Uganda: Hoima, Soroti Now Cities As MPs Rise to 531

Uganda: Mbale Council Meeting Turns Chaotic As Councillors Exchange Fists

The Mbale District council meeting on Friday degenerated into a scene of chaos as councillors exchanged fists following a disagreement on whether to relocate the district offices from Malukhu in Industrial

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Supporters Emerge To Help Free Michigan Black Teen Incarcerated For Not Completing Online Schoolwork

Advocates and officials are demanding justice for "Grace."

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Success On The Way, Ask Dr. Jeanette: "The Education Football" Brown vs Board of Education-Part 2 - Los Angeles Sentinel

The new Chief Justice, displaying considerable political skill and determination, the new chief justice succeeded in engineering a unanimous verdict against school segregation the following

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William J. Durham: Black Civil Rights Activist and Attorney in Texas

William J. Durham was a black civil-rights activist and attorney. Durham was born on a farm near Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, in 1896. After completing one semester at Emporia State College in Kansas, he served in the United States Army in France during World War I, after which he

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Meet The 2020 Intern Class From Harlem Lacrosse | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Harry C. Alford III Beyond the Rhetoric 1001 We are humbled to announce that two alums from Harlem Lacrosse will be joining humble ventures as summer interns. Actively seeking diverse interns is nothing new for us. We have a group of interns from the University of Maryland working with us right

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Closing of schools will be decided by Cabinet - Education Department

According to the Department of Basic Education, the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) had resolved to take legal action against those that continue to disrupt schooling.

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Use of deadly force condemned in Mali unrest [Morning Call] | Africanews

Mali’s government has been facing tough times for a while now but even more is a growing civil unrest. Opponents of the government are unhappy with the handling of the country’s long-running jihadist conflict, an economic crisis and the disputed

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iPhone 12: Pro and Pro Max devices rumoured to boast 6GB RAM and A14 chipset

Queue the excitement, here's everything we know so far about the upcoming iPhone 12, from camera and performance specs, to display and design.

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Regional PMs hail Holder’s leadership, new WI commitment - Stabroek News

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has praised West Indies Test captain Jason Holder’s “wisdom, maturity and discipline”, one of three sitting political leaders hailing the all-rounder’s leadership of the Caribbean side and celebrating last weekend’s success in the

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Brace for more pain: ED

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his proposal to tighten COVID-19 measures on Harare and Bulawayo would worsen the country’s economic challenges and called on Zimbabweans to brace up for more suffering. BY MOSES MATENGA Zimbabwe is facing its worst crisis in a decade with its currency

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Stop abusing cotton farmers: Parly

PARLIAMENT yesterday accused the government of impoverishing more than 400 000 cotton farmers through policy inconsistencies. BY MOSES MATENGA This emerged from a report by the Justice Mayor Wadyajena-chaired Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement

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Ex-Smithsonian employees open up about 'culture of racism' at African Art Museum - TheGrio

Former employees and board members of the Smithsonian African Art Museum are alleging racism went on behind the scenes. READ... View Article The post Ex-Smithsonian employees open up about 'culture of racism' at African Art Museum appeared first on TheGrio.

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Move Eskom debt to state balance sheet, says ex-Goldman head - TechCentral

South Africa can fix the balance sheet of its loss-making power utility by transferring its guaranteed debt to the government’s balance sheet, according to the former CEO of Goldman Sachs Group in sub-Saharan Africa.

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John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary

By Nsenga K. Burton, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor As long as I have breath in my body, I will do what I can. – Congressman John Lewis Congressman John Lewis is known and revered worldwide for his social justice activism as a young man during the modern Civil Rights movement which

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St Catherine North Eastern diehards seem set to vote along party lines

LAST Wednesday the Jamaica Observer visited the battleground constituency of St Catherine North Eastern, where the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Kerensia Morrison and the People's National Party's (PNP) Oswest Senior-Smith are expected to contest the parliamentary seat in the upcoming general

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Team seeks more talks on sugar factories lease terms

Sugar sector players in Kisumu want the tendering deadline for the leasing of five State-owned factories extended to allow for further consultations.

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Kenya: COVID-19 - Lancet On the Spot Over Contradictory Turi Results

[Nation] Lancet Kenya is once again on the spot over discordant Covid-19 results of 17 teaching staff of St Andrew's School Turi, who tested positive and negative three days later.

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Petition To Rename Rochester Airport After Frederick Douglass Is Going Viral

The famous abolitionist lived in the Northeastern town.

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Ex-Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan in Mali to mediate crisis | Africanews

Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan landed in Bamako on Wednesday to lead mediation efforts to find a solution to the crisis in Mali. The country has been hit by ongoing protests calling for the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, with recent demonstrations marred by violence

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Guyana Elections Commission meeting postponed after legal move | New York Carib News

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) postponed its meeting yesterday after a private citizen filed legal action seeking to prevent it from using the recounted, valid and certified results to declare the results of the disputed March 2 regional and general elections.

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Zoning board votes on controversial project - The Bay State Banner

The Zoning Board of Appeal gave the green light to a controversial development project in Mattapan last week over abutters’ objections. The post Zoning board votes on controversial project appeared first on The Bay State Banner.

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Zacc targets to complete 80 dockets by year end

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has set a target of at least 80 dockets to be completed and submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for prosecution by December 31, 2020. By Lorraine Muromo In a statement to mark the first anniversary of the current commission, Zacc

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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner made $36 million in outside pay in 2019: report : TheGrio

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the married advisors to President Donald Trump, earned tens of millions of dollars in outside... View

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Trinidad's police commissioner says foreign assassins paid to kill him | New York Carib News

Police Commissioner Gary Griffith says he is aware of plans to assassinate him using foreign killers but said he is not perturbed and would continue his job to deal with the criminal elements in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Sick Chiwenga rushed to China

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga was last week airlifted to China amid reports his troubling health had deteriorated, it has emerged. BY MOSES MATENGA The former army commander flew out of the country on a date not given, raising speculation over his whereabouts after skipping two Cabinet

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Mthuli to present mid-term fiscal review statement

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will tomorrow issue the 2020 mid-term fiscal review statement at a time opposition MPs and the citizenry are demanding answers to the country’s deteriorating economic situation. By Veneranda Langa “I wish to inform the House that the Minister of Finance will present

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South Sudan president Kiir reshuffles cabinet | Africanews

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has conducted a mini cabinet reshuffle, the first since the formation of a national unity government in

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Kenya: Evicted Eastleigh Traders Petition Nairobi County Assembly to Regain Market From Private Developer

[Nairobi News] Owners of demolished stalls in Eastleigh have appeald to the Nairobi County Assembly to help them regain their market after were forcefully evicted by a private developer.

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ED’s son in land grab

ZANU PF’s former Masvingo provincial commissar and Bikita South MP Jeppy Jaboon has approached the court challenging the seizure of his 17-hectare farm in Hippo Valley, Chiredzi, by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Kudakwashe. BY Garikai Mafirakureva Jaboon, who has since defected to the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Ebenezer AME Church’s original home at 1813 Benson Ave. named new African American heritage site

… one of eight recently named African American heritage sites in

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