Bildad Kaggia embodied the true meaning of his name

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COVID-19: Saint Lucia Medical & Dental Association Says No To Ivermectin - St. Lucia Times News

Press Release:- The Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association would like to unambiguously state that we do not support the use of Ivermectin for treatment or prevention of Covid-19. This drug has long been approved for use in humans as an antiparasitic/antihelmintic. It is also widely used in

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Nikole Hannah-Jones and the burden of Black excellence in a whitewashed America - TheGrio

My Nana used to tell us, “Baby you have to be twice as good.” I never understood what she meant... View Article The post Nikole Hannah-Jones and the burden of Black excellence in a whitewashed America appeared first on TheGrio.

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Caster Semenya and men's 800m champion BOTH out of Tokyo Olympics

Kenya's David Rudisha, the two-time defending Olympic 800m champion, will not compete at this year's Tokyo Olympics due to recurring injuries.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Nigeria: Poverty, Unemployment Greatest Challenges Facing Nigeria - Govt

[This Day] The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Maryam Katagum, Thursday said poverty and unemployment constituted some of the greatest challenges facing the country, adding that they have further triggered various antisocial behaviours.

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East Africa: UNHCR Welcomes Conclusions of the 22nd Meeting of the Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Repatriation of Burundian Refugees

[UNHCR] Bujumbura -- Representatives of the Governments of Burundi and Tanzania and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, met for the 22nd Meeting of the Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Repatriation of Burundian Refugees from Tanzania.

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Kenya: Dawn Fire Burns Dorm at St Andrew's Kaggwa School in Nyamira

[Nation] A dawn fire has burnt a dormitory at St Andrew's Kaggwa Girls Boarding Primary School in Borabu Constituency, Nyamira County.

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Kenya: Stuttering Tusker Face Wazito as FKFPL Title Charge Hots Up

[Nation] Leaders Tusker and Wazito will on Friday face-off at Utalii grounds as the 2020/21 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKF-PL) enters the second leg.

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Liberia: TipMe, My Watchman Sign Agreement for Customers to Pay for Their Emergency Response Service Using E-Money System

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- TipMe, an electronic payment service provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with My Watchman, a new mobile app with 24 hours secured monitoring and emergency dispatch command center.

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Rihanna’s uncle cleared of charges in Puma case - Barbados Today

The police’s failure to properly identify confiscated items led to the dismissal of a landmark Puma trademark infringement case today. Rihanna’s uncle, Leroy Fitzgerald Brathwaite, who was charged with selling fake Puma items, walked free of the May 29, 2017 charge after a successful no case

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Uganda: Seguya Illness Casts Makalama, Musinguzi Into Rugby Cranes Roles

[Monitor] Brian Makalama bossed the front row in his heydays before retiring into coaching.

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Kenya: We've No More Land for Town's Expansion, Nkubu Residents Tell County

[Nation] Residents of Nkubu have threatened to sue the Meru County Assembly over what they say is illegal passing of a report on the town's development plan.

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Rwanda: Auditor-General Moves to Audit Girinka Programme

[New Times] Five years since the government last conducted a comprehensive audit into the performance of 'Girinka Programme', Auditor-General Obadiah Biraro has said that he has added it to the list of those to be considered for auditing this year.

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VIDEO: College Classmates Set Their Sights On Growing Eyewear Industry | Atlanta Daily World

At the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, two enterprising African-American women saw an opportunity to capitalize on their passion for stylish glasses and created their company from scratch. Tracey Vontelle Green and Nancey Harris of Brooklyn, New York, chose to venture into unchartered waters of the

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I will give away my salary for the first three months, says Bonchari MP-elect Pavel Oimeke

For him, growing up as he struggled to change his status and that of the polygamous family he was raised in was as an eye-opener.

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

Uganda: Field Sanitation Critical to Prevent Plant Diseases

[Monitor] Most farmers think that use of pesticide is the most effective strategy for combating diseases.

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Kenya: Buoyant UDA Party Lays Groundwork for 2022 General Election

[Nation] United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party leaders held a meeting with hundreds of aspirants in Nairobi yesterday in preparation for the 2022 General Election.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Race and Violence in America and Israel - Antiwar.com Original

… such as these are uniting Black Americans and Palestinians. Admittedly, their … and communities generation after generation. African Americans are stopped, searched and … and Israeli policies have trapped Black Americans and Palestinians in segregated, …

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Nigeria: Foreign Countries Should Refund Stolen Funds With Interest - ICPC

[Premium Times] The ICPC chair says Africa is the biggest victim of illicit financial flows, advocating that the stolen funds should be returned to the continent with interest

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Rwanda: French Journalist 'Discovers' Three Top Genocide Suspects Living Scot-Free in France

[New Times] Three suspects under the 'first category' of perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi live in France, unhindered, according to an expose by French online publication, Médiapart.

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Nigeria burries army chief Ibrahim Attahiru after plane crash | Africanews

The burial in Abuja comes a day after he and 10 other officers died when their plane crashed in bad weather.

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

Nigeria: Senate Proposes Bill Prohibiting Payment of Ransom to Kidnappers

[This Day] The Senate has passed for a second reading a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined.

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South Africa: History's Economic Imbalance Persists in SA

[New Frame] In the final part of our New Frame, New Economy forum on inequality, Ayabonga Cawe says South Africa has to first reckon with its long history of economic favouritism and exclusion along racial lines.

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Kenya: Brewing a Good Cup of Tea

[ITC] As tea production grapples with climate change, a Kenyan company forges ahead.

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Nigeria’s military chief Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru dies in plane crash with several others

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2021: Report from Abuja this evening, says that a Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft 350 plane with registration NGR203 carrying the country’s chief of defence staff - Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru from Abuja to Kaduna military airport was diverted to Kaduna civil airport

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Zimbabwe: Uneducated, Undocumented and Married Off Early - the Agony of Teenage Girls From Mbire

[The Herald] Mbire in Mashonaland Central is a community of the VaDoma people, who are yet to fully adopt and adapt to education and the art of farming for survival.

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Malawi: Farming Destroying Forestland

[Nyasa Times] Government says Malawi has recently suffered unprecedented degradation of land and forests due to unplanned conversion of forestland to cultivated farmlands, poor farming practices and a lack of attractive alternatives to use of charcoal and firewood for cooking and heating.

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Unbowed: Safarilink refuses to be intimidated by Governor Joho

The airline says despite Governor Joho failing to register his complaint with them; they were willing to re-book him on a different flight.

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

South Africa: Our house was built on sand

[New Frame] The most recent New Frame, New Economy forum shows that expecting individuals to shoulder the responsibility for overcoming inequality is futile. An effective solution to mass impoverishment can only be a political project to force systemic change.

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Mothers, Mental Health and Pre-Independence Drama – A review of The Shadow Bride by Roy Heath - Stabroek News

By Nikita Blair May is a month brimming with themes for Guyana. The article Mothers, Mental Health and Pre-Independence Drama – A review of The Shadow Bride by Roy Heath appeared first on Stabroek News.

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