Kenya marks Int'l Labor Day with pledge to improve workers' welfare

STORY: Kenya marks Int'l Labor Day with pledge to improve workers' welfare SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 3. various of the celebrations STORYLINE: Kenya marked this year's International Labor Day on Wednesday with President William Ruto renewing a pledge to improve the welfare of workers through skills upgrading, legal protection, and better remuneration. Speaking during the Labor Day celebrations in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Ruto said the government is committed to incentivizing workers in the public and private sectors to achieve people-centered economic transformation. Ruto announced the formation of a task force to explore modalities of increasing the minimum wage by 6 percent to protect workers from inflationary pressures and ensure they have disposable income. He added that the government has enacted the 2024 Soc

Elite Women's Voball Div Division 2023/24 - Final - Volleyball Colégio Efanor vs FC Porto

Elite Women's Voball Div Division 2023/24 - Final - Volleyball Colégio Efanor vs FC Porto

Matosinhos, 04/21/2024 - The Colégio Efanor Volleyball Project hosted Futebol Clube do Porto this afternoon, at the Pavilhão Colégio EFANOR - Senhora da Hora, Matosinhos), in a game counting for the Elite Women's Volleybaiv Division 2023/24 - Final. Mário Santos, vice-president of the modalities of André Villas-Boas' candidacy. (José Carmo / Global Imagens)

AU commission discusses election of new leadership

STORY: AU commission discusses election of new leadership SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the African Union Commission 2. SOUNDBITE (English interpretation): MOHAMED SALEM OULD MERZOUG, Chairperson of the executive council of the AU Commission STORYLINE: Members of the executive council of the African Union Commission (AUC) have discussed election modalities to choose the body's new senior leadership. The discussion took place on Friday at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, during the 22nd extraordinary session of the executive council. Senior officials, including Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the AU Commission, were present. Speaking on the occasion, chairperson of the executive council of the AUC Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug underscored the need to strengthen the AU institutions to help the commission fully discharge its responsibilities and accelera

ECOWAS armed forces chiefs meet to discuss fight against terrorism

STORY: ECOWAS armed forces chiefs meet to discuss fight against terrorism DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Bissau CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: A meeting of the heads of the armed forces of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened on Monday in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, to discuss strategies to fight against terrorism and coups, Guinea-Bissau's army chief announced in a statement to the press. According to the statement, one of the expected results of the meeting is that it would present the modalities of action of the ECOWAS Alert Force in the fight against terrorism. The West African Community Alert Force can be used to combat terrorism and restore constitutional order in the region when it is threatened, the head of the Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau, General Biague Na Ntan, also acting chairman of the ECOWAS Chiefs of Staff Committee, told reporters. The meeting of ECOWAS member countries' army chiefs came after a s

UKRAINE-KIEV-US-SECURITY SITUATION-MEETING

UKRAINE-KIEV-US-SECURITY SITUATION-MEETING

(220120) -- KIEV, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussing the security situation around Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine, Jan. 19, 2022. In particular, the two sides exchanged their views on the ways of settlement of the situation within the existing negotiation formats and within other modalities of the political and diplomatic settlement. (Ukrainian Presidential Office/Handout via Xinhua)

UKRAINE-KIEV-US-SECURITY SITUATION-MEETING

UKRAINE-KIEV-US-SECURITY SITUATION-MEETING

(220120) -- KIEV, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet to discuss the security situation around Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine, Jan. 19, 2022. In particular, the two sides exchanged their views on the ways of settlement of the situation within the existing negotiation formats and within other modalities of the political and diplomatic settlement. (Ukrainian Presidential Office/Handout via Xinhua)