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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Continent Nears 200,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

As of June 9, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached

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Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 21 in Fresh Attacks in Zamfara

At least 21 people have been killed by gunmen in separate attacks in Talata Mafara and Maru local Government Areas of Zamfara State, police and residents

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Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold

Mwea Ngurubani County, Kenya — Whether volunteering at local high schools in her community, educating boys about the importance of speaking out and building self-confidence or taking a summer course at Oklahoma State University in the United States as a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow – Kenyan

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa's top virus deaths: Ex-Nigerian governor dies

While each death is reported with a sombre mood and with condolences to affected families, some of the casualties have united a country in grief, in other cases united the continent and people beyond

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Miami Music Project hitting high notes

Miami, Fla. – Emerging as a model for music education programs nationally, the Miami Music Project has reached over 30,000 children and youth across Miami-Dade County, becoming one of the largest socially transformative music initiatives in the U.S. amid the chaos caused by

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Bir Tawil: the last unclaimed land on earth

Bir Tawil is a piece of land in the middle of nowhere in Africa that no one

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Africa: 137,544 Active COVID-19 Cases, 123,053 Recoveries Across Continent

South Africa has the most reported cases – 80,412, with deaths numbering

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Worst Virus Fears Are Realized in Poor or War-Torn Countries

By GERALD IMRAY and JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 382,190 cases; 9,664 deaths; 182,553 recoveries

There are now more than over 380,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Coronavirus in Africa: 158,030 cases; 4,505 deaths; 67,491 recoveries

There are now more than over 150,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Kenya: Safi Organics Turns Farm Waste into Black Gold and Poor Farmers into Entrepreneurs

"This is the kind of impact we would like to deliver to smallholder farmers across the African continent," says Joyce Kamande, one of 25 African entrepreneurs who spent six weeks at Oklahoma State University last year as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a flagship programme of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Comesa pilots digital Rules of Origin system

Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya are among 15 members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) ready to pilot the Comesa Electronic Certificate of Origin

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Source: The East African

Africa: Flying Doctors in Africa Mobilise for COVID-19 Medevacs

Air ambulance services operating on the African continent are seeing an uptick in medevacs linked to Covid-19 and are adjusting to a number of difficulties in transporting infected patients, both within Africa and outside the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ghana coronavirus: 13,203 cases; law on wearing of masks enacted

June 15: 13,203 cases; law enacted to penalize mask flouters

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

African Union and Focac Co-Host China-Africa Solidarity Summit On COVID-19

President Cyril Ramaphosa will, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), participate in a virtual Extraordinary China-Africa Solidarity Summit against Covid-19 co-hosted by the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the

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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Danger Looms As Nigerians Jettison Safety Measures

Abuja, Kano, Gombe, Makurdi, Benin, Jos, Lagos — Medical experts have warned that Nigeria could experience dire consequences in the rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths if people continued to violate protective measures against the

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Libya warring rivals agree to return to ceasefire talks - UN mission

Tripoli – The United Nations' (UN) Libya mission said on Tuesday the country's warring parties had agreed to restart talks aimed at reaching a lasting ceasefire, after a three-month

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Sudan wants PMs to solve Nile dam deadlock

Sudan proposed on Wednesday upgrading negotiations with Egypt and Ethiopia on a Nile mega-dam to prime ministerial level in a bid to break the

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Coronavirus in Africa: 315,380 cases; 8,339 deaths; 150,594 recoveries

There are now more than over 300,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Keep Your Statues And Movies- Give Us Our Reparations Now – Your Black World

The paper says, “HBO Max temporarily removed the epic from its service after the surge of Black Lives Matter protests across the country and a re-energized discussion about racial inequality” ) But While Hollywood copes with their conflicts and contradictions for promoting White supremacy in their

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Source: Your Black World

Nigeria coronavirus: 20,919 cases; govt targets 3,000 daily tests

Confirmed cases = 20,919

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Hydroxychloroquine: A drug dividing the world

Other countries including Italy, Egypt, Tunisia, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Cape Verde, Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina also banned the use of the drug for COVID-19 patients, though in Italy it remains possible in clinical

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UAE authorities tackle rising cybercrime during COVID-19 pandemic

In April, the UAE launched its first national fraud awareness campaign, in light of increased use of digital banking services during the COVID-19

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Afro-Colombians

Colombia has the second largest African descendant population in Latin America. According to the census of 2005, the government estimates that Afro-descendants make up 10.6% of the total population. This is 16% down from the government's previous estimations in 2002, which put the total

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Nigeria coronavirus: 10,819 cases; mass infection of health workers

Confirmed cases = 10,819

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Nigeria coronavirus: 5,445 cases, govt explains returnees quarantine bills

May 16: 5,445 cases, govt on evacuees expenses

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Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research Launches National Police Reform Advisory Group

In the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death and the resulting national outcry for systemic policing reforms, Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research (CJR) has formed a National Police Reform Advisory

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Africa's leaders, musicians hardest hit by virus

Kenya’s seat of power, the State House, last week reported that several workers at the principal presidential office and residence had tested positive for

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Source: The East African

Can migration of labour spur Kenya’s economic rebound?

In a report by the World Bank on the policy options of Kenya during the pandemic, there have been visible disruptions in trade and key sources of foreign exchange, which is expected to heavily weigh on remittances and foreign direct

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