Poptain an unsung hero
“My music career started in a funny
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Uganda: World Tributes Flow in for Legendary Kirunda
Kirunda's far-reaching impact, which shows him as Uganda's most successful captain having led the Cranes to their best ever finish at Afcon finals, where they lost to champions Ghana in 1978, also had the game's most powerful man chip
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya floods uproot families, disrupt fishing, farming
Grandmother Millicent Agata’s small farm has disappeared entirely under the floodwaters of a swollen Lake Victoria, forcing her family to join tens of thousands of other Kenyans seeking shelter from the worst floods in three
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Source: The East African
Cameroon: COVID-19 - Unions Oppose Plan to Reopen Schools
Yaoundé — A group of trade unions in Cameroon's education sector has opposed the government's plan to reopen schools on June 1 for students of examination
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Source: allAfrica.com
Coronavirus disrupts HIV prevention efforts in Africa
By LYDIA NAMUBIRU, KHATONDI SOITA, KERRY CULLINAN, ARYA KARIJO, ES-TACIO VALOI, STEPHANIE OHUMUIn the days before the Covid-19 crisis, Ugandan sex worker Lillian Namiiro worked on the Tanzanian border, educating fellow sex workers and connecting her community to the national HIV
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Source: The East African
Africa: Lafarge Africa Assures Shareholders of Growth, Pays 100K Dividend
Lafarge Africa Plc has assured shareholders of improved performance and higher returns on their investments having significantly strengthened its balance
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Source: allAfrica.com
Free Africa Society organized
January 28, 1787 - Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia.
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Africa: Black Lives Matter - Black Pride and Dignity, Too!
Police brutality and gross mistreatment across the justice system, discrimination across public services, unwelcoming gestures (micro aggressions) in the school hallways and so on, are just some of the daily phenomena that black people face all around the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Ruremesha and Djabir Sacked, Karekezi Takes Over at Kiyovu
SC Kiyovu have confirmed the sacking of Emmanuel Ruremesha and assistant coach Djabir Mutarambirwa (inset) following the signing of Olivier Karekezi as the new head
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Source: allAfrica.com
Covid-19 – ECOWAS Committee of Experts discuss ease of trade
The Committee of Experts set up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Transport, Logistics, Free Movement and Trade in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, held a virtual meeting on the 8th of June 2020 to firm up guidelines for the harmonization and facilitation of
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Nigeria: Jabi Lake Mall Sealed for Hosting Naira Marley Concert
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed Jabi Lake Mall for violating the ban on public
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Source: allAfrica.com
LETTERS: How to best address the water challenge
The report further predicts that the situation could get worse as climate change will affect availability, quality and quantity of water negatively impacting the water and sanitation sector for billions of people all over the
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Source: Business Daily
Rwanda COVID-19: random tests, drive-thru testing at Kigali stadium
The Rwanda Biomedical Center, RBC; tweeted that the tests at the Kigali Amahoro National Stadium is expected to serve 5000 people in all districts of the city and at all its entry
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Agency approves field trials for genetically modified cassava
National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has accepted the application by Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) to conduct national performance trials (NPTs) of the
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Source: Business Daily
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S. Africa to ease Covid-19 lockdown
South Africa will ease the Covid-19 lockdown from level four to level three beginning from June 1, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday amid a surge in confirmed
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Rwanda/South Africa: Could Goalie Mvuyekure Play for Orlando Pirates Next Season?
South African side Orlando Pirates have expressed interest in Rwandan international Emery Mvuyekure who spent the last two seasons with Kenya's Tusker
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Sudan: Museveni's Powerful Sudan Fixer Dies After Contracting Coronavirus
Ms Gadaheldam has been an almost permanent fixture on the sides of President Museveni in regional meetings to deal with relations with Sudan under former President Omar-al-Bashir and current military leader Gen Abdel Fatah
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Source: allAfrica.com
Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920
Marcus Garvey presents his Back To Africa program in New York City, 1920
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Kenya: Young Kenyan Comedian Lands Slot on Comedy Central
Kenyan comedian Elsa Majimbo joins the list of other elite comedians whose work has been featured on television station Comedy Central
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Source: allAfrica.com
Although Oklahoma Tried To Bury The "Black Wall Street", This State Is Deeply Rooted In The African American Story. 5 Little-Known Facts About Oklahoma’s Black History You Should Know
Although Oklahoma Tried To Bury The “Black Wall Street”, This State Is Deeply Rooted In The African American
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Source: Black Then
In midst of pandemic, east Africa braces for another locust invasion
East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert locusts, with billions of the destructive insects about to hatch and threaten food supplies in a region already reeling from damaging rains and the coronavirus
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Source: https://www.news24.com
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Sierra Leone prez eases virus restrictions, places of worship remain closed
June 23: Lockdown restrictions eased
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
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MEET AN ANIMAL: Mara the elephant found sanctuary after 50 years in circuses and zoos | Afro
Gribaudo recalls spotting a familiar-looking elephant in a similar Buenos Aires circus tent seven years
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
A movement once famous for its values and Rodneyite principles is now deeply involved in attempt to rig 2020 elections
I was the WPA’s Counsel along with Moses Bhagwan (in absentia) and took my instructions from Tacuma Ogunseye, Jocelyn Dow, Dr. David Hinds, Desmond Trotman, Eusi Kwayana and to a lesser extent Dr. Rupert
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Islam in Africa
Islam in Africa, the development of the Muslim religion on the African
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Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Somalia: UN Agencies Warn Somalia's Gains At Risk From 'Triple Threat'
The political and security gains made by Somalia over recent years could be at risk of reversal if swift action is not taken by the international community to help local authorities avert a major humanitarian crisis due to the combined effect of devastating floods, desert locusts and the widespread
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Source: allAfrica.com
South Sudan coronavirus: prez writes to, prays for VP, infected comrades
May 18 : South Sudan VP, Defense Minister infected
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Somalia: New Report Accuses Envoy of Running Down Amisom
The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is fighting off allegations of corruption, mismanagement, harassment and political
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Discipline Key in Sports Success, Wanja, Kipchoge Insist
Nairobi — Only the disciplined ones in life are free - This is a famous quote, attributed to marathon world record holder Eliud
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa Development Bank blacklists Chinese company building Kenyan power project
“An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Sinotec Company Limited misrepresented its experience, the value and dates of its reference contracts and its relationship with other bidders while participating in three Bank-financed tenders under
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