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Uhuru Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta , in full Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born October 26, 1961, Nairobi, Kenya), Kenyan businessman and politician who held several government posts before being elected president of Kenya in
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Mauritius
The effects of Cyclone Claudette in 1979 and of falling world sugar prices in the early 1980s led the government to initiate a vigorous program of agricultural diversification and develop the processing of imported goods for the export market. The country formally broke ties with the British Crown
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Set a date
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) yesterday called on the Government to give the nation a clear indication of the reopening timeline for the country's borders and the resumption of both local and international
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With the European Union unveiling a massive recovery plan to step up its emergence from the crisis, the US figure was a sobering reminder of the devastation being wreaked around the globe by a virus that only emerged late last
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Tanzania Lifts Ban On International Flights
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania yesterday reopened its airspace to both scheduled and non-scheduled international flights following its closure last month in the wake of the Covid-19
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Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has announced a 10-per cent salary cut for all its employees effective June 1 in response to reduced revenue inflows caused by the COVID-19
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Africa: Statistical Models and Ranger Insights Help Identify Patterns in Elephant Poaching
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Liquid Propane Could Supply Zimbabwe With Fuel – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Adventure cruise ship workers touch soil today
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Uhuru's Sh54bn jobs plan
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Spain's North African Enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta
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Home Affairs approves essential travel for South Africans to other countries
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Reggae Sunsplash (1978-1996)
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'It was the experience of a lifetime'
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Uganda: Kampala Captains of Industry Awaken, Show the Way Forward for the Cranes
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