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Mozambique: Fourth Person Dies of COVID-19
Speaking in Maputo at the Ministry of Health's daily press conference on the Covid-19 pandemic, Marlene said the latest victim was a six year old child who had been hospitalised in the paediatric intensive care unit in Nampula Central hospital on 21
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Rwanda: Mukasine Named New Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission
A cabinet meeting held Tuesday, June 16, chaired by President Paul Kagame named Marie-Claire Mukasine as the new Chairperson of the National Human Rights
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Africa - COVID-19 Jeopardises Gains Made Towards Protecting Women and Girls From Violence
The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for
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National Urban League Wraps Legislative Policy Conference
The National Urban League, one of the nation’s largest civil rights organizations, wrapped its 17th annual Legislative Policy Conference earlier this
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Rwanda: Why Rwanda Is a Great Green Growth Investment
Mbabane — In its effort to accelerate Rwanda's green growth development initiative, its local businesses encouraged their Italian counterparts to invest in the East Africa
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Kenya: Nairobi Securities Exchange Launch Mobile App for Investors
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), has launched a mobile app in a bid to increase investor participation in the Capital
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Sudan: AG - ICC Suspects Could Be Tried
Khartoum — Sudan's Attorney General, Tajelsir El Hibir says that the remaining International Criminal Court (ICC) suspects might not necessarily stand trial in The Hague, because of "sovereignty and other legal
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Rayshard Brooks killers Golfe and Bronsan surrender, Bronsan home on bail
Fired police officer Garrett Rolfe surrendered to police custody following Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard filing felony murder charges against Rolfe in the killing of Rayshard Brooks last Friday in a Wendy’s parking
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Zimbabwe: We Don't Eat Constitutional Bill, Say Starving Residents During Parly Outreach
Frustrated residents in this eastern border city have roundly rejected the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill No. 2 telling legislators it was better to gather people for mealie meal distribution than amending
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Africa: Human Rights Council Holds an Urgent Debate On Current Racially Inspired Human Rights Violations, Systemic Racism, Police Brutality and Violence Against Peaceful Protests
Speakers Urge the Council to Establish an International Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement in the United States
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Africa: UN Human Rights - Debate On Racism, Police Brutality Slated
The United Nations Human Rights Council has announced the holding of an "urgent" debate on systemic racism and police brutality on Wednesday, June
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Kenya Extends Restaurants Operating Hours to 7.30pm
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the decision was arrived at following an assessment of compliance levels by the restaurants for the COVID-19
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Nigeria: Your Alarm On Nation's Debt Profile False - Govt Replies Atiku
The Federal Government says the "alarm and doom" predictions by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on the country's debt profile is anchored on a false
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Central Africa: Pierre Nkurunziza, a Leader in the Great Lakes Mould
Many will remember Nkurunziza only for the last years of his presidency - that legally dubious third term of office that sparked a political
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Atlanta City Council approves $88.4 million in Coronavirus relief funding
• An ordinance to amend the levy provisions of the Code of Ordinances for the purpose of changing the ad valorem tax rates for personal property, bond indebtedness, parks, school operations/debt and special tax districts, and provide that those rates remain fixed for one year in compliance with the
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Rwanda: Govt Announces Promotional Prices of Gorilla-Trekking Permits
The Government has announced that effective Wednesday June 17, Rwanda it eased tourism restrictions, allowing both domestic and foreign tourists to visit some of the country's tourism
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Tunisian Tax System Favours Most Inequitable Forms of Taxation (Oxfam Report)
Tunis/Tunisia — The Tunisian tax system favours the unfairest forms of taxation, penalises the country's middle and lower classes, in addition to depriving the state of significant income, this is the finding made by the report published Wednesday by the anti-poverty organization
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Cameroon: Disabled Protest Neglect as Coronavirus Spreads
Hundreds of people with disabilities fanned out across Cameroon’s capital Monday, protesting against the neglect they say they’ve suffered during the COVID-19
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Africa: SA Participates in China-Africa Solidarity Summit
FOCAC is an official forum that coordinates cooperation between the People's Republic of China and African
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'Married to Medicine' Creator Mariah Huq Shares the 'Awkward' Conversation She Had with Her Children About Police Brutality and the Importance of Protesting
“Married to Medicine” creator and executive producer Mariah Huq is opening up about the candid conversation she had with her daughter Lauren-Taylor Huq, 15, and her son Ethan-Tyler Huq, 13, about police
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Kenya: Children Under 2 Should Not Wear Masks - Govt
It is not necessary for children under two years to wear a facemask, acting director, Medical Services Preventive and Promotive Health, Dr Pacifica Onyancha has
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Kenyatta's Shocker as He Crafts Legacy Cabinet, Parastatal Leadership
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Chama Cha Mashinani's Isaac Ruto Wednesday formally inked a cooperation deal with Jubilee, paving the way for a purge in the Executive and parastatals by President
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Nigeria: PHCs Absent From Fight Against COVID-19 in Nigeria
Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) have not played any major role in the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria, in spite of huge expenditure on the facilities over the years through yearly budgetary
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'Hang It Up Sis': Fans Urge Karlie Redd to Stay Single After She Reportedly Divorces Mo Fayne
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Nigeria: U.S. Condemns Killing of Civilians in Nigeria By Boko Haram, ISWAP
Abuja — The United States government Wednesday condemned what it described as the "brazen killings of civilians" by terrorist groups, Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the North-east as well as armed bandits in the North-west and North-central parts
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Cameroon: Supreme Court Audit Bench - Senators Recommend Management, Financial Autonomy
After listening to Mrs. Justice Justine Fofung epouse Nabum Wacka, Acting President of the Audit Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, present her report on recent activities and plans for the future, most of the senators who reacted recommended the urgent need for the Audit Bench
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Ezekiel Elliott and Other Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans Players Test Positive for the Coronavirus
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is one of several NFL players in Texas who’ve tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to NFL
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Michael Strahan Says He Found It Difficult to Speak Up As a Black Man on Former Show
Michael Strahan is spilling the beans about an undesirable work environment that made him feel that as a Black man, he couldn’t speak his
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Ethiopia coronavirus: 3,954 cases as tests pass 200K mark
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Nigeria: National Assembly - Avoiding Unnecessary Probes
The House of Representatives, on the other hand, is investigating some MDAs over unspent budget, the activities of the Police Pension Company, the utilisation of funds allocated to fight COVID-19, Power Sector Reform and abandoned properties across the
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