op): 12:45pm On Jun 29, 2019 |
Looks like Joe Biden has hard time controlling the damage after being confronted by Kamala Harris during the Democrat candidates debate last Thursday in Miami Florida. Kamala Harris attacks Joe Biden's record on busing and working with segregationists in vicious exchange at Democratic debate Kevin Breuninger | @KevinWilliamB Published 10:24 PM ET Thu, 27 June 2019 Updated 23 Hours Ago CNBC.com California Sen. Kamala Harris calls out Biden on the issue of race, saying the way he recently described his past working relationship with two segregationist lawmakers was "hurtful." Biden, at a campaign event earlier this month, had cited his ability to get things done even with segregationist senators as examples of the type of "civility" in Congress that has since disappeared. Biden calls Harris' attack "a mischaracterization of my position across the board."
The most personal attack of Thursday's Democratic debate was aimed not at President Donald Trump, but at former Vice President Joe Biden.
California Sen. Kamala Harris called out Biden on the issue of race, saying the way he recently described his past working relationship with two segregationist lawmakers was "hurtful."
Biden, at a campaign event earlier this month, had cited his ability to get things done even with segregationist senators as examples of the type of "civility" in Congress that has since disappeared. Numerous Democratic presidential candidates took Biden to task for the comments, though som, including civil rights icon John Lewis, defended the 2020 frontrunner's remarks.
Harris also accused Biden of opposing busing, which Biden disputed.
"There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day, and that little girl was me," Harris said.
"I will tell you that on this subject, it cannot be an intellectual debate among Democrats. We have to take it seriously. We have to act swiftly."
Harris' official Twitter account quickly followed up, posting a photo of the candidate as a child.
Biden called Harris' attack "a mischaracterization of my position across the board," and launched into a fiery defense of his record on race. "I did not praise racists."
"If we want to have this litigated on who supports civil rights, I'm happy to do that," Biden continued.
"I was a public defender. I was not a prosecutor," he added — a clear shot at Harris, who had been San Francisco's district attorney and California's attorney general.
Biden's campaign did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment about the exchange. But Cristobal Alex, a senior advisor to Biden's campaign, tweeted that it was "outrageous" to attack President Barack Obama's veep "because he worked to convince" Republicans to pass civil rights legislation.
Harris followed up after Biden defended himself. "Do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose busing in America?"
"I did not oppose busing in America," Biden responded as his voice grew noticeably louder. "What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education."
"I have supported the [Equal Rights Amendment] from the beginning," Biden said. "I'm the guy that extended the Voting Rights Act for 25 years, we got to the place where we got 98 out of 98 votes in the United States senate doing it. I've also argued very strongly that we in fact deal with the notion of denying people access to the ballot box."
Biden then stopped himself. "Anyway, my time's up," he said, referring to time constraints under the debate rules. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/27/harris-attacks-bidens-record-on-busing-and-working-with-segregationists.html |
Foreign Affairs › Re: “irresponsible Actions”: Chinese And U.S. Military Clash In Djibouti by panafrican(m): 12:29pm On Jun 29, 2019 |
Foreign powers are battling to take over our lands. |
Foreign Affairs › Were The Allies Held Accountable For Their War Crimes In Dresden ? by panafrican(op): 11:00pm On Jun 28, 2019 |
The.countries that bombed Dresden civilians to annihilation did not appear in court in Nuremberg. |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Republicans Demand Trump Face Rape Investigation by panafrican(m): 2:08pm On Jun 28, 2019*. Modified: 12:31pm On Jun 29, 2019 |
After the allegations about Russian collusion failed. What a Shame ! |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Photos:Vladimir Lenin ,Former Russian Leader ,Unburied Since 1924.(95YRS) by panafrican(m): 12:35am On Jun 28, 2019*. Modified: 4:33am On Apr 05, 2025 |
Some 5000 years ago , African people in ancient Egypt were able to do better than that. |
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Foreign Affairs › Re: Us-iran Tensions Erupt As Iran Boast US Wouldn't ‘DARE Violate Iranian’ Soil by panafrican(m): 7:38pm On Jun 27, 2019 |
All these war drums are being beaten by the Israelis. They encouragred the war against Iraq, they were behind the wars in $yria and Libya. Now their main goal is the destruction of Iran. |
Foreign Affairs › Adama Barrow The President Of Gambia Is Short Of Ideas by panafrican(op): 3:01am On Jun 27, 2019*. Modified: 4:02am On Jun 27, 2019 |
The only thing Adama Barrow is doing is blaming former president Yahya Jammeh for everything. What a failure! Can he tell people how does he intend to improve Gambian people 's daily lives ? What is his agenda on health care, education, transportation, jobs etc? Beside accusing his predecessor on daily basis what has he done since the day he took office ? |