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MORGAN: South Sudan rightfully belongs to AU, Igad and EAC

South Sudan Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, James Morgan, spoke with Fred Oluoch about the country’s recent suspension by African Union over $9m

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Source: The East African

Banks eye fresh digital plan for service delivery

Omnichannel banking entails making the same set of services available to customers across all the channels, both digital and

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Source: Business Daily

The National Civil Rights Museum Plans Freedom Award 30th Anniversary in 2021

Memphis, TN, June 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Civil Rights Museum is canceling the 29th Freedom Award, its flagship fundraising event, as it looks forward to the 30th anniversary next

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Call for RFI award contestants

Musicians from East Africa can apply for the 2020 Radio France International Discoveries (RFI) Discovery Music Award (Prix

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Source: The East African

OP-ED: Celebrating the Journey of Black Music and its impact on American Culture

By H. Beecher Hicks, III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Millions of African Women At Risk Because of COVID

In the usually bustling labyrinth of shops surrounding a bus terminal in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, she and other women sit idle in their open-air restaurant, waiting for customers who rarely

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Africa: How Africa Can Take This Moment to End a 500-Years-Old Economic Model

Governments can take the opportunity of COVID-19 to change Africa's place in global economic structures, but it will take pan-African

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Source: allAfrica.com

Senegal's Dramane Minta and his Animation [Morning Call]

The use of Animation is taking a bigger shape in Africa and now is being used for more than just entertainment. In Senegal, Dramane Minta is using it to educate youth.

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

Stevie Wonder, Rep. Ayanna Presley, Rev. Al Sharpton and More to Pay Tribute to Malcolm X's Birthday

Stevie Wonder, Rep. Ayanna Presley, Rev. Al Sharpton and More to Pay Tribute to Malcolm X’s Instagram

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

MTN in big e-commerce play with Mobile Money

MTN has rolled out a new feature of its Mobile Money service that will allow South African consumers to make purchases online using their MoMo wallets, doing away with the need for a credit card for Internet

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Source: TechCentral

MLB opens draft with Black Lives Matter message, donations | The Atlanta Voice

Before the first pick was made, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

FACT CHECK | No, Nigeria has not found Covid-19 vaccine - but the hunt is on

Has Nigeria developed a vaccine against Covid-19, the disease caused by the new

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Spinning Constructive Disruption

The acquittal of the cops who on camera beat the hell out of Rodney King also sparked protests across the country, but Charleston was

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

14-year-old Noah is leading the call to bring Belgium's statue of King Leopold II down

Noah, a teenager is determined to bring Belgium‘s controversial statue of King Leopold II crashing

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Africa: Communique of AU Bureau of Assembly of Heads of State and Government On Renaissance Dam

Addis Ababa — The Extraordinary African Union (AU) Bureau of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government Vide-Teleconference Meeting, held on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, (GERD) issued on June 26, 2020 the following

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Source: allAfrica.com

World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of education in Sierra Leone

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi’s presidential vote

The opposition has won Malawi’s historic rerun of the presidential election, the first time a court-overturned vote in Africa has led to the defeat of an incumbent

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

SheaMoisture Launches $100K Initiative To Support Activists Fighting For Racial Justice

In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, several companies are condemning racial injustice and unveiling initiatives designed to support organizations and activists who are on the frontlines fighting for

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Source: NewsOne

Film review: John Lewis – Good Trouble

“I feel lucky and blessed that I’m serving in the Congress… But there is a force that is trying to take us back to another time and another dark period,” warns congressman John

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

A balance between COVID-19 and economic concern is priority

Zimbabwe, like most countries in Africa, introduced a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus in

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

South Africa: Go Well Goldberg, You Put Up a Brave Fight Against Oppression

Lionel Bernstein, Denis Goldberg, Arthur Goldreich, Bob Hepple, Harold Wolpe and his brother-in-law James Kantor were

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Source: allAfrica.com

COVID dictionary: A - Z of words that accompanied the coronavirus

Contact-tracing: the process of identifying and testing people who have been exposed to a contagious disease like the

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

Africa and Israel - Re-Opening the Debate

Yotam Gidron has done us all a huge service by putting Israel and Africa back on the

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Source: allAfrica.com

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

Cuban medics in Guinea-Bissau to bolster COVID-19 combat

A Cuban medical brigade arrived in Guinea-Bissau to assist in the fight against

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

THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD UNCOVERS “THE MYTH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE”

In response to the murder of George Floyd, the current mayor of Minneapolis stated that “being born Black should not be a death

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

S. Africa: protest against Africa's first vaccine trial

Protesters gathered outside the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg Wednesday against Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine

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

Botswana coronavirus: president enters fourth quarantine

Total confirmed cases = 227

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

In Honor of George Floyd Savannah Hosted A Peaceful March To City Hall

Last Monday, George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after being held face down with a knee to his neck for nearly nine

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

Kenya among top destinations in Africa attracting venture

South Africa had the most venture capital (VC) deals with 21 per cent of the total early-stage investments, Kenya got 18 per cent and Nigeria 14 per

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Source: The East African

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