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Source: allAfrica.com
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Kenya: Treasury Declines KQ Sh7 Billion Bailout Appeal
The Treasury has refused to offer a commitment to Kenya Airways's request for a Sh7 billion emergency bailout after its aircraft were grounded due to the restrictions on international passenger flights sparked by the coronavirus
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Norwegian Brothers to Battle 'Team Timothy Cheruiyot' in Virtual Race
Nairobi — World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot will team up with Commonwealth Champion Elijah Manangoi and 800m runner Edwin Meli to compete against the Norwegian Ingebrigtsen brothers in a virtual race set for June 11, competing over 2,000m in an event christened 'Maurie Plant Memorial
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Africa: Combating Coravirus Through African Unity
The day, formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day, is the annual commemoration of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on May
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Jubilee Party Purge in High Gear as Three Senators Are Quizzed
The NEC meeting — which will also endorse changes made in the party’s parliamentary leadership as well as House committees — is dependent on the availability of the party leader, President Uhuru
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Africa, Eid-Al-Fitr and the Virus
The New York Times went beyond the raw data that is quoted daily by Johns Hopkins University which tracks the incidence of COVID-19 in the United States (over 1.6 million confirmed cases, and over 98,000 deaths - the highest COVID-19 figures in the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Cameroon: COVID-19 - Unions Oppose Plan to Reopen Schools
Yaoundé — A group of trade unions in Cameroon's education sector has opposed the government's plan to reopen schools on June 1 for students of examination
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Boundaries Delimitation to Be Concluded Post-2022 - IEBC
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Rwanda: Kwizera Looks to Guide Gisagara to Glory in His Maiden Managerial Year
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Desert Locust Upsurge Remains Critical
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Nigeria: Data's Importance in Fighting the Shadow Pandemic - Gender-Based Violence By Ayisha Osori and Chitra Nagarajan
As governments and activists across the world respond to the increase in gender-based violence during the COVID19 pandemic, Nigeria's response raises questions about how well (lack of) data influences advocacy and
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: How You Can Get In For Africa During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Kenya: Lockdown Training Mentally Draining for Athletes, Says Coach Ouma
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Africa: Why the Next WTO Director-General Should Come From Africa
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Africa: Minister Blade Nzimande Calls for African Solutions to COVID-19 During Africa Day
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, assured Africa's scientific community that just as the continent had defeated colonial and racial oppression, so too would it overcome the novel
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Angola: Agrolive Invests Akz 100 Million in Agricultural Development
Longonjo — The agricultural project "AGROLIVE" is investing 100 million Kwanzas (Akz) in mechanization and promotion of maize and bean crops in the municipality of Lépi, Longonjo
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Tunisia: Mahdia Governorate Becomes Coronavirus-Free
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Uganda: Floods Displace Thousands Nationwide
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Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary Demands Independent Investigation of AfDB President
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Rwanda: Govt Unveils U.S.$11 Billion Climate Action Plan
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Chad: As Chad's Problems Mount, What Role for Civil Society?
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Kenya: Senators Claim Politics Behind Maize Policy
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African Countries Have Shown We Are Capable of Agility and Ingenuity in Fighting COVID-19
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