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Somalia: PM Reserves 30 Percent of Parliament Seats for Women in Upcoming Poll
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Garowe -- Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a measure long demanded by women's rights campaigners in the Horn of Africa nation.
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Togo
President Gnassingbe won a third term in the April 2015 presidential election. Gnassingbe received 58.8% of the vote. His main challenger, National Alliance for Change Party President Jean-Pierre Fabre received 35%. Turnout was
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Algeria
Nearly four times the size of Texas and the largest country on the continent, Algeria is bordered on the west by Morocco and Western Sahara and on the east by Tunisia and Libya. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north, and to the south are Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. The Saharan region, which is
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Côte d’Ivoire: Legislative elections in Yopougon | Africanews
Legislative elections scheduled to take place this Saturday in Cote d’Ivoire are abuzz with talks of former president Laurent Gbagbo.
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Central african republic
In presidential elections in early 2011, incumbent François Bozizé (National Convergence Kwa Na Kwa) won reelection with 64.4% of the vote. In March 2013, Bozizé was ousted by rebels from the northern part of the country. The rebels, who are mostly Muslim and collectively known as Seleka, have been
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Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes - Black News Channel
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty on Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule. Netanyahu was indicted
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Yemen's PM says airport attack aimed to 'eliminate' Cabinet - Black News Channel
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's prime minister on Saturday said that a missile attack on the airport in Aden was meant 'to eliminate' the country's new government as it arrived in the key southern city — a daring assault which he blamed on Iran-backed rebels. Prime Minister
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Central African Republic: Armed groups attack border town | Africanews
The attack took place early Sunday morning, a day after the first presidential results were announced.
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Barbados to get 100,000 COVID vaccines from India - Stabroek News
(Barbados Nation) Around 50 000 Barbadians could start being vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus “in the very near future”. The article Barbados to get 100,000 COVID vaccines from India appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Uganda: Who is Ongwen?
[Monitor] Former LRA commander Dominic Ongwen's journey from abduction at the age of 10 to his surrender, and trial at The Hague.
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Namibia
Namibia is bordered on the north by Angola and Zambia, on the east by Botswana, and on the east and south by South Africa. It is for the most part a portion of the high plateau of southern Africa, with a general elevation of from 3,000 to 4,000
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Opposition parties in Ivory Coast to take part in legislative polls | Africanews
A coalition of opposition parties in Ivory Coast said Thursday, they would participate in legislative elections slated for March 6. The announcement further eases political tensions after deadly clashes. The two main opposition parties, the PDCI and Ivorian Popular Front are members of the group.
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The Challenges Black America Face with Distant and Virtual Learning During COVID-19 | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, 72 percent of Black and Brown students in the state’s public schools have parents who lack secure employment, compared with 21 percent of white students.
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UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive - Black News Channel
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain's newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive. Passengers arriving at London's Heathrow Airport were
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Somalia: Somali Premier Assures Turkish Workers' Security
[Shabelle] The Somali prime minister on Wednesday assured security to Turkish and Qatari construction workers in the East African country.
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Ethiopia Won't Wait On Western Approval Over Human Rights, Says Ethiopian Government Minister Zadig Abraha
[DW] The war in Tigray "is over" and rebuilding has begun, the Ethiopian minister for democratization tells DW's Conflict Zone. But a humanitarian crisis is growing on the watch of the country's Nobel-winning prime minister.
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Tunisia president stands firm against cabinet reshuffle | Africanews
Tunisia president stands firm against cabinet reshuffle
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Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Trust Fund - 'Something to Wipe Away the Tears of Victims' (DRC)
[JusticeInfo.net] The Germain Katanga trial stands as a concrete example of what reparations may mean at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Journalist Lisa Clifford was in the village of Bogoro back in 2017 when the ICC announced how it would compensate the Congolese victims of a massacre that
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ICC finds Ugandan LRA commander guilty of war crimes
The International Criminal Court has convicted a Ugandan child soldier-turned-Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Netherlands-based court on Thursday found Dominic Ongwen, 45, guilty of 61 charges relating to crimes including murder, widespread
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Private schools heartbroken as appeal for support snubbed
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) President Dr Faithlyn Wilson is disappointed that the Government has not yet addressed the organisation’s appeal for COVID-19 economic and other support. The crisis has again drawn...
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NCN to test subtitles, sign language insets during broadcasts - Stabroek News
Under its budgetary allocations for the year, the state-run National Communication Network (NCN) will be testing the use of closed captions and sign language insets as part of its productions as it moves towards compliance with the Persons with Disabilities
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Police seek more powers to operate in ZOSOs
THE Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is seeking to have Parliament make amendments to the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) or the ZOSO Act to create new criminal offences, and give them additional powers to operate in declared zones.
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Vaccine from India arrives in St Kitts and Nevis
MARK Brantley, premier of Nevis and foreign affairs minister of St Kitts and Nevis, has extended gratitude to the Government and people of India for a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in the federation Monday.'We welcome this diplomatic success in strengthening our bilateral relations
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Barrow, Dean Oliver (1951- )
On February 7, 2008, Belize elected Dean Barrow as its first black Prime Minister. Born March 2, 1951, in Belize City, Barrow earned his LL.M. from the University of Miami in the United States and became partner at a Belizean law firm in 1977.  Two years later he established his own
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Africa: Ahmad CAF Presidential Chances in Tatters As Exco Snubs His Candidacy
[CAJ News] Cairo -- THE Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) might have provisionally suspended his ban by the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) but Ahmad Ahmad is not out of the woods yet in his bid to regain the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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Bob Marley, reggae legend dies
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PM: Gov't committed to deliver 70,000 houses despite pandemic
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has doubled down on his promise to deliver 70,000 housing solutions over the next five years.Speaking at a handing-over ceremony on Thursday at Windcrest Hills in Hellshire, St Catherine, where the National Housing Trust (NHT) delivered titles for service lots to 70
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Somalia
After more than 20 years and 17 attempts at forming a internationally recognized central government, the Somali parliament held its inaugural session on Aug. 20, 2012. Rife with disorganization, corruption, and concerns for the safety of the participants, the swearing in took place at the airport
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December-January COVID-19 measures take effect tonight
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to speak on the Government's plans to address the COVID-19 threat during the coming festive season when the House of Representatives resumes sitting at Gordon House this afternoon.No details on the prime minister's presentation were available
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