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Armenia Signs Peace Deal To End The War Over Nagorno-Karabakh

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Armenia Signs Peace Deal To End The War Over Nagorno-Karabakh

The prime minister of Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, signed the cease-fire agreement in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Ilham Aliyev, who is the Azerbaijan president.


Over 20% of Azerbaijan’s territory has been under illegal Armenian occupation for nearly three decades and relations between the two former Soviet republics over Nagorno-Karabakh have remained tense since 1991.


However, fresh clashes broke out on September 27. Since then, Armenia has repeatedly attacked Azerbaijani civilians and forces, even violating three humanitarian cease-fire agreements.
While the Azerbaijanis celebrate their victory over Armenia, the Armenians are not taking it well. The Armenia president, in a post on Facebook, expressed his pain at the loss and appealed to fellow Armenians to understand the decision he had to make.

News of the cease-fire, did not please many Armenians, as hundreds of protesters stormed their parliament building, taking the seats of parliamentarians and shouting “resign!” or “out!”. They proceeded to lynch the speaker of the parliament who was then rushed to the hospital.

COVID-19: Nigeria’s recoveries exceed 60,000

Chris Ottah
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COVID-19: Nigeria’s recoveries exceed 60,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 159 new recoveries on Monday, increasing the country’s total number of discharged patients to 60,069.

The agency confirmed the new recoveries in its update for November 9, 2020.

The development comes more than one month after Nigeria exceeded 50,000 recoveries — 421 patients were discharged on September 30, increasing the recovery count to 50,358 at the time.

Between September 1 and October 31, 2020, more than 16,000 people were discharged across the country.

However, with less than 17,000 recoveries in two months, the rate recorded a significant drop between September 1 and October 31, when compared to more than 20,000 recoveries for August alone — the number of discharged patients increased from 20,087 to 41,638 in August.

Meanwhile, four persons were confirmed to have died of coronavirus complications on Monday, increasing the current fatality toll to 1,158.

NCDC also confirmed 98 new infections in six states and the federal capital territory (FCT).

According to the breakdown, the cases are distributed as follows: 50 in Lagos, 24 in FCT, nine in Kwara, four in Edo, three in Kaduna, and two each in Ondo and Plateau.

A total of 64,184 infections have now been confirmed across the country.

Israel-Palestine Crisis: Biden Administration Plans US Policies Reverse – Article

Elizabeth Williams
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Israel-Palestine Crisis: Biden Administration Plans US Policies Reverse – Article

Joe Biden, former U.S Vice President and 2020 Presidential candidate who has been announced President-elect, earlier while campaigning, says his Administration Plans to Reverse US Policies Undermining a Two-State Solution, Reopen East Jerusalem Consulate to engage Palestinian Authority PA.

President Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017, when he announced plans to move the embassy there. In May 2018, his administration opened the new facility — a decision that was met with intense controversy, both in Washington and in the Middle East.

Following the move the Palestinians cut ties with Washington, calling the Trump administration biased toward Israel.

Yet rather than reversing Trump, Biden told donors he’d reopen a US consulate in East Jerusalem to engage Palestinian leaders in talks about a “two-state solution” that had long been the official US posture toward Israel and the Palestinians.

Biden, while speaking during a virtual fundraiser before election, suggested relocating the embassy again would not help the stagnant peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

Congress authorized the embassy move to Jerusalem in 1995 – with Biden voting for the measure as a Delaware senator – but a succession of presidents from both major parties delayed the shift, setting conditions as part of ongoing peace negotiations.

“Moving the embassy when we did without the conditions having been met was short-sighted and frivolous,” the former vice president said. “It should have happened in the context of a larger deal to help us achieve important concessions for peace in the process.”

His comments confirm the position set out by a top foreign policy adviser, who also said Biden opposes unilateral annexation of parts of the West Bank, a move Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to implement.

Abbas To Ask Biden To Move US Embassy To Tel Aviv

The reports cited a Palestinian Authority senior adviser named Nabil Shaath, who told the Hebrew-language newspaper that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been covertly communicating with the president-elect in an effort to go back on many of President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel policies, such as recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the embassy back to Tel Aviv.

Democratic Party candidate for vice president Kamala Harris indicated earlier in an interview via email with The Arab American News that under a Joe Biden administration, the United States will renew its ties with the Palestinians, and oppose Israeli unilateral actions that undermine a two-state solution.

Harris also said that a Biden administration will take immediate steps to restore economic and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, attempt to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and reopen the US consulate in east Jerusalem, in addition to working to reopen the PLO mission in Washington.

Australia State Unveils $42BN Energy Roadmap Renewable Energy Push

Elizabeth Williams
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Australia State Unveils $42BN Energy Roadmap Renewable Energy Push

Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state said on Monday (November 9) it would shift toward renewable energy from coal and aimed to lure A$58 billion ($42.2 billion) of private investment into the sector in the next decade.

Australia’s most populous state said it would cut red tape and speed up approvals for businesses to invest in renewable energy projects, with four of its five coal-fired power plants expected to close in the next 15 years.

The plans would create close to 10,000 jobs and aimed to bring 12 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power and 2 GW of storage, such as pumped hydro, online by 2030.

Most Australian states support greater use of renewable energy but the federal government has refused to match other developed countries in setting a target for net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Instead, Canberra says zero emissions will be reached some time after 2050.

Nigerian govt reacts to conviction of 6 in UAE for wiring $782,000 to Boko Haram

Henry Williams
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Nigerian govt reacts to conviction of 6 in UAE for wiring $782,000 to Boko Haram

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Monday confirmed that six citizens of the country, have been convicted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for wiring $782,000 to insurgent group Boko Haram.

