Suriname national assembly votes in Santokhi as new president

This Day in History — June 11

2009: The World Health Organization says swine flu is now formally a pandemic, a declaration that speeds vaccine production and spurs government spending to combat the first global flu epidemic in 41

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India cancel tour to Zimbabwe due to coronavirus concerns

(Reuters) – India will not travel to Zimbabwe for a one-day international series in August due to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah said

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China to complete Beidou network rivalling America's GPS

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Tanzania $15b budget banks on a quick economic recovery

In his budget presentation in the capital Dodoma, Finance minister Philip Mpango said government evaluations show the country had not been too badly affected by the pandemic, allowing it to raise its growth forecasts and maintain a firm financing schedule for ongoing development

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Source: The East African

Algeria Recalls Paris Ambassador Over Airing of 'Revolution' Documentaries

Algeria has recalled its ambassador in France, in response to the airing of two documentaries on the anti-regime protest movement known as

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Source: allAfrica.com

US senators call on Granger to concede and for transition of power to begin

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, as well as Ben Cardin (D-MD) to also express concern at “questionable” manoeuvres to delay a final declaration of

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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 - Health Time Bomb At Quarantine Centres

A health time bomb is brewing at most quarantine centres following the horrific and appalling conditions being experienced lately as more returnees trickle back

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Source: allAfrica.com

Enock Mpianzi death: Family suing Gauteng education dept for R10m

The family of Grade 8 Parktown Boys' High School pupil Enock Mpianzi is suing the Gauteng Department of Education for R10

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Burundi: Can Newly-Elected President Ndayishimiye Deliver Change?

Amid a global pandemic, it has gone by largely unnoticed - not least because the crisis also kept out election observers from the East African Community (EAC), the only foreign group the government

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Source: allAfrica.com

UDC gets $1b refund for doomed hotel deal

THE URBAN Development Corporation (UDC) has received nearly $1 billion in the revised budget to refund Puerto Caribe Properties Limited, a subsidiary of Palace Resorts, after the company pulled out of a sale agreement for Rooms on the Beach property in Ocho Rios earlier this

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Uganda: The Electoral Reforms That Were Never Implemented

The proposed electoral law known as 1+3 required a parliamentary candidate to be elected in four different

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Source: allAfrica.com

Paris statue of colonial governor defaced amid anti-racism protests | Africanews

Red paint thrown on the statue of Hubert Lyautey, the former French governor of colonies in Morocco, Algeria, Madagascar and Indochina and eventually minister in Paris during the First World

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

Kenya: Wetangula Accused of Intimidating NEC Officials in Battle to Retain Ford-Kenya

Nairobi — The woes in FORD Kenya party continued to escalate on Friday after the faction that staged Moses Wetangula's ouster as the Party Leader re-filed the contested leadership changes at the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties in Nairobi on

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cameroon: After Months of Uncertainty, Anglophone Cameroon Journalist Wazizi Reported Killed in Custody

Some 300 days after popular Pidgin journalist Samuel Wazizi was arrested and held incommunicado by police in the south-western city of Buea, his alleged torture and death were announced in the Cameroonian media on

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Source: allAfrica.com

Felix Eboué: First Black Man Appointed Governor in the French Colonies

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Africa: Can Vaccines Reach the World's Poorest?

Rome — Thursday's GAVI vaccine summit aims to help people in the developing world get access to any eventual coronavirus

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ethiopia Moves Children From Streets to Shelters to Slow Coronavirus

Thousands of street children in Addis Ababa are being moved to shelters as COVID-19 cases soar in the east African nation

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Source: allAfrica.com

Belgian city removes statue of Leopold II, plunderer of Congo

The Belgian city of Antwerp on Tuesday (June 9) confirmed removing a statue of colonial-era leader, King Leopold

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

Ghana Is Considering a New Law to Govern Universities. Why It's a Bad Idea

But the constitution also grants the president the power to appoint a national council for tertiary education to coordinate the functioning of the public

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Source: allAfrica.com

St Andrew man charged following gun seizure

A man was charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition following the seizure of a gun at his St Andrew house on

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

‘Plot afoot to oust President’

He named former Zanu PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, top government and security officials, and MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala, among others, as those involved in the alleged plot to oust

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Update: Statue rage - Government opens debate on removing monuments to colonial-era icons

As global anti-racism protests sparked by the killing of American George Floyd coalesce around the toppling of white-supremacy monuments, Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange has opened the door for discussion on removing statues of colonial-era icons from public

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ghana coronavirus: 11,118 cases; Health Minister tests positive

June 10: Cases pass 10,000 mark as rapid test kit makers advance

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

Tanzania: Mpango - Population Growth Isn't a Threat

FINANCE and Planning Minister Dr Phillip Mpango has urged the general public not to worry about the prospect of a population bomb as the government had intensified actions to control the scenario and that the existing resources are

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Source: allAfrica.com

News Wrap: 6-5-20: George Floyd remembered; Barack Obama speaks; RIP Rev. Manson Johnson, III

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Leadership Beyond the Church Walls: Thuto Gabaphete

During his term, Thuto led young people of the Kalahari Conference with great diligence and represented the Conference on the 15th Episcopal level, encompassing South Africa, Namibia, and Angola and on the Connectional

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Source: The Christian Recorder

Ghana's Akufo-Addo praised at George Floyd memorial but country's police violently shut down #BLM protest

“The family of George Floyd will like to acknowledge the message of solidarity resolution and virtual tribute from His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, the President of

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Tanzania opposition leader hospitalized after attack by unknown assailants

Tanzania’s main opposition leader was attacked by unidentified assailants as he entered his home late at night, officials with his party said Tuesday, just months ahead of a general election and as opposition figures face alleged

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

Jodian’s mother vows to continue fight for justice

Jodian Fearon’s mother yesterday promised to write a bestseller that would document her daughter’s story, and vouched that she would continue the fight for justice for her “princess”, who died after she was reportedly denied maternal healthcare at three Corporate Area

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Namibia: State of The Nation Address by His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of The Republic Of Namibia

Windhoek

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