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Rwanda: Heroes, Gicumbi to Take Relegation Case to TAS

Gicumbi and Heroes FC are set to appeal their relegation from Rwanda Premier League to the World Sports Court (TAS), the clubs' lawyer Olivier Mulindahabi has

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Source: allAfrica.com

‘Justice Now: A BET Town Hall’ Featuring Stacey Abrams, Brittany Packnett And More

As protests rage for the 13th straight day over the repeated and habitual police killings of Black people, BET is unpacking this historic moment with a primetime town hall on social justice on Sunday (June

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Congo-Kinshasa: Women Hit As Congo Faces Triple Threat of Coronavirus, Ebola and Measles

As measles, coronavirus and Ebola hit the Democratic Republic of Congo, women face stigma and delayed sexual health treatment

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: National, County Governments to Wage Joint War on COVID-19

County governments have been fully co-opted in the fight against Covid-19 in a raft of new measures agreed upon in a meeting convened Wednesday by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State

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Source: allAfrica.com

COVID-19: Schools reopen in South Africa

Children in South Africa began returning to classrooms on Monday as part of a gradual loosening of restrictions imposed under a months-long COVID-19 lockdown in the continent’s most industrialised

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

Shoe Designer Aurora James Challenges The Fashion Community With "15% Pledge" To Demand Support Of Black-Owned Businesses

And as various industries make public promises to "do better," Black creatives are starting to hold retailers accountable by having them pledge better support to the Black

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Georgia election chaos could have been avoided

Alarm bells have been sounded in Georgia’s presidential primary and down-ballot elections as state and local officials reacted to the chaos as voters faced long lines and confusion as they attempted to cast their votes

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC's First Mobile Music Platform Launched By Muska - Founder Djo Moupondo Talks About Music and Data Bundles, Creating a Congolese Music Industry and Future Expansion

In the middle of May, Vodacom in partnership with Muska, launched DRC's first mobile music streaming

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Surpass 200,000

As of June 10, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached

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Uganda's Debt Burden As Financial Year Closes

According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), although the debt stock would increase to respond to the emerging financing needs, debt dynamics would remain sustainable and Uganda would remain at low risk of debt distress, with public debt projected to rise above 54 per cent of GDP in FY 2021/22

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Govt Lays Out Measures to Revive Mining Sector

A set of strategies unveiled on Tuesday June 9 by the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) could facilitate mineral processing and trading companies to resume full operations, allowing the sector to recover from the Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Senate Team to Decide Waiguru's Fate Thursday

Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka has scheduled a special meeting of the Senate Business Committee Thursday afternoon to decide the fate of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru who was impeached on

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: Kasserine - Fire Ravaging 7 Hectares of Alfa Plantation Under Control

Tunis/Tunisia — Firefighters of the forest district of Kasserine, in collaboration with the civil protection agents in Sbeitla, were able, on Monday, to control a fire that occurred in an alfa plantation located in the locality of Kallel (delegation of

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: More Than 100 Kenyan Trucks Held By Tanzania

More than 100 Kenyan lorries have been impounded by Tanzanian authorities at the Isebania border since Tuesday, renewing tension between the two countries over the truck drivers' Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: 179th Opec Conference Meeting - Several Decisions Adopted to Ensure Stability of Oil Market

Algiers — Several decisions were unanimously adopted at the 179th meeting of the Conference of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the 11th OPEC and Non-OPEC ministerial meeting held Saturday to stabilize the oil market, the Energy Ministry said in

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Source: allAfrica.com

10 Podcasts Examing America's 401-year-old Problem with Race

Amanda Seales, host of Small Doses with Amanda Seales / photo courtesy of subject

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Richmond protesters topple Columbus statue, throw it in lake | Dallas Weekly

RICHMOND, Va. (AP), June 10, 2020 — A statue of Christopher Columbus in Richmond was torn down by protesters, set on fire and then thrown into

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Kenya: Sossion - State Has to Prioritise Protocols for Post-Coronavirus Learning

For balance between the right to education and right to life, the authorities will have to consider public health, the benefits and risks for education and other

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia: Manager of Health Facility Arrested in Connection With Abduction and Killing of 8 Healthcare Workers

The manager of the health facility where 8 healthcare workers were abducted and later executed is being held by the Criminal Investigations Department in Mogadishu for

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Source: allAfrica.com

Sen. Collins secures PPE for public, affordable housing

Ahead of an executive order mandating the use of facial coverings for all residents, Senator Nick Collins announced a district-wide initiative to equip residents in need with free protective

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Africa: Continent Nears 200,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

As of June 9, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached

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NIH study links cigarette smoking to higher stroke risk in African Americans

African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked, while former smokers show a similarly lower risk as never smokers, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of

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Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Turning Discovery Into Health

Zimbabwe: Suspend Constitutional Amendment Hearings Parly Told

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has rubbished announcement of Public Hearings dates on proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill number 2 and called for suspension of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Op-Ed: We Will Not Be Silenced.

Murders of our black sisters and brothers either at the hands of, or sanctioned by, the state are all too

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Angola: COVID-19 - Cuango Trains Health Technicians

Cuango — At least twenty four health technicians, including nurses and doctors, have been trained to handle positive cases of covid-19 in Cuango municipality, Lunda Norte

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: Japan Makes Donation to Help Tunisia Fund COVID-19 Fight

Tunis/Tunisia — Japan made a donation of 13 million dinars to Tunisia to help it acquire new medical equipment as part of its anti-Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mozambique: A Further 20 COVID-19 Cases Diagnosed

Maputo — Mozambique's National Director of Public Health, Rosa Marlene, announced on Tuesday that a further 20 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease have been diagnosed, bringing the total number of known Covid-19 cases in the country to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Nyeri Medics Appeal for PPE as Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases Rise

A rise in the number of asymptomatic Covid-19 cases in Nyeri has raised concerns among health workers with the county government urging residents to observe guidelines after nine positive cases were

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: C-19: Africa's "Wicked Problem"

In this Africa in Fact series of blogs, six of our correspondents across the continent will report over the next twelve weeks on aspects of their governments' policies and

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Gender Lens Essential to Addressing Linked Climate Change and Security Crises, Urges Joint UN Report

A new report - Gender, Climate & Security: Sustaining Inclusive Peace on the Frontlines of Climate Change - by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UN Women, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UNDPPA) reveals the close links between

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Source: allAfrica.com

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