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By ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced top advisers he says will help his administration rebuild an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, declaring, 'I know times are tough, but I want you to know that help
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Announce Inauguration Committee
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced their inaugural committee and launched a website for the event
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The Unexpected Perks Of Living Abroad As A Black Woman
Having lived abroad in Jamaica for almost five years, I can confirm that overseas living definitely has its advantages, especially in a place where Black people are the majority of the demographic.
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Uganda: Museveni Has the Chance to Leave With Dignity, Says Bobi Wine
[Monitor] Kampala -- National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has hit back at President Museveni's claims that the Opposition party is funded by foreigners seeking to destabilise Uganda.
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Russian TV Show Facing Backlash After Running Barack Obama Blackface Skit In Latest Example of Nation’s Racist Taunts of 44th President
A late-night Russian political satire television show made a mockery of president Barack Obama during a Saturday night episode during a skit that featured a […]
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MDC-T’s Phugeni raped my daughter — minor’s mother
THE mother of a minor, who was allegedly raped by suspended MDC-T spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni on Monday denied claims that she wanted to “politically soil” his image after he was nominated for Senate. By NQOBANI NDLOVU Phugeni appeared before Western Commonage regional magistrate Sibongile
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Leaked documents show China's mishandling of pandemic during early stages - TheGrio
New documents have revealed that China mishandled and underreported coronavirus cases there at the beginning of the pandemic.  The data... View Article The post Leaked documents show China's mishandling of pandemic during early stages appeared first on TheGrio.
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Nigeria: Again, Senate Asks Buhari to Sack Service Chiefs
[Premium Times] This is the third time the Senate will ask the president to sack the Service Chiefs who, they said, are bereft of new ideas to tackle insurgency.
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Zimbabwe: We Honour Nehanda's Heroics - President
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa yesterday toured the new Parliament building under construction in Mt Hampden on a busy day for the Head of State during which he also toured the site where the Mbuya Nehanda memorial statue will be erected in the city centre and an art gallery on the western
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Gambia: IEC Urged to Set Up a Legal Team
[The Point] Sixteen Gambia political parties at the Inter-Party Convergence held recently unanimously suggested that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) should stop going to the Attorney General's Office for advice by creating their own legal office at the IEC.
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Uganda: Government to Compensate Lives, Businesses Lost in Riots
[Monitor] President Museveni yesterday said government will compensate all those who lost their lives during the recent riots that saw 54 people die.
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Gambia: Over 1000 Health Centres, Schools to Get Renewable Energy - Barrow
[The Point] President Adama Barrow has stated that in the interest of all citizens, ample resources have been mobilised for the energy sector to light health facilities and schools.
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Meet Kamala Harris’ Unapologetically Black Senior Staff
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' senior staff is shaping up to be a proper representation of the voters who are largely credited for her and Joe Biden's historic election.
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Davonne Reaves of The Vonne Group receives ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for emerging excellence in hospitality consulting - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
ATLANTA - The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) named Davonne Reaves as the recipient of the sixth annual Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting during its annual conference. Reaves received a one-year associate membership to the ISHC to further
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Somalia in New Risk of Delayed Pills Over Electoral Commission
[Dalsan Radio] As the political stalemate in Somalia's elections intensifies, it is clear that the elections will not take place on time, given the much-delayed election timetable, following a dispute over the Government-appointed Electoral Commissions.
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Republican Blames Trump For Noose Sent To Election Worker: ‘It Has To Stop!’
Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's Voting Systems Manager, directly blamed Trump for a noose sent to an election worker as well as other related violent threats after the state certified the election for Joe Biden.
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Thandi Modise maintains innocence in animal cruelty matter
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'Stop Zuma attacks, ANC leadership out, Zondo wasting money' – Paroled former NMB councilor Andile Lungisa
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Biden's Key Members Of Economic Team - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Biden's win in Arizona finalised, further cementing Trump loss
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Female FDs launch Wiga
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe (ICSAZ) has launched the Women in Governance and Accounting (Wiga), which seeks to promote and develop women experts and leaders in multiple spheres of business and public sector management. BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA Wiga was
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Nigeria: Govt Laments Foreign Powers' Refusal to Sell Arms to Nigeria
[This Day] The federal government yesterday attributed the delay in effectively routing Boko Haram, which it said it had technically defeated, to global powers that are blocking Nigeria's moves to acquire weapons to fight terrorism and win the insurgency war.
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Rand report: Domestic woes might halt ZAR’s hot streak
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Uganda: Faulty Oxygen Plant Kills 2, Mulago Doctors Up in Arms
[Monitor] At 2.46pm on August 7, the Ministry of Health tweeted its daily update on the coronavirus situation in the country. Thirty-one more people had tested positive for coronavirus the previous day, to bring the cumulative total to 1,254. There was also one new death, the statement
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South Sudan: Kiir Stalls Appointment of Upper Nile Governor Olony
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Obama says he was briefed on UFOs as president but can't reveal details - TheGrio
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Joe Biden weighs Rahm Emanuel for transportation secretary - Black News Channel
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is considering former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a substantial and somewhat divisive figure in Democratic Party politics, to serve as his transportation secretary. Biden's selection of his nominee to lead
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Tanzania: Lissu - I Will Use My Time Abroad to Tell the World the Story of Tanzania
[East African] Tanzanian opposition leader in exile Tundu Lissu spoke with Christopher Kidanka on mass action and democracy
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