Uganda: Maracha Locals Decry Poor Road Network

Somalia: AU Forces Repel Al-Shaabab Attack in Lower Shabelle Region

[Dalsan Radio] African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have repulsed have thwarted an Alshabab on their base in the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Covid-19 Threatens India’s Most Vulnerable Tribes – The Wilmington Journal

The Great Andamanese live in the Andaman Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean about 1,500 miles south of New Delhi. The government classifies the Great Andamanese as a particularly vulnerable tribal group or PVTG. [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda Race Ahead to Forge a Single Stock Market

[East African] Three East African countries have joined forces to implement a World Bank-funded financial project that aims to connect regional stock markets electronically. This means they can operate as a single market with a view of reducing the cost and time of trading in shares of companies

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Source: allAfrica.com

Our View: Duluth legislative candidates are up next | Duluth News Tribune

Duluth’s legislative races are up next, as candidate forums being hosted this fall by the News Tribune and Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce continue.

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Source: Duluth News Tribune

Floodwaters gobbled her yard; the house could be next

When floodwaters inundated Juliet Clarke’s home in east rural St Andrew last month, they swallowed a chunk of the backyard, her livelihood, and her peace of mind. The Lower Halls Delight resident said that heavy rains on August 18 flooded the lower...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Sherrilyn Ifill On RGB's Seat And Fighting Voter Suppression

… to make sure that African-American voters have a meaningful … police violence against unarmed African Americans has been part … police violence against unarmed African Americans because we felt … police violence against unarmed African Americans is grounded in …

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Source: TIME

Kenya Meat takes forensic audit path in assessment

The government has lined up a forensic audit of the operations of the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC).

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Source: Business Daily

Parents knowingly send child to school after he tests positive for COVID-19 - TheGrio

A parent in Massachusetts willfully put other kids at risk of catching the coronavirus just by sending her son to... View Article The post Parents knowingly send child to school after he tests positive for COVID-19 appeared first on TheGrio.

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Museveni orders Ugandans who wish to publish online to get a license. Free speech gone to the dogs! - Face2Face Africa

Democracy thrives on free speech and any attempt to curtail people’s ability to freely express themselves is nothing smack of dictatorial tendencies. Yoweri Museveni's government in Uganda is tightening rules on online publishing ahead of the 2021 elections. Per the new rules, online publishers

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Trump headed to California as fires rage - Black Voice News

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, September 14. “A climate damn emergency” President Donald Trump landed at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville, California on Nov. 17, 2018. Photo by LiPo Ching, Bay Area News Group President Donald Trump will visit California today for a wildfire briefing

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Kenya: Kisumu's Unique History and the Origin of Its Nickname 'Mboka'

[Nation] As fans of the legendary Congolese Rhumba maestro Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi look forward to celebrating the 31st anniversary of his death next month, Kisumu city will be remembering him for different reason all together.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda Ranked Best in Africa in Covid-19 Fight

[Monitor] Uganda is the best country in Africa in terms of suppressing the Covid-19 pandemic in the month of August, according to Lancet Covid-19 Commission data.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Audit reveals Sh9.6bn sunk into stalled State projects

The government sunk more than Sh9.6 billion into stalled projects that cut across eight ministries and departments, the latest report of Auditor-General states.

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Source: Business Daily

Somalia: The Rape and Murder That Shook Mogadishu

Opinion - There are many violent incidents in Mogadishu that often go unnoticed. But when Hamdi Mohamed Farah was tossed over a six-storey building in the city's Waberi zone, anger boiled over in Somalia's capital.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Tough Visa Rules for Students Seeking to Study in U.S.

[Nation] President Donald Trump's government is planning to bar Kenyan students from pursuing degrees in the US through limiting their stay in the country.

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Source: allAfrica.com

These are the issues driving the massive upcoming elections in Ghana - Face2Face Africa

Ghana heads to the polls on December 7, 2020, to elect a President and 275 Members of Parliament. As such, political parties are crisscrossing the country to woo voters with juicy promises. The two leading parties, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Coronavirus positivity rate hits record low - Black Voice News

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, September 16. Good news at last Illustration via iStock Amid record-breaking fires, apocalyptic orange skies and smoke-choked air, Californians finally have a bright spot of news: Coronavirus positivity rates statewide fell to an all-time low of 3.6% over

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Nine judges promoted

Nine members of the judiciary were sworn into higher office today by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen during a ceremony at King’s House in St Andrew. They are David Fraser and Nicole Simmons, who have been appointed as judges of...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Somalia: Floods Displace Thousands in Middle Shabelle

[Dalsan Radio] Thousands of families have been displaced from their homes in Jowhar and Bal'ad district due to river floods in Middle Shabelle region.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Senior grateful for help but still desperate for house

Sixty-year-old Agatha Smith of Diamond district in Rock River, Clarendon, expressed to The Gleaner how overwhelmed she was by the outpouring of love shown to her by readers, since her story was carried in the paper on Saturday, July 18. “I’m...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Rebel US artist puts black lives in the Renaissance frame

A new exhibition by African-American painter Titus Kaphar challenges its audience to see pictures in a new way – by literally adding black faces

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Source: News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian

Africa: Social, Environmental Factors Seen Behind Africa's Low Covid-19 Cases

[Africa Renewal] COVID-19 transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on the decline over the past two months, owing to a variety of socio-ecological factors as well as early and strong public health measures taken by governments across the region.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Corruption in Africa: The necessity for stringent accountability

guest column:Anadi Arnold Sululu I WAS following social media postings in the past few weeks, where cases of corruption allegations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, among other African countries, were exploding. It jolted me to revisit a chapter on corruption in an unfinished book which I am currently

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

159 Percent Increase in Indian Bank Frauds Last Year – The Wilmington Journal

India follows an April-March financial year. And until March 2019, there were 6,799 cases of fraud, involving INR 71,543 crore ($9.7 billion). By March 2020, the number had increased to 8,707, according to the recently [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

‘Black slave’ assignment upsets students - African American News Today - EIN News

A high school teacher in Iowa in the US has been put “on leave” after asking students to “pretend you are a black slave” for a school assignment.

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New Mexico Considers Banning Race-based Hairstyle Prejudice

State lawmakers are considering outlawing discrimination against people with Afros, cornrows, dreadlocks and headwraps

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Somalia: Gunmen Kill 5 Quran Teachers in Somalia

[Shabelle] Several gunmen killed at least five Quran teachers and wounded several other people during readings from the holy book in southern Somalia, officials said.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Judges scrutinize suit’s claims in Harvard racial bias case

BOSTON (AP) — A panel of appeals court judges on Wednesday repeatedly challenged the legal claims of a group that... View Article The post Judges scrutinize suit’s claims in Harvard racial bias case appeared first on TheGrio.

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Rwanda: 'Substandard' Ceramic Machinery Cost Taxpayers Rwf407 Million

[New Times] The Government has incurred Rwf407 million loss on equipment that fell short of requirements of a modern ceramic factory in Nyanza District because of poor planning by the National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Judge: Decatur can ignore 2010 vote, keep full-time mayor - African American News Today - EIN News

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force the city of Decatur to follow the results of a 2010 referendum in which a majority of voters backed the city adopting a city manager form of government.

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Source: Washington Times - Politics, Breaking News, US and World News

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