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By Helen Bezuneh, Special to the AFRO Pfizer partnered with Woods Adult Day Services to sponsor an event raising awareness of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), an under-diagnosed condition that commonly […] The post ‘Voices of the Heart’ event raises awareness of a
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EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen, speaking in an interview with the Alpha Media Holdings-owned Heart and Soul TV yesterday said Zimbabwe was still failing to break from her past of corruption, human rights abuses and fiscal
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Ethiopia: Africa in Fact C-19 Blog Series - Theme 1: Leadership Style
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The CDA Credential is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education and it’s a key steppingstone on the path of career advancement in the sector. The CDA is based on a core set of competency standards that guide early childhood professionals toward becoming
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Sudan reels from drug shortages as virus spreads
As it battles mounting cases of coronavirus, Sudan is grappling with acute medicine shortages at a time of economic woes largely blamed on the policies of ousted president Omar
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Tunisian Tax System Favours Most Inequitable Forms of Taxation (Oxfam Report)
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Africa: Why the World Needs to Ensure Wild Species Are Used Sustainably
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By the end of the 1980s, Benins economy was near collapse. As its oil boom ended, Nigeria expelled 100,000 Beninese migrant workers and closed the border with Benin. Kérékous socialist collectivization of Benins agriculture and the ballooning bureaucracy further damaged the economy. By
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Policeman rumoured to be in relationship with murder accused Leoda Bradshaw transferred
The Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake a short while ago confirmed that a policeman rumoured to be romantically involved with murder accused Leoda Bradshaw has been removed from duty at a St Catherine lock-up. Dr Blake was speaking at his first...
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EXPLAINED | Nine things you should know about Tito Mboweni's budget
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Kyle Christopher Sentenced in Death of Four Year Old
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Liberia: IMF Executive Board Approves a U.S.$50 Million Disbursement to Liberia to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Nigeria: CBN Moves to Restore Investor Confidence, Begins Clearance of FX Forward Backlogs
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