Uganda: 'We Need an Energy Mix to Slash Power Shortfall'

An Open Love Letter To Sickle Cell Disease, My Invisible Disability

For most of my adult life, I lead with the phrase “sickle Cell is a disease; It is not a verdict of who I am”- a bold disclaimer that I apply to friendships and relationships with

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Coronavirus in Africa: 276,566 cases; 7,426 deaths; 127,799 recoveries

There are now more than over 270,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Uganda: Where Is the Demand Boost in 2020/21 Budget?

There were also tax measures such as increased import duty on agricultural imports to 60 per cent, up from 25 per

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Rwanda: Nyirimana Targets First League Title With UTB

Fidèle Nyirimana, the head coach of UTB Volleyball Club, has said that his ultimate target priority this season is to guide the varsity side to their first league

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OTIENO: How small businesses can build resilience to weather

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Nigeria: Dubai to Prosecute Hushpuppi for Multiple Frauds

The newspaper said prosecutors have charged the 38-year-old, whose real name is Ramoni Abbas, with "obtaining money from others through fraudulent

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African Women and Girls Shaping the Policy Discourse of the COVID-19 pandemic response

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Graça Machel Trust (GMT) has launched the Ilizwi (the voice): African Women and Children shaping policy discourse of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Africa: 'Africa Achieves Better-Than-Expected Anti-Epidemic Results'

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the 250,000-mark to reach 251,866 with 6,769 deaths as of Tuesday afternoon, maintaining a mortality rate far below the global average, beating forecasts from

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Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Trump’s Response To Racial Injustice

Mary Elizabeth Taylor, one of the highest-ranking African American officials in the Trump administration, resigned on Thursday over President Donald Trump’s response to racial tensions across the nation, The Washington Post

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Africa: AU Special Envoy Speaks On the Importance of Testing

#Why we need Testing, Tracing, and

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Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo

In its investigation, TNH obtained information drawn from leaked WHO documents that suggests how some health workers and civil servants profited from response funds; and how, in the rush to scale up a response in an active conflict zone, the WHO paid millions of dollars in inflated per diems to

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“Virtual Vibe” Launches March to Charm City CIAA | Afro

Four of America’s hottest deejays will help the nation’s oldest HBCU athletic conference begin the countdown to it’s march to Charm City with a day party in

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Oluwatoyin Salau Deserved So Much Better | HuffPost

These numbers all point back to a world that doesn’t value Black

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Burundi's New President Ndayishimiye Faces Tough Task of Reconciliation

Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in Thursday as Burundi's new president following the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre

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Uganda: COVID-19 - Rugby 7s Suffer Money Loss

Like other sports federations, Uganda Rugby Union (URU) has felt the pinch, tricking down to the most important stakeholders, the

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Juneteenth Will Be An Official Holiday In New York City Starting In 2021

Juneteenth, which marks the effective end of slavery in the United States, will become an official holiday in the country’s largest city beginning next year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared

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Study Shows COVID-19's Devastating Impact On Black Immigrant Domestic Workers | HuffPost

Black immigrant domestic workers are triply impacted by the coronavirus crisis: the illness itself, the related economic fallout and systemic racism, a new survey

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Cameroon: Business Reopens Between Southern Cameroon and Nigeria

The military this week said it had killed at least 13 separatist fighters who blocked the Bamenda-Enugu Road for two months and were demanding illegal

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OLAKA: Banks committed to helping clients steer through Covid

Banks have approached the Covid-19 pandemic from the basic fact that it is a health crisis first, but with huge business

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Simone Biles Casually Nails Another Astonishing Move In Training

Blink and you may miss Simone Biles’ latest astonishing move in

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Guitar hero: 1960s proto-punk rocker Wayne Kramer brings music workshops to prisons | Afro

The song, “Jail Guitar Doors,” was about guitarist Wayne Kramer—who at the time was wrapping up a prison sentence in Lexington, Kentucky for selling cocaine to an undercover federal

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Not all black people are African American. Here's the difference.

Black Lives Matter protests have opened up conversations about the history of privilege, racism, and the lived experiences and identities of black people in

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Rwanda: Expo2020 Postponed Due to COVID-19

The 2020 Rwanda International Trade Fair, Expo2020, has been postponed to December 11-31 due to Covid-19

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Kenya: Top Officials 'Stole HIV Projects Cash'

From manipulating contracts and tenders, demanding bribes, circumventing procurement regulations, to demanding kickbacks upfront to process their funds, senior government officials, parliamentarians and crooked NGOs misappropriated money in four key World Bank funded projects during President

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Malawi: Obassanjo Says Africa Must Not Fail Malawi Again in Fresh Elections

- Chakwera (r) with Obasanjo and Mills showing 'Democracy Works' Malawi vice president Saulos Chilima (r) is seen here with Obasanjo and Lesotho's Finance Minister Dr Morketsi Majoro at the Olusegun Obasanjo library in Nigeria

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How Doing Pilates Improves Your Yoga Practice

Yoga and Pilates are different in some

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Nigeria: Lockdown Prevents 0.8 Million Unplanned Pregnancies, 300,000 Unsafe Abortions in Nigeria

Effiom, who spoke during a family planning webinar organised by MSION in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, said the consumption of key family planning commodities doubled as a result of increased demand for sexual and reproductive health services during the

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Uganda: EC Rejects Opposition Demands On Elections

Preparations for next year's general elections got off to a bumpy start yesterday after authorities at the Electoral Commission (EC), rejected Opposition demand for a new 2021 roadmap, born out of a meticulous consultative

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Judge OKs $58B Plan To End PG&E Bankruptcy

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday approved a $58 billion plan by the nation’s largest utility to end a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after Pacific Gas & Electric’s outdated equipment ignited wildfires in California that killed more than 100 people, wiped out entire

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Africa: Confirmation of Africa's Historical Rejection in the Wake of COVID-19

With no clinical trials conducted in Africa, researchers have emphasized that Africa's Covid-19 research should be tailored to the

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