Zimbabwe: ZRP Boss Matanga Ordered to Pay $50k Over Burnt Vehicle

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18

1980

(1861) Alexander H. Stephens, “Cornerstone Speech”

On March 21, 1861, after seven states had seceded from the United States, two weeks after the inauguration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, but three weeks before the firing on Fort Sumter, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens delivered what would be called the Cornerstone Speech in

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21

1861

SPEAKING OUT AGAINST INJUSTICES | Muslim Journal

Therefore, let us be reminded that it was during the Battle of Badr, on the 17th day of Ramadan to be exact, that Allah (SWT’s) most beloved Prophet Muhammed (saas) pleaded to his Lord for Mercy against the Quraish who appeared far more powerful in outnumbering the

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Perry, June Carter (1943- )

Ambassador June Carter Perry was born November 13, 1943 in Texarkana, Arkansas. After completing grade school, Perry was accepted at the Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois where in 1965 she earned her degree in history. Two years later she earned a master’s degree in European History at the

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Source: Black Past

Mali: Thousands of Malian Refugees Flee Burkina Faso Camps After Attacks

When Abdoulaye fled violence in Mali in 2012, he crossed the border to a refugee camp in then-peaceful Burkina

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Cyclone kills 22 in India, Bangladesh

At least 22 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent trees flying and flattened houses, with millions crammed into shelters despite the risk of

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Botswana

Languages: Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English (official) 2.1%, other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001

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Angola: Cultural, Tourist Agents Outline Strategy Against COVID-19

Luanda — Cultural agents and tour operators' associations will benefit from assistance, said Tuesday the minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment, Adjany

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Indonesian leader in ‘Trump-like’ fight with governors | Afro

But while it is states’ governors and not President Donald Trump who have the final say in imposing and ending lockdowns and “shelter in place” orders in the U.S., in Indonesia, Widodo makes the call, which has the governors of the 34 provinces in the country up in

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Congo-Kinshasa: 1,300 Civilians Killed in the DRC in Past Eight Months - Bachelet

Armed groups have committed massacres and other atrocities, and defence and security forces have also been responsible for grave human rights violations in these provinces as well as in other parts of the

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Tanzania: Border Tension Resurfaces...as Tanzanian Truckers Are Blocked From Crossing Into Kenya

TWO weeks after Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders agreed on modalities for enabling truck drivers cross at border posts, Kenyan authorities have started blocking Tanzanian truckers from crossing Namanga frontier on grounds of lacking valid Covid-19 clearance

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Rwanda: Civil Marriages Resume in Rwanda as Country Eases Lockdown

Rwanda has announced a resumption of civil marriages as the country moves slowly towards a full

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Liberia: A Call Coming a Bit Too Late - COVID-19 Voluntary Testing Should Have Started Started With the President, Long Ago

On Sunday, May 17, the Minister of Health, Dr. Wilhemina Jallah flunked by the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Francis Kateh, followed by the WHO Representative to Liberia Peter Clement, Dr. Desmond William head of US Center for Disease Control (CDC) in West Africa and Liberia and USAID Resident

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Morocco

Morocco, about one-tenth larger than California, lies across the Strait of Gibraltar on the Mediterranean and looks out on the Atlantic from the northwest shoulder of Africa. Algeria is to the east and Mauritania to the south. On the Atlantic coast there is a fertile plain. The Mediterranean coast

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May

16

2003

China's Covid crackdown offers glimpse into the surveillance state

A CCTV security surveillance camera overlooks a street as people walk following the spread of the coronavirus disease in Beijing, China, 11 May

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Angola: Change to Law Necessary to Respond to COVID-19 - Minister

Luanda — The amendment to the Civil Protection Law, approved Wednesday during a general voting in Parliament, will enable the enforcement of a number of measures to respond to the covid-19 pandemic, outside a scenario of state of

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COVID-19: Stigma, inequality, and mental health impact

Of these, Zimbabwe had 314 confirmed cases and four deaths

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot

America’s Black Ambassadors: A HistoricalSnapshot

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Oct

29

1845

After five-week battle with COVID-19, Dallas pastor now faces rejection from peers

Treating people differently who are victorious over the virus is an outgrowth of fear of the unknown, one psychologist

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

South Africa delays school reopening by a week, parents protest

Some parents in South Africa held up placards to protest outside a school in Cape Town on

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

Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice

The Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA) joins the nation and people of conscience around the world, in mourning the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Ahmed Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black

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Richard Allen (bishop)

Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831)[1] was a minister, educator, writer, and one of Americas most active and influential black leaders. In 1794 he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent black denomination in the United States. He opened his first

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Jesse Jackson, Sr.

Once an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson has been a political activist and public figure since the civil rights days of the 1960s. Jackson, a Baptist minister, is the founder of the non-profit organization PUSH (People United to Save Humanity). In the 1980s he was a regular presence

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Munya hints at disbanding agricultural sector regulator

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DRC: Protests over the sacking of president's ally as first vice-president in parliament

Supporters of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi demonstrated in the capital Kinshasa and other cities across the country on Tuesday, following an evening of tension at the National

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

Jamaica: Unregulated ambulance services, uncertified emergency technicians could be putting public in danger

(Jamaica Gleaner) Three weeks after a probe revealed that most local private hospitals were unregistered, The Sunday Gleaner has learnt that the island’s private ambulance service is operating without oversight, putting members of the public at

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Zimbabwe: Farmers Urged to De-Stock

Last year, farmers lost over 50 000 cattle to drought and expectations are high that more cattle could be lost this year if farmers do not take heed of advice to climate-proof the sector through different measures such as de-stocking, growing fodder crops, hay baling and conserving

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Coronavirus in Africa: 119,454 cases; 3,592 deaths; 48,607 recoveries

There are now more than over 100,000 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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Ghana coronavirus: 7,303 cases, voter registration to proceed - EC

Total confirmed cases = 7,303 (new cases

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Rwanda: WED - What Has Rwanda Gained From Banning Use of Plastic Bags?

Some people could have been skeptical when the law against the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags was put in place in Rwanda, in 2008, as a way to save the

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Source: allAfrica.com

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