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Biden's pledge for global LGBTQ rights puts other nations on notice
President Joe Biden continues to fulfill his promise for equity. His latest memo supports global LGBTQ rights.The president also pledges... View Article The post President Biden's pledge for global LGBTQ rights puts other nations on notice appeared first on TheGrio.
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More than 2 million children in Ethiopia's Tigray cut off from humanitarian aid
UNICEF said some 2.3 million minors are struggling to access treatment for malnourishment, critical vaccines, emergency medicines, water and sanitation.
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GDP growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year is ‘worst on record’
Despite the IMF providing $16-billion in financing to 33 countries in the region during 2020, more help is still needed, organisation warns.
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Akon building a real-life Wakanda in Senegal worth $6B - TheGrio
R&B singer Akon doesn’t want Wakanda to just be a fictional place in the blockbuster movie Black Panther. He wants... View Article The post Akon building a real-life Wakanda in Senegal worth $6B appeared first on TheGrio.
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WORLD Channel Continues its Celebration of Pride Month with a Film looking at Young LGBT Asylum Seekers | BlackPressUSA
To close out WORLD Channel’s celebration of Pride Month, Director Rodney Evans' documentary Vision Portraits debuts June 30. Best known for his films Brother to Brother (2004) and The Happy Sad (2013), in Vision Portraits, Evans takes viewers on a personal journey as he profiles three blind or
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THE UPSURGE OF HERBAL MEDICINE AND COVID-19 IN AFRICA - African Voice Newspaper
By Olakunle Agboola - The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 80% of the population in Africa, makes use of traditional medicines. About 85% of traditional medicines involve the use of plant extracts. This would imply that the reliance on herbal medicine is immense. To appreciate
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Single passport for Africa set to become reality in 2021
The familiar green-and-gold South African passport could be a relic soon.
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Military-grade Merc: Brabus Automotive bites the bullet with G-Class
Protected prestige is now available for VIPs and those with bulletproof wallets on the African continent, including South Africa.
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Farmers flooded out by massive Cameroon dam – Dallas Post Tribune
Ma'a Anne Claire is a struggling mother of six, living in the Central African nation Cameroon. She works hard tending to crops, such as plantains and cassava, a starchy root vegetable to provide for her children. But a large-scale power project threatens her and thousands of others in the rural
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Jay-Z, Twitter CEO, Form Alliance to Bolster Cryptocurrency Markets in Africa & India
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Locust swarm devours crops in Kenya as millions face hunger
A swarm of desert locusts following a poor harvest season has added to fears about a lack of food for millions in Kenya, as the country grapples with the effects of COVID-19. The desert locustsin the worst invasion in Kenya in 70 years, according to the United Nationshave destroyed huge swaths of
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WHO Says New Polio Outbreak In Sudan Linked to Oral Vaccine - The New York Beacon
The World Health Organization has reported that the strain of poliovirus now spreading in Sudan is linked to a vaccine-derived poliovirus that has circulated in neighboring Chad since last year. The WHO issued a statement earlier this month stating that it was notified by
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Tells Peacekeepers to Stay Out, Says Nation Will Handle Insurgent Crisis on Its Own
There was mounting pressure this week from the international community to end the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a rebel stronghold in the nation’s northern […]
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(BPRW) BIOKEY INTL. CONTRACTS IN AFRICA TERMINATED – The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) On November 4, 2019, TTI entered into a channel partnership with Bio-Key Intl. (BKYI) whereby TTI would be compensated for contracts secured by TTI and its affiliates…
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Dallas' Own Neo Soul Artist: Prudence "TheAuset" Sneed | Dallas Weekly
I can remember seeing this awkward chick in the halls of my high school. She had a nice shape for an underclassman and smiled a lot. I can still remember bumping into her in the halls in between periods and asking her name. “My name is Prudence,” she said with a beautiful smile. I could tell then
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Ethiopian Migrants Are Being Beaten, Starved In Crowded Saudi Arabian Detention Centers: ‘We Are Treated Like Animals and Beaten Every Day’
An Ethiopian official believes approximately 16,000 migrants are being held in a Saudi Arabian detention center near Mecca. Ethiopian Consul General Abdo Yassin made the […]
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Motorbike mission: Activist delivers sunscreen to Ugandans with albinism - Voice and Viewpoint
Edited by Sally Benford and Allison Elyse Gualtieri While usually Anyinge’s difficulty in obtaining the recommended high-protection sunscreen is its up to $20 cost, the pandemic has made it even more challenging.For street vendor Barbra Anyinge, who normally sells shoes in Lira, a town in northern
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As US struggles, Africa’s COVID-19 response is praised
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a... View Article The post As US struggles, Africa’s COVID-19 response is praised appeared first on TheGrio.
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Protest against Africa’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine test shows fear
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A protest against Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial was underway Wednesday as experts note a worrying level of resistance and misinformation around testing on the continent. Anti-vaccine sentiment in Africa is “the worst I’ve ever seen,” the CEO of the GAVI vaccine
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Colorado’s Ethiopian communities split on political conflict
Denver area resident Mohammed Warid is monitoring the political conflict in Ethiopia — at least, as much as he can... View Article The post Colorado’s Ethiopian communities split on political conflict appeared first on TheGrio.
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At Least 12 Believed Killed After Men In Nigerian Military Uniforms Open Fire on Peaceful Protest for Police Reforms
Nigeria has been rocked by nearly two weeks of protests against police brutality and calls to disband its controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad, better known as […]
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This Black Woman Entrepreneur Uses Tech To Source Talent From Africa For Job Opportunities
Chandell Stone created Stone Solutions, a virtual assistant and consulting company that connects talent across Africa with various job opportunities.
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Kenyan woman entrepreneur turns plastic into bricks 'seven times stronger than concrete' (Watch)
Nzambi Matee, 29, and her team recycle plastic bottle tops, bags, and cooking oil containers into bricks.
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Joe Biden presidency: Here's what the future holds for Africa
It's a new era as Joe Biden steps up as America's new chief to take the reigns in a post-Trump world. What does that mean for South Africa?
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Boko Haram Claims Abduction Of Students In Northern Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria's northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region. More
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Civil War Erupts In Ethiopia, Causing Mass Exodus and Humanitarian Crisis Affecting Neighboring Sudan
Wednesday marked two weeks since internal war got underway between the Ethiopian military and armed rebel forces in the nation's Tigray region. The clashes in […]
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Photos Show Scene Where Gunmen Killed 7 Children in Cameroon Classroom  – Dallas Post Tribune
YAOUNDE, Cameroon - Seven children died in late October when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a Cameroon school, riddling wooden desks and benches with rifle rounds and spilling innocent blood. Thirteen more were wounded as they fled, leaving backpacks, books and their shoes behind. No one has
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As African nations find success in fighting virus, researchers seek answers
While much of the world has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, multiple nations in Africa have managed to... View Article The post As African nations find success in fighting virus, researchers search for answers appeared first on TheGrio.
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Experts dissect rising violent extremist attacks in Mozambique
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South African Protesters Fight Back Against Human Trials of COVID-19 Vaccine: We Are Not Guinea Pigs
Anti-vaccine protesters in South Africa are voicing their concerns over the human trials for a COVID-19 vaccine that began in the country at the end []
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