Minerva Marsh Dies at 82

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Justice Bere Hearing to Go Ahead

[The Herald] The disciplinary tribunal hearing of misconduct allegations against suspended Supreme Court judge Justice Francis Bere will now go ahead, after it decided not to stop proceedings until the High Court rules on whether or not it was proper to convoke a tribunal.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: LTDH Calls for Govt to Start 'Serious' Negotiations With Representatives of El Kamour Sit-in

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -The Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) called on the government to urgently start "serious" negotiations with representatives of El Kamour sit-in, in compliance with the agreement concluded in 2017.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia, Somaliland Talks Went On As Planned - Federal Affairs Minister

[Dalsan Radio] Somalia's Minister for Interior and Federal Affairs, Abdi Mohamed Sabriye who was among the delegation in Djibouti says the meeting with Somaliland went as expected.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Ex-Mnangagwa Backer Vows Govt Confrontation, Says Mugabe Was Better Than Successor

[New Zimbabwe] EXPELLED Zanu PF youth league commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu has made startling claims the country was better governed by late former President Robert Mugabe than it is now under Emmerson Mnangagwa.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Reggie Bush

Name at birth: Reginald Alfred Bush II

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Ethiopia: Govt Points Finger at Opposition, 'External Forces' Amid Unrest

[Nation] The Ethiopian government has pointed the finger at unnamed external forces and local opposition figures as it seeks to resume normalcy following protests that paralysed transport and led to closure of businesses across the country.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tanzania: Diamond's Sister Esma Married as 5th Wife

[Nairobi News] Diamond Platnumz sister Esma is officially off the market after being married as the fifth wife.

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Source: allAfrica.com

South Africa: Former President Zuma Reportedly Dumped By 25-Year-Old Lover

[Nairobi News] Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has reportedly split from his 25-year-old lover Nonkanyiso Conco.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Storm as Finance Ministry Overshoots Budget By Us$10. 6 Billion in 3 Years

[New Zimbabwe] THE Tendai Biti-led Public Accounts Parliamentary Portfolio committee on Friday advised Finance ministry officials to complete the legality of its overspending of US$10.6 billion from 2015-2018 before parliament approves its Financial Adjustment Bill.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Continent Nears 400,000 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19

[allAfrica] As of June 30, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 393,231.

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Zimbabwe: Call for Independent Probe On Extractive Sector Relations

[New Zimbabwe] The government should set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate relations between extractive industries, their employees and host communities, an environmental rights watchdog said.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Journalists to Get Free Legal Services

[New Times] Rwandan journalists and media practitioners are set to have free legal representation when faced with lawsuits concerning their work, according to a deal signed on June 25 between Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) and the Legal Aid Forum (LAF).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Rising Virus Cases Dampens Plan for a Full Reopening

[East African] Rwanda's surge in coronavirus cases this week could dampen plans to fully opening up the economy soon.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Mombasa Clerics Urge Resumption of Congregational Worship Amid Virus Uncertainty

[Capital FM] Mombasa -Pastors at the Coast on Friday urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to open the churches and allow Kenyans to converge at the places of worship.

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Source: allAfrica.com

15 Leading Black Newspapers Awarded Among Facebook’s $10.3 Million in Relief Grants

Facebook announced recently that 15 member publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will receive $1.288 million in grants through the Facebook Journalism Project’s relief fund for local

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Zimbabwe: Reserve Money Growth in Check - RBZ

[The Herald] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says reserve money growth was well within the monetary policy committee (MPC)'s target of 15 percent in the first quarter of this year, consistent with an average monthly inflation rise of 5 percent.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Malawi: MEC Chair Clarifies on Null and Void Votes

[Malawi News Agency] Blantyre -Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson, Chifundo Kachale says the commission has a Constitutional mandate to re-look at null and void votes from all the polling stations because they have an impact on the final results.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: PRAZ No Longer Involved in Awarding of Public Tenders - CEO

[New Zimbabwe] The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) is no longer involved in the awarding of public tenders and the process will now be done by permanent secretaries and other accounting officers in government ministries and parastatals.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: Parliament Speaker Receives Wind-Up Report of IVD

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Speaker of the House of People's Representatives (HPR) Rached Ghannouchi met Tuesday afternoon Sihem Ben Sedrine, former President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (French: IVD) who is tasked with its winding up.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia: Opposition Parties Cast Doubt On Universal Suffrage

[Dalsan Radio] Forum for National Party(FNP) leaders Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud talked about the upcoming election of 2020\2021.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Zimra Adopts Technology to Minimise COVID-19

[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started adapting to technology as part of the new way of doing business to prevent the spread of Covid-19, an official has said.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: RNOSC Marks Olympic Day

[New Times] Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) donated hand sanitisers to 700 taxi-moto riders on Tuesday, June 23, as Rwanda joined the world in marking this year's International Olympic Day.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: MP Salem Labiadh Calls On HPR to Condemn Israel's Annexation Plan of Occupied West Bank

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Democratic Bloc MP Salem Labiadh called during a plenary session held on Tuesday, for the publication of a statement condemning Israel's plan to annex part of the occupied West Bank.

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Source: allAfrica.com

71-Year Old Grandmother Shot and Killed While Protecting Her Granddaughter

Just weeks after recovering from the deadly coronavirus, Shiela Lucas, a 71-year old grandmother from Washington, DC has tragically died after being shot while protecting her granddaughter during an altercation with two other women.

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Uganda: Allow Back Non-Contact Sports, Betting

[Monitor] COVID -- 19 remains at large . It is still as dangerous as it is deadly. The need for precautions will never be overestimated. But life has been creeping back from the days of total lockdown to the current partial. Yet certain activities remain under lock and key.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia: South West President Fires Minister in Mini Cabinet Reshuffle

[Dalsan Radio] The president of Southwest of Somalia Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (Laftagaren) has on Wednesday fired two ministers from his cabinet in new changes.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Six Villages in Kigali City Put Under COVID-19 Lockdown

[New Times] Six villages of Kigali City were on Thursday, June 25 put under a 15-day total Covid-19 lockdown in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus in other areas.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Sudan: New Criminal Suits Filed Against Ousted President

AllAfrica publishes around 800 reports a day from more than 140 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every

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Rwanda: Three Districts in Livestock Quarantine as Foot-and-Mouth Disease Strikes Kayonza

[New Times] The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources has banned livestock movement in some sectors of Kayonza, Gatsibo and Kirehe districts in Eastern Province.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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