Dabiri-Erewa in a tweet thread named the suspects involved and their jail terms.

She said the convicts could approach the Supreme Court if they wished.

However, Dabiri-Erewa warned Nigerians all around the world, to desist from crime and criminality.

Biden Win Announcement Lifts World Stocks To Record Peak; Dollar Fades

Elizabeth Williams
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Biden Win Announcement Lifts World Stocks To Record Peak; Dollar Fades

World stocks hit a record high on Monday and the dollar stayed weak as expectations of better global trade ties and more monetary stimulus under U.S. President-elect Joe Biden supported risk appetite.

Markets started to trade on the prospect of a Biden presidency and a Republican-controlled U.S. Senate last week, but the Democratic candidate’s projected victory on Saturday gave more fuel to the move.

The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, rose 0.5% to a record high in early European hours. On Friday, it posted its biggest one-week gain in nearly seven months.

E-mini futures for the S&P 500 jumped more than 1.4% on Monday. Nasdaq futures rallied more than 2% to just under a record high, signalling a positive start for U.S. markets.

Solicitor General Explains N2bn Proposal For Prosecution Of Boko Haram, Others

Henry Williams
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Solicitor General Explains N2bn Proposal For Prosecution Of Boko Haram, Others

The Solicitor General of the federation of the Federation, Dayo Apata on Monday told the Senate that the N2bn provision for prosecution of Boko Haram fighters and other offenders was but a tip of the iceberg for the kind of funding required to diligently prosecute cases across the country.

Mr. Akpata said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Human Right to defend the 2021 provisions.

Senate Spokesman and member of the committee, Senator Basiru Surajudeen sought explanation on a provision of N2b for prosecution while there are similar proposal for the sum N350m and N380m.

Basiru in his interrogation said “We need to know how much is being projected for civil litigation, how much is being projected for prisons decongestion all other items in that regards.

The third observation has to do with the what can be divided from the sum of about N2bn for designated items under overhead cost and some of the items listed under capital expenditure’

2021 budget should provide job opportunities for youths – Senate President, Lawan

Henry Williams
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2021 budget should provide job opportunities for youths – Senate President, Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Monday asked that the 2021 budget which is still being processed by the National Assembly be mindful of the rate of youth unemployment in the country.

Lawan spoke in Abuja against the backdrop of the recent End SARS protests in the country, at a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Agriculture on 2021 budget defence.

The Senate President said, with a practical and radical approach, the Agriculture sector would change Nigeria’s fortune.

The Senate President described the Agriculture sector as the “mother of all sectors” in the Nigerian economy and urged all stakeholders at all levels of government to accord it more attention.

INEC chief begins five-year second term today

Henry Williams
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INEC chief begins five-year second term today

Affter five years tenure, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will on Monday (today) begin a fresh term.

He was reappointed by President Muhammadu Buhari making him the first INEC chairman to have his tenure extended by another five years.

Yakubu will be handing over to himself at a ceremony to be conducted at the Conference Room of INEC in Maitama area of Abuja.

Since the onset of presidential system of government 41 years ago in 1979, Nigeria has had nine chairmen of the electoral umpire under different names, including Federal Electoral Commission popularly known as FEDECO; National Electoral Commission; National Electoral Commission of Nigeria and INEC in succession.

The chairmen were Michael Ani, Victor Ovie-Whiskey, Eme Awa, Humphrey Nwosu, Ephraim Akpata, Abel Guobadia, Maurice Iwu, Attahiru Jega, and Yakubu.

Opinions had however been divided on the reappointment of Yakubu for another five years.

Total AFCON Cameroon 2021 Qualifiers: Essential guidelines for resumption of competitions and gradual return to the stadiums

Henry Williams
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Total AFCON Cameroon 2021 Qualifiers: Essential guidelines for resumption of competitions and gradual return to the stadiums

The CAF Emergency Committee validated on Friday the specific measures for the resumption of Days 3 & 4 matches of Total Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 ™ Qualifiers.

These rules issued by the Organizing Committee for the African Cup of Nations, in accordance with the FIFA rules of the game, relate in particular to the conditions for holding matches, the number of authorized substitutions and the conditions for postponement or cancellation of matches.

Only the cases not provided for by these special COVID-19 rules and in the competitions regulations would be considered as exceptional cases, which would be decided by the Organizing committee of the competition.

Game and players

•      Each match must be played if the team has at least eleven (11) players (including a goalkeeper) and four (4) substitutes.

•      If a team cannot travel to the host country and/or venue of a match due to any travel or other restriction relating to COVID-19, the team in question will be considered to have lost the match 2-0.

•      If a team does not have the minimum number of players required, at least eleven (11) players (including a goalkeeper) and four (4) substitutes), the team in question will be considered to have lost the match 2-0.

•      The number of authorized substitutions is limited to five (5) players per team. Each team will have three opportunities to make these substitutions during the match.

Spectator attendance

•      According to CAF’s COVID-19 protocol, all matches must be played behind closed doors, without spectators.

•      However, if the government of the host Association wants spectators to be present, then the Association in question will need to obtain CAF’s approval.

In the event of exceptional situations other than those mentioned above, the Organizing Committee will be consulted for a final decision.

The objective of the emergency measures is to supervise the resumption of football on the continent, by defining a plan which places an emphasis on the players and the game. These specific rules may be revised according to developments of the health situation in the world and specifically on the African continent.

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