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The minister announced Mombasa has the highest rate of Covid-19 deaths recording 27, followed by Nairobi (20) while Siaya, Bomet and Kiambu have one fatality
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IMF demands better use of ‘new’ funds from Kenya
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for transparency in the spending of Covid-19 response funds in Kenya amid rising concerns of misappropriations of millions of
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Kenya
In July 2015, Barack Obama visited Kenya for the first time since he became president of the United States. His father, Barack Obama, Sr., was born in Nyangoma Kogelo and returned to Kenya in 1964, after he graduated from Harvard. Obama, Sr. lived in Nairobi at the time of his death in
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AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY CELEBRATION: PART I | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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Washington (State) Omnibus Civil Rights Act of 1957
Washington (State) Omnibus Civil Rights Act of 1957
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Coleman, Bessie (1892–1926)
In 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first black woman to gain an international permit to fly. After learning French, she attended the famous flight school Ecole d’Aviation des Frères Caudron in Northern France. No schools in America would train a black person. She was inspired to fly by the stories
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Rwanda
National name: Repubulika yu Rwanda
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State scraps Sh1,000 health fee for tea, coffee exports
State scraps Sh1,000 health fee for tea, coffee exports
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Sammy Davis Jr., dies
Sammy Davis Jr., actor, dancer, singer and world class entertainer dies in Beverly Hills, California at age 64. Davis, born in Harlem, was a member of the popular and notorious Hollywood Rat Pack. He also held starring roles in a host of Broadway musicals and motion pictures.
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Sudan
Instability and conflict with Sudan over oil plagued South Sudan since independence. Sudan launched air attacks into South Sudan, the north accused the south of arming militants in the north, and both accused each other of inciting a border war. Tension between the two nations peaked in early 2012
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Somalia
Africas worst drought of the century occurred in 1992, and, coupled with the devastation of civil war, Somalia was plunged into a severe famine that killed 300,000. U.S. troops were sent in to protect the delivery of food in Dec. 1992, and in May 1993 the UN took control of the relief efforts from
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Biography: Idi Amin Dada, the Butcher of Uganda
Idi Amin Dada, who became known as the Butcher of Uganda for his brutal, despotic rule whilst president of Uganda in the 1970s, is possibly the most notorious of all Africas post-independence dictators. Amin seized power in a military coup in 1971 and ruled over Uganda for 8 years. Estimates for
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KISERO: State neglect behind PCK’s collapse
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Somalia: Police Officer Killed, 4 Injured in Car Bomb in Mogadishu
One police officer died while 4 others wounded is a car bomb targeting head of medical police Ali Hirsi Bare in
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Kenya-Somalia Border Dispute Hearing Postponed By ICJ
The International Court of Justice has postponed a hearing into Somalia and Kenya's long-running maritime dispute by another 10 months following
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Kenya
Kenya descended into violence and chaos following Dec. 2007s presidential election. Preliminary results had opposition candidate Raila Odinga, of the Orange Democratic Movement, defeating incumbent Kibaki, 57% to 39%. In the days after the election, however, Odingas lead dwindled and Kenyas
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Malawi apex court upholds cancellation of Mutharika's re-election
Malawi’s Supreme Court confirmed Friday that last year’s presidential elections remain nullified and a fresh vote held in
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The District of Columbia Emancipation Act (1862)
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The 1928 Bunion Derby: America’s Brush with Integrated Sports
In the following account sports historian Charles Kastner describes the Bunion Derby, the 1928 cross country footrace that captured the nation’s attention in the spring of 1928 and the remarkable group of black runners who participated in that event. For a detailed discussion of the race, see
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Kenya: Manufacturers Hard Hit as Earnings Drop
You would expect to find him bubbly and dusting his suit to attend a manufacturing industry sales party, now that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken away the cheap imports nightmare that has hurt the sector for
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African-American dance
African-American dance has developed within Black American communities in everyday spaces, rather than in studios, schools or companies.[1] These dances are usually centered on folk and social dance practice, though performance dance often supplies complementary aspects to this. Placing great value
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Ancestry of Barack Obama - Family Tree and Genealogy
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Africa: Controls to Manage Fake News in Africa Are Affecting Freedom of Expression
Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel and defamation laws, and internet shut downs to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the
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Kenya shuts Somalia, Tanzania borders over virus
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Kenya: Sports Fund Avails Sh30 Million to Cushion Sportspeople in COVID-19 Distress
Nairobi — The Sport, Arts and Social Development Fund has availed Sh30m that will go towards cushioning vulnerable sports people whose income has been hugely affected by the cancellations of sports events occasioned by the COVID-19
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Covid-19: Kenya cases rise to 912 - VIDEO
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Tanzania's Firebrand Tundu Lissu
Since Magufuli was elected in 2015, Lissu has made it his job to fearlessly challenge the autocratic leader - and more than a dozen bullet wounds were not enough to shut him
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Kenya
The economy did not flourish under Mois rule. In the 1990s, Kenyas infrastructure began disintegrating and official graft was rampant, contributing to the withdrawal of much foreign aid. In early 1995, President Moi moved against the opposition and ordered the arrest of anyone who insulted
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Kenya: Ministries Explain Sh8.1 Billion Suspect Allocations
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